A new high-stakes sport is gaining traction here in the US.

Sale GP or Formula One on the water with backing from

some Wall Street giants ten teams around the world

racing sailboats at a hundred an hour, complete with some dramatic

cap sizes like this one from the US team during a pre-race in Bermuda.

The grand finale kicking off in San Francisco this weekend and that's where we find our dear

Durbosa with today's tech check.

Hey, D.

Good morning, Carl.

So the similarities to F1, they don't stop at high speed, high risk.

Sale GP has a growing fan base,

Grand Prix races around the world,

high profile tech investors,

and its own docu series.

This weekend, Personal Glory, National Pride,

and $2 million is on the line right behind me in the

San Francisco Bay where 10 national teams will compete in the finals.

CLGP was established in 2018 by Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison and champion

yachtsman Sir Russell Kootz. So it is in its earlier stages but like Formula

One the business of high-speed sailing is starting to take off. The League is seeing higher

viewership numbers, more corporate sponsors, increasing outside money from the likes of

Mark Lazzary, ESA Ray, Gary Vandertruck. Last year, Lazzary's Avenue Sports Fund, it led an investor group to acquire

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