Denmark joins sea battle for SailGP's $1 million prize


FILE PHOTO: SailGP Teams compete during the start of the day one of the SailGP event in Marseille, France, September 20, 2019. REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier

LONDON (Reuters) - A Danish team will challenge crews from Australia, China, France, Britain, Japan and the United States in next year's $1 million (£779,423.23) prize, high-octane SailGP catamaran circuit.

SailGP said on Wednesday that the Denmark SailGP Team, backed by Danish insulation manufacturer Rockwool, will be helmed by around-the-world sailor Nicolai Sehested, 30, and managed by Olympic silver medallist Jonas Hogh-Christensen.

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