"This is like Formula One on water."
That's how Sir Russell Coutts, who won a gold medal for New Zealand in sailing at the 1984 Olympics and won the America's Cup five times, describes SailGP, the nation vs. nation sailing circuit set to launch early next year.
With a Japanese team now in the mix, the nation's sailing fans will get to see if Coutts' words will ring true.
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