¡°This is like Formula One on water.¡±
That¡¯s how Sir Russell Coutts, who won a gold medal for New Zealand in sailing at the 1984 Olympics and won the America¡¯s Cup five times, describes SailGP, the nation vs. nation sailing circuit set to launch early next year.
With a Japanese team now in the mix, the nation¡¯s sailing fans will get to see if Coutts¡¯ words will ring true.
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