Expectations for the second day of racing at the first Preliminary Regatta of the AC38 were for more crash and burn conditions on the Mediterranean waters of Cagliari. The weather gods had a different plan – but the racing amongst the eight boat fleet was still hugely entertaining nevertheless.
What a spectacular day we saw for the opening three races of the first Preliminary Regatta of the 38th America's Cup cycle. 15-20 knots of breeze with a sea state that challenged everyone and provided drama right to the end.
Italians Marco Gradoni and Margherita Porro stole the show on Day 1 of the AC38 Preliminary Regatta in Cagliari. Two race wins, a Kiwi nosedive, and a GB1 breakdown nightmare. It's been all-on on the Gulf of Angels today.
The America’s Cup is back in action, and if the last few days I have spent in Cagliari, Sardinia this week are anything to go by, it has come back stronger than it ever was.
The racing hasn't even started yet in the 38th America's Cup cycle, but the big questions have been coming all day. Among them, what state is the British America's Cup team GB1 in following their very public spat with former backer Sir Jim Ratcliffe and INEOS?
Not all the teams are here, no one is sailing their 75-foot Cup boat and this isn’t where the 38th America’s Cup will be contested. So why is the first Preliminary event in the Sardinian town of Cagliari so important?
GB1 sailor Ben Cornish raced the last America’s Cup Match as a cyclor aboard the British AC75. This weekend he’s in the port driving seat in the GB1 AC40 at the first preliminary regatta of AC38 in Cagliari, Italy. I found out more about this remarkable transition over coffee in Cagliari.
It's been one of the big stories of the year already and the boat is not even flying yet. Gitana 18 is an extraordinary project that looks set to take offshore foiling onto another level. PlanetSail's Matt Sheahan stepped aboard to quiz skipper Charles Caudrelier about this spectacular boat.
American match racer Chris Poole may have failed with his campaign to challenge for the 38th America’s Cup, but the American skipper is far from having given up and has now refocused his efforts on AC39. I caught up with him to find out what happens next.
Australia is back in the America's Cup. 43 years after Australia II ended America's 132-year grip on the Cup, Tom Slingsby, Glenn Ashby, and Grant Simmer are building a new Cup team – and they are not here to make up the numbers. Here's a deep dive into the detail of what has been announced.
