SailGP will make its Rome debut in September 2027 after confirming a new three-year partnership with the City of Rome and the Lazio Region. The Italy Sail Grand Prix | Rome will take place on September 11-12, 2027, with racing staged from a purpose-built Race Stadium at Porto Turistico di Roma.
The announcement was made at Rome’s Ara Pacis Museum by SailGP CEO and co-founder Sir Russell Coutts alongside members of the Red Bull Italy SailGP Team and Italian civic leaders.
Roman Stage: SailGP officials and Red Bull Italy SailGP Team representatives unveil the new Rome event alongside the Rolex SailGP Championship trophy overlooking the Italian capital. Photo: SailGP
Coutts said Rome was “the perfect stage” for SailGP’s global expansion. “When Larry Ellison and I founded SailGP, our ambition was to build a sports and entertainment property that extended far beyond the sailing audience,” he said.
“Rome, with its global significance, is the perfect stage to amplify that vision.”
The championship was previously raced in Taranto in 2021 and 2023, but this will be SailGP’s first event in the Italian capital.
Italian sailing star Jimmy Spithill said the venue would attract major support for the home team. “I think if you’re looking for the perfect place to host our first home event, it doesn’t get much better than SailGP Rome,” Spithill said. “For our first home event, we’ll be racing off the coast of Rome, and I think people will be blown away by the number of fans who come out to support the team.”
The Rome event forms part of SailGP’s expanding 2027 calendar, which also includes Hong Kong, New York, Rio de Janeiro, San Francisco and Dubai. Thousands of spectators are expected across the two-day regatta weekend, combining high-speed foiling racing with entertainment, hospitality and waterfront fan zones.
