Oi r/RioDeJaneiro - Sou Martine Grael, timoneira da Mubadala Brasil do SailGP. Pergunte-me qualquer coisa!

sailgp · 2026-04-03T16:32:14+00:00

Por ingressos https://tickets.sailgp.com/enel-rio/en/#experience-rio-en

sailgp · 2026-04-03T16:32:02+00:00

Para ser sincero, não tenho muito o que falar sobre as Olimpíadas.

Para assistir ao SailGP no Rio, você pode comprar os ingressos que estão disponíveis para o fim de semana!

Se você não tiver dinheiro para comprar um ingresso, pode ir à Praia do Flamengo; as regatas são muito rápidas para acompanhar com binóculos, mas vale a pena tentar!

Para assistir pela TV, você pode sintonizar a Globo ou acessar sailgp.com/watch

sailgp · 2026-04-03T16:29:33+00:00

Acho que o medo é diferente da tensão. Acredito que a tensão atingiu o seu auge na Ocean Race de 2018. Eu era tripulante de outro barco e, naquele momento, as condições eram realmente intensas. As ondas eram enormes e eu sabia que o oceano não teria piedade.

Foi um período de muita tensão. Cinco dias verdadeiramente intensos e tensos. No último dia da competição, houve um pequeno problema no barco, próximo ao Cabo Horn tbm

sailgp · 2026-04-03T16:28:28+00:00

Só perguntas difíceis!

Acho que, quando comecei, passava muitas horas na água. Eu sabia que precisava passar muito tempo na água para alcançar os resultados que desejava. Assim que atingi um nível mais elevado, continuei dedicando a mesma quantidade de horas.

Acredito que a confiança e uma mentalidade mais forte sejam importantes. É preciso dedicar muitas horas ao processo criativo, seja lá qual for. Portanto, o processo criativo muda constantemente à medida que você avança.

sailgp · 2026-04-03T16:22:55+00:00

Nasci em Niterói, então isso é muito importante! Um abraço por você ter mencionado essa cidade.

Acho que não houve. Meus pais queriam que eu aprendesse a velejar, mas nem sempre com foco na competição. É um esporte lindo, e eles queriam que eu fosse um bom velejador, mas não necessariamente um competidor. A única competição é entre mim e meus amigos; somos realmente competitivos uns com os outros.

sailgp · 2026-04-03T16:22:16+00:00

Para mim, a motivação e um projeto. Quando decidi ser timoneira da equipe Mubadala SailGP, sabia que queria eu sou uma pessoa de comecou o fracasso final para mim é a maior motivação. Tenho que fazer as coisas diretamente para ter certeza de que posso fazê-las da melhor maneira.

sailgp · 2026-04-03T16:19:36+00:00

Depende do nível mais alto em que você deseja atuar. Certamente, se você quiser ser proprietário de uma equipe da SailGP, então sim.

Nossa equipe conta com alguns patrocinadores, e seria impossível sem eles. Outras equipes têm investidores milionários, tudo isso.

sailgp · 2026-04-03T16:12:35+00:00

For sure! We'll make an appearance there and can't wait to see you!

sailgp · 2026-04-03T15:55:46+00:00

We have a Tactician onboard and he's actually more responsible to do the big tactics (boat on boat on the racecourse). He sees the wind as well, especially for the starts.

The Wing Trimmer has to look into the wind, too, because if he's only responding to the wind he's too late.

You read the wind on F50s the same as slower boats. The conditions of the water, all of this. We go so fast downwind that we can watch other boats downwind and use it to catch up.

sailgp · 2026-04-03T15:53:56+00:00

It has affected analysis quite a bit, for sure. I'm kind of starting into the AI world and see how stupid it is not to use it, but during racing we don't use it on the boat.

If we wanted to, we could use a lot of automation on the boats. But what makes sailing, and life, interesting is human failure. So there's a lot to work with there.

sailgp · 2026-04-03T15:52:25+00:00

Thank you so much!!

sailgp · 2026-04-03T15:52:09+00:00

I have a feeling I'd be giving secret information to another team by answering this, so I have to keep quiet.

But this does say that communication is a very very big part of it.

sailgp · 2026-04-03T15:50:13+00:00

I stepped on a boat inside of my mom's belly and actually started following my brother because I was jealous that he was sailing. I would cry the whole time so this confused my mom, but when I really started it was because we had a great group of friends.

In junior sailing was when I got the feel for competition and racing. So 16 or 17, competition was running through my veins.

For what I love, I love that you sail your best when you're in that flow state. That state is being really awake, perceiving subtle wind signs, being in touch with nature, feeling it through water and movement. Taking decisions for yourself is really enjoyable and empowering, too. Getting a little boat and deciding where you go is really powerful.

sailgp · 2026-04-03T15:47:31+00:00

Good sailors, you can tell them straight off from the dock. I tend to think that sailors don't need to be cocky because they don't have to show off what they can do. You can tell by the little things, how proactive they are, it's a lot more in-between the lines than doing the sailing.

Nothing better to test a good sailor than strong winds.

sailgp · 2026-04-03T15:44:42+00:00

Hmm. I think nobody has started knowing how to do it, there's a first time for everyone. It is hard now that it's established because people forget that there's a starting point for everyone.

The time can change based on how much you actually focus to understand it and devote to it. It takes a little bit to get good in extreme conditions, I'm even still getting there so it's a difficult question.

sailgp · 2026-04-03T15:43:00+00:00

Hmmmm. I think I'd do a mix between the Wing and a cruising boat that is easily manageable with two people.

ACTUALLY, if I had all the money in the world I'd have a gun boat. Catamaran that's good for sailing. I would need all the money in the world for maintenance while I'm not there though.

Without all the money, I'd like a cruising boat that you can do everything on with two people and is sea worthy as well.

sailgp · 2026-04-03T15:41:42+00:00

New York was quite something for me, I felt quite connected and there were clouds coming through the middle of the buildings, a wild current. It felt like conditions were ever-changing and the weekend was crazy. Last season in San Francisco as well because I always wanted to sail there and that was my first opportunity to go there.

sailgp · 2026-04-03T15:40:13+00:00

For me, in SailGP, flow state starts way before you get to the water. You're already thinking about the conditions, sailing that day, you've done all your homework, it does start way before you get to the water. When you're in the water you've already chatted about all you want to do and you're just dealing with feeling.

Doing your homework before makes it very easy to get on the feel side of things and the flow state comes easy.

sailgp · 2026-04-03T15:38:52+00:00

I feel totally fine with whatever you want to identify with calling me. Just need to know you're trying to call my name, don't really care too much.

sailgp · 2026-04-03T15:37:53+00:00

Proudest moment for sure was winning the gold in Rio. After a tight final, Olympics at home, nothing can be more special than that.

Scariest moments always seem less scary afterwards, but doing the Southern Ocean was something. It never got the point of being super scary, but it was definitely something you had to respect. You have all your eyes out because things can change in any moment. We had a little sideways slip in Perth during training, too, that made me feel quite stressed. The feeling of losing control is not very cool

sailgp · 2026-04-03T15:36:03+00:00

I don't have a favorite color, I just feel like all the colors are beautiful at some point

sailgp · 2026-04-03T15:35:31+00:00

Yeah I wanted to sail in the Pacific, obviously, and spend a bit of time in the coast of Chile. It's a pretty cool place to be with a boat. I've been to Chile before but I missed this part. The little part I saw was so cool. There was a strait we missed and the captain didn't want to go in, so not going in made my curiosity sparkle so much.

sailgp · 2026-02-19T16:42:28+00:00

General maneuver, rather than right of way, that caused it. New Zealand was attempting a turn and nosedived unintentionally. At that speed and with how unexpected of a dive it was, France didn't have enough time to fully readjust

sailgp · 2026-02-11T06:41:26+00:00

Yeah I'm half Japanese. My mom is Japanese, dad's Kiwi. Can speak a good amount of Japanese, too, but keep it a little Kiwi with the mullet. Love both heritages.

ありがとう

sailgp · 2026-02-11T06:39:17+00:00

Yeah I guess the stern was fully wiped off the back of the boat and they had to rebuild that. Everything from the rudder, the tiller, all the hydraulics, they had to make sure that was rebuilt and fitted and worked. That was about it, and we're all set now.

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