As a large part of the maintenance and repair work for all F50s is done by the SailGP Tech Team, good communication is required between each team and the Tech Team to ensure everything goes smoothly and everyone is on the same page. This includes setting up and packing down our team base and F50 for each event, as well as launching and craning out our F50 each sailing day. I’m responsible for coordinating our shore team and on-shore operations. Ahead of the Dubai Sail Grand Prix, we catch up with Chris to talk about the biggest challenges of his role and how he first got involved with SailGP. Hill first got involved with the Swiss team during Covid when he got to know CEO Tanguy Cariou through the TF35 circuit on Lake Geneva - just as the Switzerland SailGP Team was beginning to form. Originally from Australia, Hill has a background in boat building and met his Swiss wife while building racing yachts for the 32nd America’s Cup in Valencia. Swiss shore team manager Chris Hill joined the league with the team at the start of Season 3.
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