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Video: American Boat Damaged After High-Speed Collision At SailGP Germany
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The Rolex SailGP Grand Prix in Sassnitz, Germany, turned chaotic over the weekend after a dramatic collision between the American and British teams. Both boats were travelling at more than 40 mph in strong winds when they came together on the upwind leg of the fourth and final race on Saturday.<\/p>\n

The American boat, sailing on port tack without priority, failed to avoid the British F50 skippered by Dylan Fletcher. As the boats converged, the front hull of the U.S. catamaran was sliced off by the rudder of the British boat. The collision tore away several metres of the American hull and damaged the back of the British boat badly enough to force both teams out of the race.<\/p>\n

The British strategist Hannah Mills saw the crash coming and told her skipper to head up to minimise the impact, but it was too late. Despite the severity of the collision, no one was injured, and officials called it very fortunate that there were no casualties.<\/p>\n

The British crew managed to return to racing the next day after overnight repairs that included salvaged material from the damaged U.S. boat. The American team, which is backed by high-profile sports star investors and chaired by former Uber engineer Ryan McKillen, was left unable to continue in the Sassnitz event.<\/p>\n

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OH NO \"\ud83d\ude2c\"<\/p>\n

A massive incident to end Day 1 in Sassnitz as @sailgpusa<\/a> hit @EmiratesGBRSGP<\/a> \"\ud83d\ude31\"<\/p>\n

The US team will receive -12 event points for this incident and we are thankful to report all athletes are safe and accounted for \"\u26f5\" pic.twitter.com\/mrDhNTwUOF<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 SailGP (@SailGP) August 16, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n