The results of SailGP’s 2023 anonymous athlete poll have been revealed after athletes from across the league were quizzed on various topics, from event locations to the sport’s biggest characters.
Emirates GBR’s Hannah Mills was picked by her peers as the league’s best strategist, while British driver Ben Ainslie was voted the biggest trash talker by athletes across the fleet.
Elsewhere, Canada driver Phil Robertson was voted the most aggressive driver, while SailGP athletes also voted Canada as the team most likely to cause a crash and the team they’d least like to sail for.
The worst comms mantle was handed to the USA, while the athlete SailGP’s sailors most wanted to see enter SailGP was league CEO Russell Coutts himself.
Elsewhere, Australia wing trimmer Kyle Langford took the title as SailGP’s most underrated athlete. Christchurch in New Zealand, which was recently added to the Season 4 calendar, was voted the best location, while athletes agreed that Cadiz in Spain has the best crowds.
SailGP’s 10 national teams will next meet for battle at the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Sail Grand Prix presented by Abu Dhabi Sports Council on January 13-14.
