TNT Sports will be the exclusive broadcaster of the global racing championship in the UK for the upcoming 2025 Season…
TNT Sports will provide live coverage of all events in the 2025 Season on its TV channels and its streaming platform discovery+. This will include the Emirates Great Britain Sail Grand Prix | Portsmouth on July 19-20, 2025 – SailGP’s first event in the UK in three years.
As part of the agreement, SailGP and TNT Sports will work together to promote the championship and the Emirates Great Britain Team – co-owned by sailing great Sir Ben Ainslie who recently announced Dylan Fletcher as the team’s new driver for the new season. SailGP’s global reach and digital appeal has flourished year over year since the league’s inception in 2019. In Season 4, SailGP’s dedicated global broadcast audience increased by 43 percent to over 200 million across 212 international territories.
SailGP Chief Content Officer Melissa Lawton:
“We are excited to announce TNT Sports as our new broadcast partner in the UK and Ireland, with exclusive live coverage of SailGP events. The UK has a passionate and engaged sailing fanbase and we will work closely with TNT Sports to grow awareness of the league and captivate a brand new audience of racing fans.”
SailGP’s 2025 season will see 12 national teams on the startline for the first time including two new teams – Italy and the Mubadala Brazil SailGP with Martine Grael as the league’s first ever female driver.
All teams compete in identical high-tech, high-speed 50-foot foiling catamarans at iconic venues around the world including Sydney, Rio de Janeiro, Geneva, New York and many more. Racing faster than the wind at speeds approaching 100 km/h (60 mph), SailGP is driven by the sport’s top athletes, with national pride, personal glory, and a top prize all at stake.
SailGP’s 2025 Season begins today (Nov 23rd), unfolding over two action-packed days of racing on the pristine waters of P&O Marina’s Port Mina Rashid. Both days of racing will be live on TNT Sports 2 from 2pm.
TNT Sports is available across all major TV platforms including EE TV, Sky and Virgin Media. discovery+ is the streaming destination for TNT Sports in the UK.
