Black Foils grinder Louis Sinclair and DS Team France strategist Manon Audinet were injured in a high-speed crash in Auckland.

The two teams collided on the first leg of race three on the opening day of the ITM New Zealand Sail Grand Prix.

Sinclair and Audinet were taken off the stricken F50s and rushed to hospital.

A Black Foils statement said Sinclair suffered compound fractures to both legs and was in a stable condition. “

Sinclair is receiving treatment for compound fractures to both legs but is in a stable condition,” the statement said.

“Thank you for all of the messages of support since the incident. Special thank you to all of the medical staff involved in the response to the crash and subsequent treatment of all the athletes involved.”

DS Team France said Audinet was thrown forward in the collision, breaking the team’s left-side steering wheel.

She was being assessed for abdominal injuries.

“The entire DS Automobiles SailGP Team France has Manon Audinet and Louis Sinclair in their thoughts and stands fully alongside them during this time.”

For day two in Auckland, SailGP adopted a split-fleet format, with 11 boats racing following the collision.

The two groups are:

• Group A: Emirates GBR, Germany by Deutsche Bank, Mubadala Brazil, NorthStar, Red Bull Italy

• Group B: BONDS Flying Roos, Los Gallos, ROCKWOOL Racing, Artemis, Switzerland, U.S.

Watch: YouTube video of Black Foils France collision.

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