Global sailboat racing series SailGP has announced the addition of the Switzerland Sail Grand Prix to its 2026 calendar.
The race, which debuted in the 2025 campaign, will return across September 19 and 20 to Lake Geneva, which staged the inaugural edition.
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That date will place the event as the final race on the European swing of the tour, between the August 23 and 24 Germany Grand Prix in Sassnitz, and the Dubai Sail Grand Prix across November 21 and 22.
The Geneva event will also once again be supported by naming rights partner Rolex, the iconic watch brand, which served as the title sponsor of the 2025 edition.
The debut edition of the event in 2025 drew more than 8,500 ticketed spectators, and SailGP claims that the 2026 edition will seek to expand that fan experience even further.
In terms of implications for the series, the Switzerland Sail Grand Prix will replace the Rockwool France Sail Grand Prix in Saint-Tropez as the final European leg of the tour, before the season-ending UAE double header.
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By GlobalDataWith Geneva also referred to as the 11th event on the 2026 calendar, Sportcal understands that the planned Spain Sail Grand Prix, which is set for September – although neither dates nor locations have been confirmed for the event – is planned to take place and will be the 10th event on the tour.
Currently, the 2026 SailGP confirmed calendar is as follows:
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Provisional Schedule |
Race |
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January 17 to 18 |
Oracle Perth Sail Grand Prix presented by KPMG (Australia) |
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February 14 to 15 |
ITM New Zealand Sail Grand Prix | Auckland |
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February 28 to March 1 |
KPMG Sydney Sail Grand Prix (Australia) |
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April 11 to 12 |
Enel Rio Sail Grand Prix (Brazil |
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May 9 to 10 |
Apex Group Bermuda Sail Grand Prix |
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May 30 to 31 |
Mubadala New York Sail Grand Prix (US) |
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June 20 to 21 |
Canada Sail Grand Prix | Halifax |
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July 25 to 26 |
Emirates Great Britain Sail Grand Prix | Portsmouth |
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August 22 to 23 |
Germany Sail Grand Prix | Sassnitz |
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September TBD |
Spain Sail Grand Prix |
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September 19 to 20 |
Rolex Switzerland Sail Grand Prix | Geneva |
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November 21 to 22 |
Emirates Dubai Sail Grand Prix, presented by DP World (UAE) |
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November 28 to 29 |
Mubadala Abu Dhabi Sail Grand Prix 2026 Season Grand Final, presented by Abu Dhabi Sports Council (UAE) |
The 2026 SailGP campaign comes off the back of a 2024-25 season that the series claims saw strong viewership and commercial increases on the prior campaign.
That 12-race campaign generated a cumulative global viewership of 215 million, up from the 193 million it drew in the 2023-24 season.
This included record event audiences for races in Sydney, Australia (21.2 million globally) and Cadiz, Spain (23 million globally).
Also positive was the new individual territory single-broadcast viewership records in the US, where national network CBS attracted almost 3.5 million viewers for its ‘The Race to Abu Dhabi’ magazine and highlight show on November 23.
