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SailGPThe flying catamarans are coming to Copenhagen

Tatjana Pokorny

 · 17.08.2022

SailGP: The flying catamarans are coming to CopenhagenPhoto: Ricardo Pinto for SailGP
Denmark's SailGP team is supported by Rockwool. The skipper is the very talented circumnavigator and farmer Nicolai Sehested
None of the spectacular SailGP regattas comes closer to the German fans: The fourth summit of the season will take place in Copenhagen on 19 and 20 August. Once again the"Who is who" of international sailing. Championship leader Australia is the favourite with world sailor Tom Slingsby. The Kiwis, who recently won the British SailGP for the first time with Olympic champions and America's Cup dominators Peter Burling and Blair Tuke, have caught up. The Danes themselves - who recently came third in England - are also keen to get back on the podium at home

The Danes start with their Olympic stars

In green Copenhagen, with its picturesque harbour promenade and strong sailing tradition, fans in Denmark and guests can experience the adrenaline rush of the supercharged foiling F50 catamarans for the second time after Aarhus 2021. The sailing spectacle with the sport's superstars will take place in the area in front of the Oceankaj in Nordhavn. The Denmark SailGP team skippered by Nicolai Sehested and the Olympic medallists Katja Salskov-Iversen, Anne-Marie Rindom and Martin Kirketerp will be competing against nine world-class teams in their home waters. Excitement and drama are usually pre-programmed when the fleet of identical foilers flies past the spectators at speeds of up to 100 km/h. The trailer " Racing on the edge " is impressive. It was created in 2021, but still shows well what this series, which is worth one million US dollars, is all about.

Danish prospects: Here the Danes are still training at the last SailGP in England, but now the SailGP is coming to their home in Copenhagen on 19 and 20 AugustPhoto: Chloe Knott for SailGPDanish prospects: Here the Danes are still training at the last SailGP in England, but now the SailGP is coming to their home in Copenhagen on 19 and 20 August

Following regattas in Bermuda, Chicago and Plymouth, the Rockwool Denmark Sail Grand Prix is the fourth event in the third season of the globally organised SailGP series, which currently has eleven venues. The Danish summit on the Øresund is organised in cooperation with the main sponsor of the Danish team, Rockwool, as well as the City of Copenhagen and Sport Event Denmark. To the Interim season results after the first three regattas of the season here.

Celebrity sailing fans are not uncommon at SailGP regattas: here, the Duchess of Cambridge visits the British Grand Prix and Sir Ben Ainslie's team. Kate also made a good impression while sailing as a guest helmswoman in action on the fast British catamaranPhoto: Bob Martin for SailGPCelebrity sailing fans are not uncommon at SailGP regattas: here, the Duchess of Cambridge visits the British Grand Prix and Sir Ben Ainslie's team. Kate also made a good impression while sailing as a guest helmswoman in action on the fast British catamaran

SailGP tickets for fans and boat owners

The regatta centre in Copenhagen will be open on both race days between 1pm and 7pm. Sailing will take place on Friday and Saturday between 3.30 pm and 5 pm. If you want to be there live, can purchase tickets here. You can also book a behind-the-scenes tour of the Grand Prix teams. Alternatively, if you want to be there with your own boat, you can secure a front or second row seat on the water on the ticket page. And here you can find Information on how to get there by all means of transport.

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Denmark's top sailors want to shine in Copenhagen. They recently reached the triple final in England for the first time and presented themselves in top form. Can the likeable Nicolai Sehested and his Olympic team-mates also reach the final at home?Photo: Beau Outteridge for SailGPDenmark's top sailors want to shine in Copenhagen. They recently reached the triple final in England for the first time and presented themselves in top form. Can the likeable Nicolai Sehested and his Olympic team-mates also reach the final at home?

If you can't be in Copenhagen, you won't miss the races on your screen at home. Click here for the live Link for the first race day on 19 August and here to the Live link for the second race day on 20 August.

Tatjana Pokorny

Tatjana Pokorny

Sports reporter

Tatjana “tati” Pokorny is the author of nine books. As a reporter for Europe's leading sailing magazine YACHT, she also works as a correspondent for the German Press Agency (DPA), the Hamburger Abendblatt and other national and international media. In summer 2024, Tatjana will be reporting from Marseille on her ninth consecutive Olympic Games. Other core topics have been the America's Cup since 1992, the Ocean Race since 1993, the Vendée Globe and other national and international regattas and their protagonists. Favorite discipline: Portraits of and interviews with sailing personalities. When she started out in sports journalism, she was still intensively involved with basketball and other sports, but sailing quickly became her main focus. The reason? The declared optimist says: “There is no other sport like it, no other sport with such interesting and intelligent personalities, no other sport so diverse, no other sport so full of energy, strength and ideas. Sailing is like a constantly refreshing declaration of love for life."

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