Giles Scott said the Sydney event "felt like a nice building block" for Emirates GBR ahead of the next SailGP Event in Christchurch in March. Scott, who took over the Driver position from Sir Ben Ainslie last month, said the team managed to get back in the fight on the second day of racing.
On race day one, Emirates GBR struggled to get off the start line in good shape in the three fleet races, which led to them starting day two in eighth place. In race four of the event, new team Germany had an excellent start along with the Swiss team who led the fleet across the line. It was a drag race to mark one, with Emirates GBR getting caught up in the middle of the pack. The wind was lighter than Saturday, which made for extremely close racing, but Erik Heil's Germany put on an impressive display to lead the fleet across the finish line, making a great comeback after the team's near capsize a day prior. New Zealand came in second followed by Switzerland in third. Emirates GBR maintained a mid-fleet position throughout and finished in sixth place.
Emirates GBR Driver Scott said: "We certainly felt like we were in the fight today, which made a change from yesterday.
"We were in the pack in both races and it was quite nice to know we are capable of hanging out there. With me coming into the Driver role, I've got to get up to speed quickly and the crew have got to adjust to my way of sailing - but hopefully we are on a steep learning curve. We've still got a bit to go, but there are a lot of positives to take from today. This event feels like a nice building block ahead of Christchurch next month, hopefully our trajectory can be fast and steep."
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