There is nothing that anyone on board the Kiwi boat in that split second can do, and it’s horrible, and you’re waiting for the regrip,” Carr explained. “We all saw what happened when the boat regripped. It was a super-scary situation.”In response to Saturday’s crash, SailGP made the call to race in a split-fleet format for Sunday’s racing. The Black Foils and France were drafted into group A, but neither will be sailing on Sunday. And it’s probably an appropriate reaction to what we saw out on the racecourse yesterday,” Carr said of the decision.

Source: New Zealand Herald February 14, 2026 23:48 UTC