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Jasper Bruce

France crash could be Aussies' gain at SailGP

Tom Slingsby's Australia SailGP Team pass Alcatraz Island during their practice session. (Ricardo Pinto/AAP PHOTOS)

Australia's hopes of reaching the SailGP grand final have received a boost after a crash damaged France's rudder ahead of the final regatta of the season in San Francisco.

The French boat hit an unidentified object - likely to have been either a seal or timber set adrift in San Francisco Bay - just after unmooring for Friday afternoon's final practice session (local time).

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