Spain has again claimed victory in the Rolex SailGP Championship in San Francisco.

Driver Diego Botin’s team repeated its Season 4 Championship winning performance on the bay, beating NorthStar Canada and France in a competitive three-boat final.

A b reezy second day of racing saw Australia miss the final due to a dramatic wing collapse.

The annual global championship takes place in iconic cities around the world, with 11 of the 12 national teams competing in 50-foot foiling catamarans which race at speeds over 60 mph. The Oracle San Francisco Sail Grand Prix is the second race in back-to-back event weekends to kick off the U.S. slate of events for 2025.

Boats from Australia, Brazil, Canada, Emirates Great Britain, France, Germany, New Zealand, Spain, Switzerland and the USA will compete.

To achieve these top speeds, the F50’s hydrofoils lift the boat out of the water to reduce drag, and use a vertically-mounted airplane wing as a sail. Each boat has a crew of five members, consisting of a helmsman, wing-trimmer, flight controller and two grinders.

SailGP has an ongoing commitment to embed environmental and social sustainability into the fabric of sport and they also run the Inspire program, a community education and outreach initiative for youth.

This weekend’s racing venue of San Francisco poses the “most extreme conditions of the circuit,” which require “a lot of bravery’ to compete,”said Australia helmsman Tom Slingsby.

Slingsby’s team has won three of SailGP’s four visits to San Francisco and was unbeaten here until Spain clinched the Season 4 championship title last season.

The event takes place Saturday and Sunday near the St. Francis Yacht Club by Marina Green. There are plenty of viewing spots along the waterfront, but grandstand tickets for prime viewing can be purchased. For more info, check out the SailGP website.