The third event of SailGP’s action-packed 2025 Season gets underway this weekend; the league arrives in the iconic Sydney Harbour for the sixth time for the KPMG Australia Sail Grand Prix on February 8/9.
Ahead of the event, teams has posted their full crew line-ups, including reserve athletes and coaching staff. One big surprise in Sydney’s crew list is the return of SailGP veteran Phil Robertson, who takes up a coaching role on the German team. Elsewhere, are the returns of NorthStar Canada flight controller Billy Gooderham, Red Bull Italy flight controller Andrea Tesei and Mubadala Brazil wing trimmer Leigh McMillan, all of whom were injured in Auckland’s fast and furious racing.
Australia

Driver: Tom Slingsby
Wing Trimmer: Chris Draper
Flight Controller: Jason Waterhouse
Grinder: Sam Newton
Grinder: Kinley Fowler
Strategist: Tash Bryant
Reserve: Will Ryan
Coach: Ben Durham
Mubadala Brazil

Driver: Martine Grael
Wing Trimmer: Leigh McMillan
Flight Controller: Andy Maloney
Grinder: Marco Grael
Grinder: Mateus Isaac
Strategist: Richard Mason
Reserve Strategist: Kahena Kunze
Strategist: Paul Goodison
Strategist/ Coach: Richard Mason
Coach: Emmett Lazich
NorthStar Canada

Driver: Giles Scott
Wing Trimmer: Paul Campbell-James
Flight Controller: Billy Gooderham
Grinder: Tom Ramshaw
Grinder: Tim Hornsby
Grinder: Cooper Dressler
Strategist: Anne Haeger
Coach: Joe Glanfield
ROCKWOOL DEN

Driver: Nicolai Sehested
Wing Trimmer: Tom Johnson
Flight Controller: Rasmus Køstner
Grinder: Julius Hallstroem
Grinder: Luke Payne
Grinder: Ed Powys
Strategist: Anne-Marie Rindom
Coach: Ian Williams
France

Driver: Quentin Delapierre
Wing trimmer: Kevin Peponnet
Flight Controller: Jason Saunders
Grinder: Matthieu Vandame
Grinder: Olivier Herledant
Grinder: Timothe Lapauw
Strategist: Camille Lecointre
Strategist: Manon Audinet
Coach: Theirry Douillard
Coach: Mourniac Philippe
Germany

Driver: Erik Heil
Wing Trimmer: Stuart Bithell
Flight Controller: James Wierzbowski
Grinder: Felix van den Hövel
Grinder: Jonathan Knottnerus-Meyer
Grinder: Will Tiller
Strategist: Anna Barth
Coach: Lennart Briesenick
Coach: Phil Robertson
Red Bull Italy

Driver: Ruggero Tita
Wing Trimmer: Kyle Langford
Flight Controller: Andrea Tesei
Grinder: Enrico Voltolini
Grinder: Alex Sinclair
Reserve Sailor/ G1: Brad Farrand
Strategist: Maelle Frascari
Coach: Philippe Presti
Emirates GBR

Driver: Dylan Fletcher
Wing Trimmer: Iain Jensen
Flight Controller: Luke Parkinson
Grinder: Nick Hutton
Grinder: Neil Hunter
Reserve Sailor: Ben Cornish
Strategist: Hannah Mills
Reserve Strategist: Ellie Aldridge
Coach: Robbie Wilson
New Zealand

Driver: Peter Burling
Wing Trimmer: Blair Tuke
Flight Controller: Leo Takahashi
Grinder: Marcus Hansen
Grinder: Louis Sinclair
Spare sailor: Jo Aleh
Spare sailor: Finn Henry
Strategist: Liv Mackay
Coach: Sam Meech
Spain

Driver: Diego Botin
Wing Trimmer: Florian Trittel
Flight Controller: Joel Rodríguez
Grinder: Joan Cardona
Grinder: Bernardo Freitas
Grinder: Matthew Barber
Strategist: Nicole van der Velden
Strategist: Neus Ballester
Coach: Simone Salvà
Switzerland

Driver: Sébastien Schneiter
Wing Trimmer: Arnaud Psarofaghis
Flight Controller: Bryan Mettraux
Grinder: Stewart Dodson
Grinder: Matt Gotrel
Grinder: Joe Sullivan
Grinder: Arno de Planta
Strategist: Maud Jayet
Coach: Javi Torres
United States

Driver: Taylor Canfield
Wing Trimmer: Jeremy Wilmot
Flight Controller: Hans Henken
Grinder: Peter Kinney
Grinder: Anna Weis
Grinder: Mac Agnese
Strategist: Mike Buckley
Coach: Evan Aras