Tag: America's Cup

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…

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…

Andoo Team Australia’s Women’s squad hit the water in Barcelona for Puig Women’s America’s Cup first practice day on Saturday. Andoo Australia’s women’s team, led by skipper Olivia Price with co-helm Laura Harding and trimmers Lisa Darmanin and Annie Wilmot…

If proof were required as to just how closely matched the two teams in the Louis Vuitton Cup Final are, today in stunning and breezy Barcelona conditions, INEOS Britannia and Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli went toe-to-toe throughout the day’s two…

Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli’s young guns, generational talent, dominated the UniCredit Youth America’s Cup Final with a comprehensive victory over NYYC American Magic in a high-adrenaline, six-leg, race sailed in winds up to 18 knots and big waves. Led by…

‘To win the America’s Cup, first you have to win the Louis Vuitton Cup.’ It is one of the most famous phrases that surrounds this pinnacle sporting contest with the richest of histories dating back 173 years, and it’s now…

It could well be billed as the ‘battle of the new age’ as two of the world’s finest young sailing talents go head-to-head for the UniCredit Youth America’s Cup title. Marco Gradoni, the mercurial and fast-coming Italian talent from Luna…

Andoo Team Australia led from start to finish to win the last race of the semi-final but missed a spot in the two-boat final. The Andoo Team Australia youth crew finished their America’s Cup UniCredit Youth campaign today in Barcelona…

23 September 2024 – It was a day when the brightest youth sailing talent on the planet announced their arrival into the big league after an outstanding day of racing at the UniCredit Youth America’s Cup that saw a total…

The Andoo Team Australia youth crew smashed out a convincing win today in race 7 of 8,  to secure their spot in the UniCredit Youth America’s Cup semi-final tomorrow in Barcelona. The Andoo Australia youth squad, led by Skipper Cole…

23 September – Update With racing canceled yesterday due to lack of wind after a long day waiting, today we are scheduled to race in two Groups to help get all UniCredit Youth teams through the competition. The changed program…

It was some of the best racing we’ve seen in this fabulous summer of sailing in Barcelona with the Invited Teams of the UniCredit Youth America’s Cup having a rip-roaring day in a big sea state that rewarded accuracy and…

Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli, the team representing the Circolo della Vela Sicilia yacht club, secured their place in the Louis Vuitton Cup Final after a last race against NYYC American Magic where there were plenty more questions than answers before…

One day delay for Andoo Team Australia start in the UniCredit Youth America’s Cup regatta in Barcelona – now on Thursday, 19 September. The Andoo Team Australia campaign for the UniCredit Youth America’s Cup will get underway now on Thursday,…

Sometimes, good things take time, and after a lengthy delay on day one of the UniCredit Youth America’s Cup in Barcelona as the lower-end wind-limit of 7.5 knots struggled to be met, suddenly, in the early evening the regatta roared…

The Andoo Team Australia campaign for the UniCredit Youth America’s Cup gets underway this week when the six invited nations start competition in Barcelona and Australia once again flys the flag on the America’s Cup global stage. The Andoo Australia…

Sport has a funny habit of throwing up surprises and on what was billed as a potential day of elimination in the Louis Vuitton Cup Semi-Finals, what unfolded turned out to be the complete opposite with both Alinghi Red Bull…

Stellar conditions on a stunning Sunday in Barcelona, brought the crowds out at the Fanzones and Race Village and gave a truly global audience a thrilling spectacle of top-class racing in the dynamic AC75 yachts. As the sun sets on…

Andoo Team Australia shows their form in official practice race today with two commanding wins from three races. The six invited Unicredit Youth America’s Cup teams completed three practice races today, which included broadcast rehearsals. Andoo Team Australia secured two…

The business end of the Louis Vuitton Cup began on Saturday under bright sunshine on the stunning waters off Barcelona, with the first day of the Louis Vuitton Cup Semi-Finals seeing two utterly ruthless performances from the top two Challenger…

Great to see the squad finally on the water in Barcelona as they start to get the feel of the real thing after hundreds of hours on the simulator back in Sydney. Good luck to both the Youth and the…

It was a day of tie-breaks and heartbreaks as the Round Robin stage of the Louis Vuitton Cup drew to a close. For INEOS Britannia, the Challenger of Record, it was unbridled joy as they secured the top spot in…

Barcelona saw some dynamic and fast-moving conditions today with a northerly airflow switching east but ushering in significant rain showers and the ever-present threat of thunderstorms coming off the hills to the north of the city. With the risk of…

Conditions were pitch-perfect in Barcelona for the seventh day of the Louis Vuitton Cup, with the wind clocking round to the south-south-west and delivering a breeze that topped out at 17 knots and an off-axis swell – challenging conditions that…

After yesterday’s cancellation of racing due to inclement weather, the Louis Vuitton Cup schedule got right back on track with five races completed in a shifting 6-10 knot thermal southerly breeze that challenged the sailors. The big story of the…

After yesterday’s inclement weather that saw the abandonment of the second race of the day between Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli and Emirates Team New Zealand in the Louis Vuitton Cup second Round Robin, unfortunately it’s more of the same today…

Rain clouds coming off the mountains to the north of Barcelona produced some challenging and dynamic conditions with enormous shifts in the wind on day one of the Louis Vuitton Cup second Round Robin – the stage of the Challenger…

Barcelona delivered some stunning conditions on the fourth day of the first round robin stage of the Louis Vuitton Cup with an easterly breeze that oscillated around 10 knots allowing the Race Committee to set a course running close to…

It was a tough day at the office for the world’s greatest sailors competing at the Louis Vuitton Cup in Barcelona with light winds eliciting those sporting extremes of both elation and frustration. It was a day where the slightest…

A tricky day for the Race Officers at the Louis Vuitton Cup who managed to get two races completed before the wind shut-down to below the 6.5 knot lower limit average across a zephyr-laden course and caused the racing to…