The latest episode of Racing on the Edge, SailGP’s acclaimed behind-the-scenes docuseries, launches today with “Breaking Point: The Sassnitz Miracle”.
Produced in partnership with Rolex, the film follows a weekend of relentless challenge at the Germany Sail Grand Prix in Sassnitz, where teamwork and unyielding resolve were pushed to the limit – and redemption emerged in the most unexpected way.
Set against blistering winds and fierce seas, the episode reveals how teams grappled with the extremes of the sport; conditions so wild that Nicolai Sehested and his ROCKWOOL Racing Denmark team set a new official SailGP speed record, clocking 103.93 km/h.
“Speed records are meaningful because of the feeling you have when it’s happening,” Sehested reflects. “That speed, racing these boats at the limit. We’re here for those few seconds where everything just comes together, and the boat just goes so fast. Those 10 seconds just feel better than anything else.”
But the weekend was also defined by setbacks and resilience. In official practice racing on Friday, Brazil were forced to withdraw from the event after suffering irreparable boat damage, while France endured a terrifying moment when their F50’s rudder snapped at over 90 km/h. Driver Quentin Delapierre was taken to hospital as a precaution but cleared of injury, and the SailGP tech team worked overnight to repair the boat and clear it to race the following day. Emirates GBR faced their own catastrophe after a major collision on day one, relying on the team to deliver yet another a race-against-time repair to make the start on championship Sunday.
