At a glance

The concept: A world sailing league featuring eight teams contesting eight regattas.

The boats: F50 foiling 50-foot catamarans. They have been modified from the 2017 America’s Cup, now featuring more electronic input and a second, smaller wing sail, enabling them to sail in higher winds.

The format: Two days of fleet racing with the two-teams meeting in a match-race to decide each event. There’s a $US1M winnertakes-all prize for winning the final event.

The teams: New Zealand, Australia, USA, Great Britain, France, Spain, Japan, Denmark, featuring the world’s leading professional sailors in foiling.

The New Zealand squad: Peter Burling, Blair Tuke, Josh Junior, Andy Maloney, Marcus Hansen, Louis Sinclair, Erica Dawson, Liv Makay.

The programme: The Great Sound, Bermuda, April 24-25; Taranto, Italy, June 5-6; Plymouth, Great Britain July 17-18; Aarhus, Denmark, August 20-21; SaintTropez, France, September 11-12; Cadiz, Spain, October 9-10; Christchurch, New Zealand, January 29-30; San Francisco, United States, March 26-27.

Viewing: Sky Sport, tomorrow and Monday, 5am.