So today I wanted to find out how much those crazy-fast SailGP catamarans actually win when they race. Heard some rumors, saw headlines, but nobody really explains the cash properly, you know?
First thing I did was grab my laptop and search “SailGP prize money breakdown 2023”. Figured it’d be easy. Wrong. Official SailGP sites talk about glory and tech and saving the planet (cool stuff!), but cash prizes? Nah, buried deep. Like, “Contact us for sponsorship info” deep. Useless.
Got annoyed. Switched tactics. Searched “how much for winning SailGP event”. This threw me into news article land. Different sites, different numbers. Some said “$1 million total season pot!”, others whispered “winners get peanuts”. Which is it? Frustrating.
Made a call – stupid idea. Tried contacting SailGP PR. Sent emails. Got auto-replies. Tried their helpline. Yeah, no. Basically a dead end. Who even answers those phones? Probably a robot.
Scratched my head. Looked harder at old news reports. Found this one piece about the 2023 season finale. Finally, some concrete-ish numbers:
- The overall season champion? That team pockets a whopping $1 million US dollars. One big chunk.
- But winning a single event during the season? That’s different. Reports say like… $25k to $50k per race weekend? Seems low for flying around at 100km/h!
- And the other positions? Second gets less, third even less, and so on down the line. No specifics. Nobody says.
Kept digging. Found more bits:
- The money might come from the league itself? Like, central pot funded by sponsors, maybe?
- Maybe each team brings their own sponsors who pay the crew directly? Separate from prize money?
Here’s the kicker: After hours of searching news, old articles, forum snippets… I realized SailGP doesn’t shout about the dollar details. That $1 million final prize is the main headline grabber. The rest? Small potatoes, and honestly, kinda confusing. Is it shared by the crew? Divided how? Silence.
What a helpless mess! I started wanting simple answers, got tangled in half-info and big gaps. Seems like unless you win the whole darn season finale, you’re not getting rich quick. Regular event wins pay the bills, maybe? Big maybe. Nobody really lays it out plain. So annoying.
