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As planning begins for the 38th America’s Cup, expected in 2027, a second major challenger is stepping aside. Alinghi Red Bull Racing has confirmed they will not compete in the next cycle and have started an “orderly wind-down” of their…
Emirates Team New Zealand and Peter Burling have today confirmed that they have agreed to part ways ahead of the 38th America’s Cup. Discussions by the team management and Burling have been ongoing since Barcelona, however an agreement was not…
Sir Jim Ratcliffe has abandoned plans to challenge for the next America’s Cup. An announcement on the INEO website reads: INEOS Britannia announces that it has withdrawn its intention to challenge for the next America’s Cup. The decision has been…
The University of Barcelona and the Barcelona Capital Nàutica Foundation (FBCN) today released the outcome of their exhaustive post event economic impact study which revealed over €1 billion positive economic GDP return that the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup created…
Although there does not appear to be any official announcement as yet, The Royal Yacht Squadron’s website has just been updated to reflect Athena Racing as their representative for the next America’s Cup. Observers are unsure as to where this…
Article by Cup Insider Shockwaves are reverberating around the America’s Cup community after the announcement today by INEOS – two time backer of Sir Ben Ainslie’s British America’s Cup challenges – that the company has parted ways with the four…
Andoo Team Australia 2024 wraps-up with thanks to all supporters. The Andoo Team Australia Challenge campaign for 2024 UniCredit Youth and Puig Women’s America’s Cup has wrapped up, marking a memorable chapter in Australia’s return to the most prestigious competition…
The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron (RNZYS) and Emirates Team New Zealand are pleased to confirm that the RNZYS has accepted a Notice of Challenge for the 38th America’s Cup (AC38) from the Royal Yacht Squadron Limited, represented by INEOS…
Here’s an interesting little breakdown from the team over at the 49er and Nacra 17 organisation on the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup. It points out some interesting facts and observations. You may not agree with all their observations, but…
Emirates Team New Zealand have completed one of the most successful America’s Cup campaigns in history. For the Defender, Emirates Team New Zealand having won the America’s Cup three times in a row, it now presents an unprecedented opportunity for…
The most successful British Challenge in over 90 years ended in defeat in the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup Match after a spirited series against the Defender, Emirates Team New Zealand, that was closer and more hard-fought than the 7-2…
Emirates Team New Zealand concluded a historic chapter, winning the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup after an epic final showdown in Barcelona against the Challenger of Record, INEOS Britannia, in a single race that ebbed and flowed from the outset…
When Sir Ben Ainslie and INEOS Brittania burst through the Louis Vuitton Cup final and into the America’s Cup Match for the first time in 60-years it was a momentous moment for British sailing. Whether the Challengers of Record manage…
It was a fired-up, proficient and efficient Emirates Team New Zealand that raced the hardest to interpret wind direction here in Barcelona and took two clean races off the fast-charging Challenger of Record, INEOS Britannia who left very little out…
A warm and humid day in Barcelona yielded southerly thermal breezes of 7-11 knots for two absorbing races in the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup Match that saw INEOS Britannia, the Challenger of Record, take back-to-back victories to move the…
Emirates Team New Zealand COO Kevin Shoebridge, fondly known as ‘Shoeb’ was inducted into the America’s Cup Hall of Fame at the Induction Gala dinner in Barcelona’s Maritime Museum last night. Shoebridge was admitted alongside Juan Villa, Josh Belsky, and…
In a closely fought race that rewarded the most marginal of gains Emirates Team New Zealand took one more point in the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup Match this afternoon in Barcelona with a fourth consecutive victory over INEOS Britannia…
There was ruthless execution on display in the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup Match as Emirates Team New Zealand extended their advantage to 3-0 after forcing a penalty on the Challenger of Record INEOS Britannia in the pre-start period of…
There was a special feeling in the Port Vell, Barcelona this afternoon as Emirates Team New Zealand and INEOS Britannia docked-out of a packed waterway and despite the drizzle, crowds thronged around the harbour as packed pleasure-craft honked horns to…
In the full glare of the world’s media spotlight, in a race sandwiched between the opening two races of the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup Match, Italy’s Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli beat Britain’s Athena Pathway to win the inaugural Puig…
Women’s America’s Cup Match Race TODAY (Saturday) Andoo Team Australia has been out cheering on the Puig Women’s America’s teams as they continue to race into the history books for the first ever Puig Women’s America’s Cup. Challenging conditions have…
With the racing schedule condensed after yesterday’s postponements, it was another difficult day for the Race Committee at the Puig Women’s America’s Cup who had to remain patient as light airs thwarted their efforts to complete the Group A America’s…
When the too gentle and shifting breeze died away during the second race of the day, Rainbow were denied a probable double victory, but the newest team to J Class racing were nonetheless pleased to have put their first race…
Dreams were both realised and shattered at the Puig Women’s America’s Cup when what was billed today as the final showdown between the America’s Cup representative teams yielded just one light air race and meant the competition will continue tomorrow….
The mountain of Montjuïc and its eponymous ‘Castell’ that loom over the city of Barcelona helped dictate the conditions on the third day of the Puig Women’s America’s Cup, after overnight storms gave way to a westerly Atlantic airflow that…
The Women’s squad for Andoo Team Australia bowed out of the Puig Women’s America’s Cup qualifying series in a tightly fought for fourth place today in Barcelona. In a day of fluky weather that saw a resurgent Artemis Swedish Team…
It was a day of pure grit and determination, punctuated by smiles and whoops of unbridled delight from the race winners, as the Group B Invited Teams of the Puig Women’s America’s Cup got four fascinating races completed on a…
Andoo Team Australia finish in top three in first qualifying race day In a day of literal ups and downs Australia survived and shone to achieve a crucial third place on the overall rankings of the six B Group teams…
To the disappointment of the passionate Italian sailing fans in Barcelona, back home and around the world, Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli – one of the most detailed and well-planned campaigns of the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup – exits the…
Inches and hard yards were fought for in Barcelona today in a classic final race at the Louis Vuitton Cup, and when the dust settled from the on-water fireworks, it was INEOS Britannia that emerged as the top Challenger and…
Excitement has been building in Barcelona for what is expected to be the closest of regattas with the inaugural Puig Women’s America’s Cup attracting the world’s greatest women sailors for the first ever staging of this all-female America’s Cup. Today…
Momentum in sport can be an infuriatingly sparse commodity, but once it begins it can become an unstoppable force. Today in Barcelona as the tense duel continued between INEOS Britannia and Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli it was the British who…
Barcelona, 2nd October 2024 The America’s Cup e-Series culminated today in a groundbreaking event that blurred the lines between the virtual and real worlds of sailing. eSailingCentral (Liam Dimock, New Zealand, 14) and Booshify (Robbie Wooldridge, New Zealand, 19), the top two…
2 October – Update Australia’s women lift into practice racing mode with stiff competition After three practice days in Barcelona on the Puig Women’s America’s Cup AC40’s, the Andoo Team Australia women finally got the chance to line up head…
The Louis Vuitton Cup Final between INEOS Britannia and Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli is starting to resemble the most tense of penalty shoot-outs. Every time one team feels they have the upper-hand, the other responds and at the end of…
Women’s team knock out another top Practice Day in the AC40 Today (Monday) the Andoo Team Australia’s women’s squad had their third day in fantastic sailing weather in Barcelona to stitch together their race practice for the Puig Women’s America’s…
The decision to utilise the first Reserve Day of the Louis Vuitton Cup proved to be a far-sighted one by Race Director, Iain Murray, as perfect conditions greeted INEOS Britannia and Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli today for the fourth day…
The Swiss America’s Cup Challenger Alinghi Red Bull Racing CAPSIZED in strong winds on sunday afternoon whilst training outside the main race course area off Barcelona. Details are sparse, but the main thing is the crew are safe! Once righted,…
INEOS Britannia and Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli, the outstanding finalists in the Louis Vuitton Cup were kept on standby prior to racing today as a solid Mediterranean ‘Garbi’ breeze pushed frustratingly above the stipulated 21-knot upper wind-range. Eventually the breeze…
Barcelona, 28th September 2024 The America’s Cup has concluded its first-ever esports season, the America’s Cup e-Series, with a thrilling Grand Final event in Barcelona that saw eSailingCentral emerge victorious, claiming the coveted e-Series trophy and the €25,000 grand prize. The…
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