Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, in her role as President of the Royal Yachting Association (RYA), visited the SailGP Tech Hub in Southampton ahead of the Emirates Great Britain Sail Grand Prix in Portsmouth to gain an insight into the world-leading engineering, technology and highly skilled workforce behind one of the world’s fastest-growing sports and entertainment properties.
Hosted by Sir Ben Ainslie, Team Principal and CEO of the Emirates GBR SailGP Team, RYA Chair Sir Michael Arthur, and Sir Tim Clark, President of Emirates Airline, The Princess Royal heard about SailGP’s rapid global growth, the championship’s investment in British innovation and engineering, and the development of its expanding permanent technology facilities in Southampton.
During the visit, Her Royal Highness met SailGP athletes from Great Britain and across the international fleet, toured the Emirates GBR F50 race boat, explored the championship’s cutting-edge wing technology, experienced the SailGP simulator, and saw first-hand how billions of data points are used to enhance performance, officiating and live television broadcast.
