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SAN FRANCISCO, CA - MAY 5: Teams from Australia, and Japan race in the San Francisco SailGP championship event on Sunday, May 5, 2019, in San Francisco, Calif. (Aric Crabb/Bay Area News Group)
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SAN FRANCISCO, CA - MAY 5: The Australia team cruises to victory over Japan during the San Francisco SailGP championship, Sunday, May 5, 2019, on San Francisco Bay. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
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SAN FRANCISCO, CA - MAY 5: Sailing fans perch on the rocks off Crissy Field in San Francisco, Calif., watching Australia win the SailGP championship race against Japan, Sunday, May 5, 2019. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
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SAN FRANCISCO, CA - MAY 5: The Australia team cruises to victory over Japan during the San Francisco SailGP championship, Sunday, May 5, 2019, on San Francisco Bay. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
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SAN FRANCISCO, CA - MAY 5: Team Australia celebrates their win over Japan in the San Francisco SailGP championship race on Sunday, May 5, 2019, in San Francisco, Calif. (Aric Crabb/Bay Area News Group)
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SAN FRANCISCO, CA - MAY 5: Australia's Tom Singlesby holds the victory trophy as his teammates spray champion after winning the San Francisco SailGP championship over Japan, Sunday, May 5, 2019. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
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SAN FRANCISCO, CA - MAY 5: Australia takes the victory podium after defeating Japan in the San Francisco SailGP championship, Sunday, May 5, 2019. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
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SAN FRANCISCO, CA - MAY 4: With Alcatraz as a backdrop, racing returns to San Francisco Bay on day one of the SailGP championship, Saturday, May 5, 2019. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
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SAN FRANCISCO, CA - MAY 5: Sailing fans wave flags of the six countries competing in the SailGP races Sunday, May 5, 2019, on the Bay in front of the Marina Green in San Francisco Calif. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
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SAN FRANCISCO, CA - MAY 5: Team Japan takes part in racing during the San Francisco SailGP event on Sunday, May 5, 2019, in San Francisco, Calif. (Aric Crabb/Bay Area News Group)
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SAN FRANCISCO, CA - MAY 5: Chris Draper, wing trimmer for Great Britain, leans out with his team as their boat catches water during the SailGP races on San Francisco Bay, Sunday, May 5, 2019. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
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SAN FRANCISCO, CA - MAY 5: Teams from Australia, and Japan take part in racing during the San Francisco SailGP championship on Sunday, May 5, 2019, in San Francisco, Calif. (Aric Crabb/Bay Area News Group)
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SAN FRANCISCO, CA - MAY 5: Teams from China, left, Japan, and France, right, take part in racing during the San Francisco SailGP event on Sunday, May 5, 2019, in San Francisco, Calif. (Aric Crabb/Bay Area News Group)
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SAN FRANCISCO, CA - MAY 5: Team United States takes part in racing during the San Francisco SailGP event on Sunday, May 5, 2019, in San Francisco, Calif. (Aric Crabb/Bay Area News Group)
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SAN FRANCISCO, CA - MAY 5: Teams from the United States, left, and France, right, take part in racing during the San Francisco SailGP event on Sunday, May 5, 2019, in San Francisco, Calif. (Aric Crabb/Bay Area News Group)
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SAN FRANCISCO, CA - MAY 5: Crowds cluster on the Crissy Field shoreline in San Francisco, Calif., to watch the SailGP championship, Sunday, May 5, 2019. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
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SAN FRANCISCO, CA - MAY 5: Team Australia, right, races with Great Britain, left, and China, center, during the San Francisco SailGP event on Sunday, May 5, 2019, in San Francisco, Calif. (Aric Crabb/Bay Area News Group)
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SAN FRANCISCO, CA - MAY 5: A team member on the Japan SailGP team changes positions, Sunday, May 5, 2019, during the second fleet race on San Francisco Bay.(Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
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SAN FRANCISCO, CA - MAY 5: Team Australia, takes part in racing during the San Francisco SailGP event on Sunday, May 5, 2019, in San Francisco, Calif. (Aric Crabb/Bay Area News Group)
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SAN FRANCISCO, CA - MAY 5: Sailing fans peak through a fence at the St. Francisco Yacht Club for a view of the SailGP championship race, Sunday, May 5, 2019. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
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SAN FRANCISCO, CA - MAY 5: Team Great Britain, China, races during the San Francisco SailGP event on Sunday, May 5, 2019, in San Francisco, Calif. (Aric Crabb/Bay Area News Group)
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SAN FRANCISCO, CA - MAY 5: The France SailGP team gets some height while competing, Sunday, May 5, 2019, on San Francisco Bay. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
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SAN FRANCISCO, CA - MAY 5: The France SailGP team competes, Sunday, May 5, 2019, on San Francisco Bay.(Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
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SAN FRANCISCO, CA - MAY 5: Team Australia takes part in racing during the San Francisco SailGP event on Sunday, May 5, 2019, in San Francisco, Calif. (Aric Crabb/Bay Area News Group)
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SAN FRANCISCO, CA - MAY 5: Teams from the United States, France, and China, take part in racing during the San Francisco SailGP event on Sunday, May 5, 2019, in San Francisco, Calif. (Aric Crabb/Bay Area News Group)
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SAN FRANCISCO, CA - MAY 5: The Japan SailGP boat takes a practice run past the St. Francisco Yacht Club before SailGP championship racing on San Francisco Bay, Sunday, May 5, 2019. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
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SAN FRANCISCO, CA - MAY 5: Sailing fans perch on a wall at Crissy Field in San Francisco, Calif., watching Australia win the SailGP championship race against Japan, Sunday, May 5, 2019. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
![SAN FRANCISCO, CA - MAY 5: Australia's Tom Singlesby holds...]()
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - MAY 5: Australia's Tom Singlesby holds the victory trophy as his teammates spray champion after winning the San Francisco SailGP championship over Japan, Sunday, May 5, 2019. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
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Team Australia bested Japan on Sunday in the inaugural San Francisco Sail GP Championship.
After five rounds of fleet racing in San Francisco Bay, Australia and Japan competed for the second straight time in the championship match. Australia defeated the Japanese team in Sydney back in February.
Teams from the United States, Australia, France, Great Britain, China, and Japan competed on San Francisco Bay during the two day racing event.
Several thousand fans gathered along the waterfront and filled a grandstand near the Marina Green to watch the F50 catamarans fly across the water on hydrofoils. The 50-foot racing boats can reach speeds that exceed 50 knots.
