BONDS Flying Roos

BONDS Flying Roos SailGP Team

• Current position

  1ST · 94PTS

• Top speed (this season)

  101.8 km/h

• Driver

  Tom Slingsby

• Event wins

  5

Led by legendary Australian Sailor Tom Slingsby, the Bonds Flying Roos SailGP Team established itself as a dominant force by winning three consecutive Rolex SailGP Championship titles in Season 1-3, earning a reputation as the team to be in the F50 fleet. As one of the six founding teams of the Championship in 2019, the Bonds Flying Roos boast a world-class line up, including Jason Waterhouse, Sam Newton, Kinley Fowler, Iain Jenson, Tash Bryant, all led by Slingsby.

Team

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  Tash Bryant

  Strategist

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  Iain Jensen

  Wing Trimmer

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  Kinley Fowler

  Flight Controller & Grinder

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  Sam Newton

  Grinder

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  Jason Waterhouse

  Flight Controller & Tactician

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  Tom Needham

  Reserve

Latest news

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  18 September 2026 · news

  Slingsby: Grand Final spots are ‘really up for grabs’

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  08 September 2026 · feature

  Play of the Day: How the Americans outsmarted Australia in Valencia

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  04 September 2026 · news

  Deadpool vs Wolverine: Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds face off in Valencia

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  23 August 2026 · news

  Slingsby: ‘Momentum one hell of a thing’ as Bonds Flying Roos roar back to form

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  08 September 2026 · news

  Bonds Flying Roos book Grand Final berth despite Valencia “own goal”

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  27 August 2026 · feature

  Deep Dive: The Aussies’ secret weapon in Sassnitz revealed