VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS OF DAY ONE OF THE ABU DHABI SAIL GP RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT SHOWS: ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (NOVEMBER 29, 2025) (SAIL GP - For editorial use only. No archive. No resales. No monetisation) RACE 1 1. AERIAL OF START OF RACE 1 2. SWISS BOAT REACHES FIRST MARK IN THE LEAD 3. AERIAL OF THE RACE 4. GERMANY'S DEUTSCHE BANK (WHITE AND BLUE HULL) PASSING THROUGH THE GATE 5. VARIOUS OF DEUTSCHE BANK WINNING RACE 1/ FANS CELEBRATE/ SKIPPER ERIK KOSEGARTEN-HEIL CELEBRATES 6. VARIOUS OF EX-FOOTBALLER LUIS FIGO ONBOARD NEW ZEALAND'S NZ F50/ HELICOPTER FLIES PAST THE BOAT RACE 2 7.VARIOUS OF GERMANY'S ROCKWOOL (BLACK HULL) WINNING RACE 2 8. AUSTRALIA AND GREAT BRITAIN BOATS CROSSING THE LINE IN 10TH AND 11TH PLACE 9. CLOSE UP OF SPAIN'S LOS GALLOS (RED HULL AND RED FORESAIL) RACE 4 10. START OF RACE 4 11. BRAZIL'S MUBADALA (LIGHT BLUE HULL) ROUNDS FIRST MARK IN THE LEAD 12. VARIOUS OF MUBADALA AND SWISS BOAT COMING CLOSE TO A COLLISION 13. SWITZERLAND WIN RACE FOUR/ SKIPPER SEBASTIEN SCHENITER CELEBRATES STORY: Spain's chances of making this weekend's three-way SailGP final slipped on Saturday (November 29) as Diego Botin's defending team lost ground to their nearest rivals Australia in the overall championship. Light winds made for a tactically challenging contest for the 12-boat fleet, with speeds at a relative snail's pace for the F50 catamarans which in stronger breezes are capable of "flying" above the water at more than 100 kilometres per hour. In Saturday's four races on a compact course, where the sun shone but the wind waxed and waned, the crews jostled for position at the start, which largely proved decisive as German boat Deutsche Bank won race 1. Former Barcelona and Real Madrid star Luis Figo joined New Zealand's NZ F50 and seemed at home crossing the net and sitting in the cockpit. German boat Rockwool took the next two races after making quick starts on the first leg of both events before Switzerland narrowly avoided Brazil's Mubadala to win race four thanks to a strong upwind beat. Championship leaders Britain, along with New Zealand and Australia, are vying with Spain for a place in the grand final, while the other crews are looking to end the season with a win in the Abu Dhabi event. But after four races, with four more on Sunday to decide the championship finalists, Spain were lying last. (Production: Simon Ormiston, Alexander Smith) (The article has been published through a syndicated feed. Except for the headline, the content has been published verbatim. Liability lies with original publisher.)
