After a year of high-octane events across the globe, 12 rival teams will descend on Abu Dhabi this weekend for the Rolex SailGP Championships Grand Final (29-30 November 2025).  

The Emirates GBR team currently sit at the top of the leaderboard ahead of New Zealand’s Black Foils and the Bonds Flying Roos. Dylan Fletcher and his team will be battling for the prestigious Rolex SailGP Championship title and the winner-takes all Grand Final, with a USD $2 million prize pot at stake. Find out more about the top contenders. 

Watch for free 

We’re pleased to be working with SailGP to offer RYA members the opportunity to stream the Grand Final live for free! 

Watch at 10am on Saturday and Sunday to support the Brits as they compete against eleven other national teams, flying the impressive hydrofoiling F50 catamarans at electrifying speeds of over 100km/h against the stunning backdrop of the Arabian Gulf.  

The Grand Final explained 

Throughout the season, all 12 teams have been accumulating points at each SailGP event, ranking in the overall championship leaderboard. 

This weekend’s fleet racing will be split over two days and is all about scoring as many points as possible: ten points for a race win, nine for second, eight for third and so on. Teams finishing 11th and 12th score nothing. 

At the conclusion of fleet racing the teams will be allocated event points which determine the overall ranking for the event - and the event winner. 

The winner takes all 

At this point the three teams on the Rolex SailGP Championship leaderboard advance to the Grand Final, where they will go head-to-head in a single winner-takes-all race. 

The rules are simple, but the drama is high: the first across the finish line takes the title, the glory and the $2 million prize. 

With 11 events done and only one remaining, mathematically only four teams can make it to the three-boat Grand Final race this season: Emirates GBR, the Black Foils, the BONDS Flying Roos and Los Gallos. 

Free viewing access details for RYA members 

To receive your free-viewing link, simply sign up via this form. All access details will then be shared to your email address.

Please note this will provide you with unrestricted viewing access for this race weekend only. Access will be deactivated after the event concludes. 

SailGP returns to the UK 

Want to get closer to the action? Tickets are now on sale for the return of the Emirates Great Britain Sail Grand Prix in Portsmouth next summer (25-26 July 2026).  

Find out more and get your tickets today.