Medill Newsmakers: Sail Grand Prix, world’s fastest emerging sports league, pushes for gender equity ahead of Chicago championship race
![The Sail Grand Prix Championship trophy is on display at Navy Pier before nine national teams compete on Lake Michigan from June 18-19.](https://s3.amazonaws.com/medill.wordpress.offload/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2022/06/IMG_1669-1024x683.jpg)
By Lauren Withrow Medill Reports A new sport is coming to Chicago: Nine national Sail Grand Prix teams will set sail on Lake Michigan at Navy Pier this June. In its third season, SailGP is compared to Formula 1 racing on water. National teams made up of six sailors race highly technical, hydrofoiling F50 catamarans, […]