Sailing-US prepared for fast British SailGP as confidence grows

LONDON, July 24 : SailGP's U.S. team, who have largely performed best in lighter breezes, are preparing for speed based on the weekend weather forecast for the 13 crews lining up on the Solent, off Britain's maritime city of Portsmouth."This weekend looks like it's going to be a fast race," U.S. SailGP Team CEO and co-owner Mike Buckley said in a video interview ahead of the event on the south coast of England, which he added could be pretty windy.SailGP's chief meteorologist Chris Bedford this week predicted moderate to fresh southwesterly winds."With this forecast, we should have relatively flat water despite the current, which is good news for the racing," Bedford said in a report on SailGP's website. The U.S. team are lying in fourth on the leaderboard going into this weekend's event,