News: Canada SailGP Team Announces Partnership with Algorand

Sail GP Sponsorship

Apr 20, 2022

Canada SailGP Team has unveiled a three-year partnership with the Algorand Foundation. The agreement marks the first major partnership announcement for the Canadian team and sponsorship of a professional sailing team by a blockchain platform.

Canada SailGP Team, an independent team founded by digital finance entrepreneur Fred Pye, is the10th team to join SailGP and will start racing at the beginning of Season 3 in Bermuda. The team and its partners are committed to increasing sailing’s popularity in Canada and establishing a pathway for extraordinary athletes in the sport. SailGP.com/teams/canada/

The Algorand Foundation is dedicated to helping fulfill the global promise of the Algorand blockchain by taking responsibility for its sound monetary supply economics, decentralized governance, and healthy and prosperous open-source ecosystem. For more information, visit https://algorand.foundation

The countdown to the start of Season 3 has begun, with only a few weeks until the team’s first event – Bermuda Sail Grand Prix presented by Hamilton Princess – on 14-15 May, followed soon thereafter with the events in Chicago (June), Plymouth (July) and Copenhagen (August).

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