FIRST TEAMS HIT THE WATER AHEAD OF THIS WEEKEND’S MUBADALA SAILGP SEASON 3 GRAND FINAL IN SAN FRANCISCO
The first SailGP teams have been spotted training on the iconic waters of San Francisco Bay ahead of this weekend’s Mubadala SailGP Season 3 Grand Final.
Emirates Great Britain SailGP Team, the United States, Switzerland and Denmark hit the water in San Francisco ahead of official practice racing tomorrow.
![SAILGP : FIRST TEAMS HIT THE WATER IN SAN FRANCISCO 1 Season 3 // San Francisco Grand Final // Emirates Team GBR training in San Francisco](https://i0.wp.com/images.ctfassets.net/2lppn7hwgzta/4ZfuknzVyUPkU9KkVBboYr/7757965be925214afc91d29ceb99497b/RP4_3565.jpg?w=696&ssl=1)
Elsewhere, SailGP has well and truly landed in the city, with the Tech Base built and all F50s assembled ahead of two days of fast and furious racing on May 6 & 7.
![SAILGP : FIRST TEAMS HIT THE WATER IN SAN FRANCISCO 2 Season 3 // San Francisco Grand Final // Canada Team meeting in San Francisco](https://i0.wp.com/images.ctfassets.net/2lppn7hwgzta/5wVfgvQdbtP1Y0Zxzed3XV/50721454c143ecf27f7d8c0ceaa335f6/RP4_3211.jpg?w=696&ssl=1)
The entire hydrofoiling fleet will hit the water on Friday for official practice, before official racing gets underway between 14:30 – 16:00 PDT on Saturday and Sunday.
Teams will compete in five fleet races before the top three teams proceed to the winner-takes-all, championship-deciding Grand Final showdown.
![SAILGP : FIRST TEAMS HIT THE WATER IN SAN FRANCISCO 4 Season 3 // San Francisco Grand Final // Tech Site in San Francisco](https://i0.wp.com/images.ctfassets.net/2lppn7hwgzta/1znfiASzI6LES1PCtHaUdc/81c395bf65dd16d44f0614604529c3b0/FD2_1063.jpg?w=696&ssl=1)
Two-time defending champions Australia are currently the only team to have banked a place in the Grand Final, while Peter Burling’s New Zealand, currently in second place, looks set to join them.
But a battle is brewing between Quentin Delapierre’s France and Ben Ainslie’s Emirates Great Britain SailGP Team, which are just one point apart in third and fourth place respectively.
![SAILGP : FIRST TEAMS HIT THE WATER IN SAN FRANCISCO 6 Season 3 // San Francisco Grand Final // Emirates Team GBR stern view in San Francisco](https://i0.wp.com/images.ctfassets.net/2lppn7hwgzta/1aTdFUtTsBO9PlrtfS3M5V/ba08d6343f60c85aadc7537e152d4268/RP4_4448.jpg?w=696&ssl=1)