Perth to Host SailGP As Australia Gets A Double Dose
The Australian Flying Roos team will get to perform twice in front of a home crowd in 2026.
SailGP has today revealed full details of its forthcoming 2026 Season, with the Rolex SailGP Championship making its highly anticipated debut in Perth on 17-18 January and a record-seventh return to the iconic Sydney Harbour on 28 February and 1 March.
Australian fans will get to cheer on their green and gold heroes twice on home waters, as Tom Slingsby and the BONDS Flying Roos SailGP Team go head-to-head against their international rivals on both the east and west coasts for the first time. Today’s calendar announcement also confirmed the return of fan-favourite locations, multi-year hosting agreements secured across all regions, and a racing calendar for the Rolex SailGP Championship that spans five global continents.
Following the season opener in Perth, the Championship heads across the Tasman to Auckland, before returning to Australian shores for a record-setting event in Sydney. Next up, an action-packed tour of South and North America will include SailGP’s fourth visit to New York for the Mubadala New York Sail Grand Prix (May 30-31), alongside the return of the Apex Group Bermuda Sail Grand Prix (May 9-10) and Canada Sail Grand Prix | Halifax (June 20-21). The Rolex SailGP Championship will also make its highly-anticipated debut in Brazil for the Enel Rio Sail Grand Prix (April 11-12).
The European series will include the return of the Emirates Great Britain Sail Grand Prix | Portsmouth (July), the Rockwool France Sail Grand Prix | Saint-Tropez (September 12-13), as well as an additional European event to be confirmed. The Rolex SailGP Championship will come to its dramatic close with back-to-back events in the UAE in November, starting with the Emirates Dubai Sail Grand Prix presented by DP World (November 21-22) and finishing once again with the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Sail Grand Prix 2026 Season Grand Final presented by Abu Dhabi Sports Council (Nov 28-29).
Providing more meaningful competition, the 2026 Season continues SailGP’s progression toward a consistent, regionalised format, with event dates in line with previous seasons. Multi-year hosting agreements set the stage for 2027 and beyond, with regional groupings not only delivering a more consistent calendar – starting in the Asia-Pacific and finishing in the Middle East – but also reducing travel distances and improving operational efficiencies.
SailGP CEO Sir Russell Coutts said, “As we reach the halfway point of the current season, it’s thrilling to look ahead to 2026 and unveil the next stage in the Rolex SailGP Championship. We’re looking forward to our most expansive calendar to date, as we continue to deliver high-intensity racing to fans across the globe.”
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ROLEX SAILGP CHAMPIONSHIP – 2026 SEASON CALENDAR
January 17-18 - Oracle Perth Sail Grand Prix, presented by KPMG
February 14-15 - ITM New Zealand Sail Grand Prix | Auckland
February 28 - March 1 - KPMG Sydney Sail Grand Prix
April 11-12 - Enel Rio Sail Grand Prix
May 9-10 - Apex Group Bermuda Sail Grand Prix
May 30-31- Mubadala New York Sail Grand Prix
June 20-21 - Canada Sail Grand Prix | Halifax
July - Emirates Great Britain Sail Grand Prix | Portsmouth
Sep / Oct - European Sail Grand Prix | TBC
September 12-13 - ROCKWOOL France Sail Grand Prix | Saint-Tropez
November 21-22 - Emirates Dubai Sail Grand Prix, presented by DP World
November 28-29 - Mubadala Abu Dhabi Sail Grand Prix 2026 Season Grand Final, presented by Abu Dhabi Sports Council