In sailing, individual talent can take you far, but in team racing, it is the connection between sailors that can make all the difference.
That is why teams from around the world come to Grandson. The SSL Training Centre gives them valuable time together on the water, allowing them to build their teamwork, improve communication and get many hours onboard the SSL47 before heading to Brazil.
A team needs to become more than a group of individual sailors. They need to understand each other, trust each other and know how to react together when things get difficult.
Every training session brings them closer. Every manoeuvre, every decision and every race helps them learn how to work as one.
But it is not only the time spent on the water that creates this connection.
Teams share everything along the way - the excitement of a great day, the stress before a race, the frustration after a mistake and the happiness of getting something right together. These emotions become shared experiences, and those experiences create a bond that can be just as important as technical skills.
That is what makes team sailing so special.
With the SSL Gold Cup Final Series in Brazil getting closer, every hour on the water matters. The teams are not only preparing themselves and improving their sailing, they are building the team that will represent their nation on the biggest stage.
One team. One nation. One goal.
