Spithill's US crew wins 2 races, leads SailGP regatta

[ASFN Admin]

SAINT-TROPEZ, France (AP) — Jimmy Spithill’s Team USA welcomed back wing trimmer Paul Campbell-James from a broken leg and won two of the three fleet races Saturday in SailGP's regatta on the French Riviera. While the American team positioned itself well to reach Sunday’s podium race, Tom Slingsby’s Team Australia had its hopes of a third straight regatta win in the global league dashed when it sustained a series of technical setbacks aboard its foiling 50-foot catamaran. Spain has 16, Japan 16, Great Britain 13, Denmark 12, France 7 and Australia 7.

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