SailGP

Making Waves Together

In 2023, Mubadala announced an exciting three-year global partnership with SailGP, the world’s most exciting race on water.

At the core of this partnership lies the alignment of two organizations committed to the future: Mubadala, with its focus on investing in future industries and global growth, and SailGP, which aspires to become the world’s most sustainable sports and entertainment platform, while delivering high-performance close to shore racing in iconic venues.

Together, they champion three strategic pillars:

Sustainable futures: Leveraging sport and business to create positive environmental and social outcomes.
Innovation: Connecting cutting-edge technology and new ideas with investments committed to future industries.
STEM education & sport: Promoting Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, alongside athletic pathways, to inspire tomorrow’s leaders and athletes.

Growth & evolution of the partnership

From Mubadala’s initial engagement as title partner of the San Francisco Grand Final to Mubadala becoming a global partner of the SailGP Inspire programme, the league’s youth and community engagement initiative, which through its three pathways (careers, learning, racing), has already reached more than 20,000 young people worldwide.

The partnership continues to evolve with Mubadala becoming the title sponsor of both the New York and the Abu Dhabi Sail Grand Prix races, to making a strategic investment into team ownership and athlete pathways with the formation of the Mubadala Brazil SailGP team.

The partnership further deepened through supply-chain innovation with a production collaboration to manufacture new hydrofoils and rudders for SailGP’s high-tech F50s through the Mubadala-owned Strata Manufacturing based in Al Ain, Abu Dhabi.

Inclusive sport and community impact

Aligned with the third pillar, Mubadala also became the title partner of SailGP Inspire, highlighting its commitment to making sport inclusive and accessible, while advancing diversity and education for youth in communities around the world.

As the partnership takes shape globally, the ambition is clear: these two trailblazing organizations have come together to power a race for a better future.

Homaid Al Shimmari

Deputy Group CEO and Chief Corporate & Human Capital Officer
"Mubadala is pleased to work with SailGP as the global partner supporting the Inspire program, uniting two trailblazing organizations in line with our rich maritime heritage. United, we will make waves as a responsible investor contributing to finding solutions to global challenges."

Andy Thompson

Managing Director of SailGP
"We are excited Mubadala joins us as global partner to make waves and expand this partnership. We will drive climate positive solutions & empower change in communities globally through our incredible Inspire Program, creating a better sport and planet"

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SailGP is an international sailing competition that features high-performance F50 foiling catamarans, where teams compete across a season of multiple grands prix around the world.[1] Its reigning champions are Tom Slingsby's Australia SailGP Team, who won their 3rd consecutive title in the 2022-23 SailGP championship.