Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
⛵️💬“It was massive deja vu heading into that final when the wind started shutting down,” said #BONDSFlyingRoos driver #TomSlingsby after winning the #GermanySailGrandPrix in Sassnitz.
🇦🇺The Australians arrived in Germany after a run of mixed results, having followed three consecutive event wins with fourth- and seventh-place finishes.
✊Their championship hopes were at risk of taking another hit in Sassnitz, with Slingsby admitting the team could have finished as low as 11th or 12th overall in the final fleet race.
🔥Instead, the Roos recovered from a disastrous opening race on Sunday, in which they dropped from first to last as the breeze shut down, to qualify for the final after a dramatic final beat.
⛵️💬“It was massive deja vu heading into that final when the wind started shutting down,” said #BONDSFlyingRoos driver #TomSlingsby after winning the #GermanySailGrandPrix in Sassnitz.
🇦🇺The Australians arrived in Germany after a run of mixed results, having followed three consecutive event wins with fourth- and seventh-place finishes.
✊Their championship hopes were at risk of taking another hit in Sassnitz, with Slingsby admitting the team could have finished as low as 11th or 12th overall in the final fleet race.
🔥Instead, the Roos recovered from a disastrous opening race on Sunday, in which they dropped from first to last as the breeze shut down, to qualify for the final after a dramatic final beat.
