There was more bad news for America’s Cup holders Emirates Team New Zealand over the Easter weekend, as Swiss syndicate Alinghi Red Bull Racing confirmed it will not be mounting a challenge for the 38th America’s Cup.
Rumours had been swirling for weeks before ARBR staff received internal confirmation via email that the planned second consecutive campaign was off.
In a statement issued to the media, the team cited its inability “to find agreement with the Defender of the America’s Cup for the future of the event” as the reason for its withdrawal.
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The world-renowned sailor & high-performance executive is a two-time Olympic silver medallist, a past British America's Cup skipper and winner of the Volvo Ocean Race, and has previously served as performance director for the British Sailing Team and, most recently, CEO of North Sails UK.
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Rather than having to choose between keeping their own tried-and-tested CSA rating system or replacing it with IRC, from next year all the major Caribbean regattas will offer dual scoring under both rating systems.
Our curated digest of the latest news and stories from across the yacht racing world.
The world-renowned sailor & high-performance executive is a two-time Olympic silver medallist, a past British America's Cup skipper and winner of the Volvo Ocean Race, and has previously served as performance director for the British Sailing Team and, most recently, CEO of North Sails UK.
Our curated digest of the latest news and stories from across the yacht racing world.
Rather than having to choose between keeping their own tried-and-tested CSA rating system or replacing it with IRC, from next year all the major Caribbean regattas will offer dual scoring under both rating systems.
