Emirates GBR made a spectacular comeback on the opening day of the team's home event, the Emirates Great Britain Sail Grand Prix in Portsmouth, by securing a race win after finishing fourth and sixth in the first two races of the day. The Brits delighted the 10,000 fans who packed the grandstand on Southsea Common on Saturday, when they nailed the start of the third race and led the group for all of the seven legs on The Solent.
The thirteen SailGP teams were split into two fleets, with Spain, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Italy, Denmark and Brazil on Group A and Sweden, Switzerland, USA, Germany, France and Emirates GBR in Group B. Each group had three races on Saturday, with two more scheduled for each fleet on Sunday - before the top four teams progress to the winner-takes-all event final.
Racing resumes on Sunday, with two races scheduled for each group before the top two teams from each progresses to the winner-takes-all four-boat final. Following the final, Craig David will perform live to the 10,000 fans on Southsea Common. All the racing action will be available to watch live in the UK on TNT Sports 3 from 16:30 BST.
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