SAN DIEGO (AP) — In an interesting crossover, Taylor Canfield of the America's Cup challenger Stars & Stripes Team USA has joined the U.S. team in the fledgling SailGP league just two weeks before the inaugural regatta in Sydney, Australia.
The U.S. SailGP team announced the addition of Canfield as flight controller-tactician a day after launching its 50-foot foiling catamaran on Sydney Harbor.
The opening regatta in the six-country league is Feb. 15-16.
Canfield is also helmsman of Stars & Stripes Team USA, which launched in December and is selecting its sailing crew and building its boat for the 36th America's Cup in 2021 in Auckland, New Zealand.
The addition of Canfield will give the young U.S. SailGP Team experience and depth.
