Fans of SailGP saw the dramatic footage and imagery of China SailGP Team crashing down on San Francisco Bay earlier this week. The crash was the first of its kind on the new season of high-performance racing in the F50 catamaran. In a matter of seconds, the Chinese team had gone from flying meters off the water to crashing down, bows buried, into the waves. The outcome was a damaged wing-sail and a time crunch to remain in contention for San Francisco SailGP.
Due to the fact the wing was in so many pieces, it was a bit of a salvage mission just to keep it all intact as much as possible and minimize the damage to the rest of the wing
— Phil Robertson
