SailGP’s fifth season has already made history, with freshly unveiled Brazil driver Martine Grael becoming the league’s first ever female driver.
A two-time Olympic champion and Volvo Ocean Race veteran, Grael joins SailGP after an already illustrious sporting career and will lead the Brazil team over the start line at the season opener in Dubai this November.
Ahead of the team’s debut, Grael has taken the wheel at a mid-season training camp in Bermuda before a dramatic wing failure interrupted training. Nevertheless, Grael said she was ‘very pleased’ with the progress of the fledgling team, while established SailGP drivers welcomed Grael to the fold.
Elsewhere, SailGP boss Russell Coutts unpacked Grael’s appointment in an off-season Russell Report, while SailGP reporter Lisa Darmanin sat down with Grael for a one-on-one chat to learn more about her journey.
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