New Delhi, Feb. 27 -- SailGP organizers say the ultra-fast catamaran series is considering fitting the fleet with air bags and Kevlar safety straps after two sailors were seriously injured in the last race.

Two weeks ago, New Zealand grinder Louis Sinclair broke both his legs and France's Manon Audinet spent two weeks in hospital with a chest injury when their boats crashed in a race at Auckland, New Zealand.

SailGP chief executive Russell Coutts said Friday on the eve of the Sydney races that the series is continuing its review into the Auckland crash, the most serious since the league's inception in 2019.

Coutts, who won an Olympic gold medal for New Zealand and skippered three America's Cup victories, said SailGP is satisfied with t...