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Australia and Spain tied for lead heading into Day 2

Apex Bermuda Sail Grand Prix

BONDS Flying Roos SailGP Team driven by Tom Slingsby leads Mubadala Brazil SailGP Team driven by Martine Grael, Los Gallos SailGP Team driven by Diego Botin, Explora Journeys Swiss SailGP Team driven by Sebastien Schneiter and Emirates Great Britain SailGP Team driven by Dylan Fletcher on Race Day 1 of the Apex Group Bermuda Sail Grand Prix in Bermuda. Saturday 9 May 2026. Rolex SailGP Championship Event 5 2026 Season. Photo: Bob Martin for SailGP. Handout image supplied by SailGP

Billed as the most exciting racing on water, the Apex SailGP Bermuda lived up to the hype.

With ideal conditions across the Great Sound, fans were treated to a day of high-speed, high-stakes action from the opening gun. A flawless start from the United States SailGP Team powered the Americans into an early lead — one they never surrendered on their way to victory in Race One.

BONDS Flying Roos SailGP Team driven by Tom Slingsby leads the SailGP F50 catamaran fleet on Race Day 1 of the Apex Group Bermuda Sail Grand Prix in Bermuda. Saturday 9 May 2026. Rolex SailGP Championship Event 5 2026 Season. Photo: Bob Martin for SailGP. Handout image supplied by SailGP

Race Two belonged to Australia’s Bonds Flying Roos, who burst off the line and dictated the pace from the first mark to the finish.

In Race Three, Spain’s Los Gallos delivered a composed and tactical performance, edging out the Flying Roos to claim the top spot on the podium.

And in the final fleet race, Australia wrestled control away from Red Bull Italy in dramatic fashion, reasserting their dominance heading into the business end of the regatta.

Standings after Day One:

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