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Jasper Bruce

$3m on line but SailGP's Aussies feeling less pressure

Australia risks missing the multi-million dollar SailGP grand final for the first time but skipper Tom Slingsby says he's feeling less pressure than in previous years.

Champions in three of the high-speed sailing league's first four seasons, it's been a mixed fifth campaign for the Aussie team recently purchased by Hollywood stars Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds.

A collapsed wing in San Francisco, usually a happy hunting ground for Slingsby and co., was the low point of a season that has featured one regatta win in Auckland back in January.

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