Canada Sail Grand Prix | Halifax
04
Days
12
Hours
01
Minutes
57
Seconds
20 – 21 Jun 2026
Location
Halifax, Canada
Date/Time
June in Nova Scotia sounds pleasant enough. It wasn't. When SailGP made its Canadian debut in Season 4, Halifax delivered freezing temperatures, torrential rain, and wind funnelling into the harbour at an average 20 knots across the weekend. Sailors were dressed for the Southern Ocean – snoods, balaclavas, dry suits – looking more like marshmallows than athletes. The British team loved every miserable minute of it, grinding out a win while everyone else tried to remember where they'd packed their thermals.
The fans, for their part, were also unfazed. More than 50,000 packed the shoreline, the event sold out, and a post-season survey named Halifax their favourite racetrack on the entire circuit. After sitting out Season 5, it returns for Season 6 with a reputation already cemented: brutal conditions, brilliant atmosphere.
The Canadian team has carved out genuine hero status here – especially when they’re beating their neighbours to the south. Last time, Canada had a shot at the final and let it slip. The home crowd will expect a step forward this time.
Past winners: Great Britain (Season 4)
| Pos | Team | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Diego Botin | 10 |
| 2 |
|
Nathan Outteridge | 9 |
| 3 |
|
Sébastien Schneiter | 8 |
| 4 |
|
Tom Slingsby | 7 |
| 5 |
|
Peter Burling | 6 |
| 6 |
|
Taylor Canfield | 5 |
| 7 |
|
Erik Heil | 4 |
| 8 |
|
Giles Scott | 3 |
| 9 |
|
Phil Robertson | 2 |
| 10 |
|
Quentin Delapierre | 1 |
| 11 |
|
Dylan Fletcher | 0 |
| 12 |
|
Nicolai Sehested | 0 |
| 13 |
|
Paul Goodison | 0 |
Our Coverage of Canada Sail Grand Prix | Halifax
Andy Rice rates the fleet after Canada SailGP
Finished: 1st It might have been a very different position in the rankings for Spain if Diego Botín had failed to thread the needle. Los Gallos’ move at the start of Race 3 in Group A was the ‘move of the season’. With six events...
Freddie Carr: My unpopular opinion on Halifax and SailGP 2026
Here's my unpopular opinion after Halifax, and it goes against the 75% of The Foil followers who voted in our poll. If split fleets and four-boat finals are the future of SailGP, then I'm completely on board. In fact, I think...
All change in Halifax: the new rules that reframed the Canadian SailGP
Los Gallos finally got their hands on silverware in Halifax after a terrible run of luck. In SailGP’s first-ever four-boat final, the Spanish denied Artemis and put a stop to Australia's clean sweep of the Americas. But for all...
The week in racing - 22 June ‘26
A world title decided by two points in Sardinia, a maxi charging into Bermuda under the cover of darkness, and SailGP's first-ever four-boat final going right down to the wire. It's been a full-on week of racing, and there’s...
Fletcher: British team will be “fighting fit” for Portsmouth
Emirates Great Britain have vowed to be ready and “fighting fit” for their home Sail Grand Prix in Portsmouth next month, in the wake of the practice crash that left them on the sidelines in Halifax on Sunday. Dylan Fletcher and...
Los Gallos pip Artemis to win SailGP’s first four-boat final
Spain’s Los Gallos scored their first win of the 2026 SailGP season after coming out on top in a drag race to the finish line with Artemis Sweden, in the league’s first fourth-boat final at the Canada Sail Grand Prix. Switzerland...
Flying Roos open their account in Halifax with perfect score
Almost glassy calm greeted the fleet on the water in Halifax today. Strong winds earlier in the forecast had prompted Race Management to split the fleet for the weekend, with racing run in two groups to ease the congestion of all...
A full Friday of practice in Halifax
Training is a bit of a rarity in SailGP, so it was particularly nice to watch a full fleet take to the waters of Halifax Harbour prior to the weekend’s racing. Crucially, that included Italy, USA and Brazil who were involved in...
Black Foils acquired in landmark deal as SailGP league enters full private ownership
The Black Foils have been sold. MSP Sports Capital, the private-equity firm run by veteran sports operators Jahm Najafi and Jeff Moorad, has bought a majority stake in SailGP's New Zealand team – and with that, every one of the...
The key talking points ahead of Halifax SailGP
SailGP rolls into Halifax Harbour this weekend, marking the halfway stage of the 2026 season – that is, assuming the final two stages in the Middle East go ahead as planned, which is far from certain. Either way, there's plenty...
SailGP's first female driver replaced for Halifax
For the first time since she joined the league, Martine Grael will not be driving for Mubadala Brazil. The crew lists published on SailGP's website today ahead of this weekend's Canada Sail Grand Prix in Halifax confirm it. In...
Bottoms up! SailGP add three drinks brands to sponsor portfolio
SailGP fans in Halifax will be able to get their hands on a special memento this weekend thanks to a link up with the Propeller Brewing Company. As the Official Craft Brewing Partner, Propeller have created a bespoke can design...
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