"I think everyone, both team New Zealand and us, are pretty shocked. Full support to team New Zealand and my teammates, also. Hopefully, we'll recover from this. Everything happened so quickly, it's pretty cloudy in my mind. I just tried to do my best to avoid the collision but obviously it happened too quickly. I didn't have the time to respond and steer the boat. It was a super scary situation."
"As the fleet of 13 boats approached the first gate at speeds of almost 90km/h (56mph), the New Zealand yacht lost control and spun into the path of France. The French boat rode over the top of the New Zealand boat, causing severe damage to both boats, which were locked together. Racing was abandoned for the day while the injured sailors were ferried to shore and to hospital, and while the damaged boats were recovered."
Louis Sinclair, a grinder on the New Zealand SailGP yacht, sustained compound fractures to both legs and is in stable condition at Auckland Hospital receiving treatment. A French sailor was also injured and transported to hospital. The collision occurred during the third of four races as a fleet of 13 boats approached the first gate at nearly 90km/h. The New Zealand yacht lost control and spun into the path of the France boat, which rode over its bow and locked with it, causing severe damage. Racing was abandoned while injured sailors were taken ashore and the damaged boats were recovered.
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