The second event of SailGP’s record-breaking 2025 Season takes place next weekend on January 18/19, with the F50 fleet going head to head in Auckland for the ITM New Zealand Sail Grand Prix.
Ahead of the event, teams have posted their full crew line-ups, including reserve athletes and coaching staff. There are a few notable new recruits, including Will Ryan, former Swiss wing trimmer, joining Australia, and Paul Goodison, who has previously driven for Emirates GBR, joining Mubadala Brazil in a coaching role.
Elsewhere, Maelle Frascari, who previously raced with France, has joined Red Bull Italy as strategist, while Red Bull Italy and Spain will race with two new athletes in Auckland; Brad Farrand joins Italy as a reserve athlete while Matthew Barber joins Spain as a grinder.
Here’s the full list of who will be racing at SailGP’s Auckland debut.
Australia
Driver: Tom Slingsby
Wing Trimmer: Chris Draper
Flight Controller: Jason Waterhouse
Grinder: Sam Newton
Grinder: Kinley Fowler
Strategist: Tash Bryant
Reserve: Will Ryan
Coach: Ben Durham
Mubadala Brazil
Driver: Martine Grael
Wing Trimmer: Leigh McMillan
Flight Controller: Andy Maloney
Grinder: Marco Grael
Grinder: Mateus Isaac
Strategist: Richard Mason
Reserve Strategist: Kahena Kunze
Strategist/ Coach: Paul Goodison
Coach: Emmett Lazich
Canada
Driver: Giles Scott
Wing Trimmer: Paul Campbell-James
Flight Controller: Billy Gooderham
Grinder: Tom Ramshaw
Grinder: Tim Hornsby
Grinder: Cooper Dressler
Strategist: Anne Haeger
Coach: Joe Glanfield
ROCKWOOL DEN
Driver: Nicolai Sehested
Wing Trimmer: Tom Johnson
Flight Controller: Rasmus Køstner
Grinder: Julius Hallstroem
Grinder: Luke Payne
Grinder: Ed Powys
Strategist: Katja Salskov-Iverson
Coach: Francesco Bruni
France
Driver: Quentin Delapierre
Wing Trimmer: Kevin Peponnet
Flight Controller: Jason Saunders
Grinder: Matthieu Vandame
Grinder: Olivier Herledant
Grinder: Timothé Lapauw
Strategist: Camille Lecointre
Strategist: Manon Audinet
Coach: Thierry Douillard
Coach: Mourniac Philippe
Germany
Driver: Erik Heil
Wing Trimmer: Stuart Bithell
Flight Controller: James Wierzbowski
Grinder: Felix van den Hövel
Grinder: Jonathna Knottnerus-Meyer
Grinder: Will Tiller
Strategist: Anna Barth
Coach: Lennart Briesenick
Coach: Jacopo Plazzi
Red Bull Italy
Driver: Ruggero Tita
Wing Trimmer: Kyle Langford
Flight Controller: Andrea Tersei
Grinder: Enrico Voltolini
Grinder: Alex Sinclair
Reserve Sailor/ G1: Brad Farrand
Strategist: Maelle Frascari
Coach: Philippe Presti
Emirates GBR
Driver: Dylan Fletcher
Wing Trimmer: Iain Jensen
Flight Controller: Luke Parkinson
Grinder: Nick Hutton
Grinder: Neil Hunter
Reserve Sailor: Nick Robinson
Strategist: Hannah Mills
Coach: Robbie Wilson
New Zealand
Driver: Peter Burling
Wing Trimmer: Blair Tuke
Flight Controller: Leo Takahashi
Grinder: Marcus Hansen
Grinder: Louis Sinclair
Strategist: Liv Mackay
Coach: Sam Meech
Spain
Driver: Diego Botin
Wing Trimmer: Florian Trittel
Flight Controller: Joel Rodríguez
Grinder: Joan Cardona
Grinder: Bernardo Freitas
Grinder: Matthew Barber
Strategist: Nicole van der Velden
Coach: Simone Salvà
Switzerland
Driver: Sébastien Schneiter
Wing Trimmer: Arnaud Psarofaghis
Flight Controller: Bryan Mettraux
Grinder: Stewart Dodson
Grinder: Matt Gotrel
Grinder: Joe Sullivan
Strategist: Maud Jayet
Coach: Javi Torres
United States
Driver: Taylor Canfield
Wing Trimmer: Jeremy Wilmot
Flight Controller: Hans Henken
Grinder: Peter Kinney
Grinder: Anna Weis
Grinder: Mac Agnese
Strategist: Mike Buckley
Coach: Evan Aras
by Miranda Blazeby SailGP
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