Foundation Zero announces major sponsorship deal with Sail Team BCN
Amsterdam, Netherlands - June 8, 2023 – Foundation Zero, the open source platform championing sustainable energy solutions within marine travel, is thrilled to announce its major sponsorship of Sail Team BCN, Spain's newest challenger for the 37th America's Cup in the Women's and Youth divisions.
Catalonia's Vilanova i la Geltrú to host first AC40 regatta of 37th America's Cup cycle this September
The Catalonian port of Vilanova i la Geltrú, has today been announced as the Host Venue for the first Preliminary Regatta of the 37th America’s Cup to take place in September this year. Cup Insider is a reader-supported publication. To support us please consider becoming a free or paid
INEOS Britannia campaign suffers setback after double capsize in Palma
British Challenger of Record INEOS Britannia has suffered a setback to its campaign for the 37th America’s Cup on Wednesday after capsizing their T6 LEQ12 test boat during a fast and furious testing session in winds gusting to 18 knots on Palma Bay. The team – on its 24th day
France joins the AC37 party as K-Challenge entry is confirmed
The 37th America’s Cup received a surprise new year boost with the surprise news today that French team K-Challenge Racing representing the Société nautique de Saint-Tropez yacht club have been confirmed as the event’s fifth challenger. Cup Insider is a reader-supported publication. To support us please consider becoming
37th America's Cup match dates and race area revealed
Subscribe now The Racing Area for both the Challenger Selection Series and the 37th America’s Cup Match have now been agreed with Barcelona’s Capitán Marítimo and are set to the south of the City along Barcelona’s beachfront, affording the perfect natural viewing gallery right along the coastline
Fast fix
Subscribe now Emirates Team New Zealand have reacted quickly to come up with a solution for the structural failure to the bow of their AC40 sustained four days ago when the boat nosedived at high speed while testing in waves on Auckland’s Hauraki Gulf. The crash resulted in severe
Move fast and break things
Subscribe now America’s Cup holders Emirates Team New Zealand have badly damaged the bow of their AC40 LEQ12 during a high speed nosedive wipeout during testing in strong winds out on Auckland's Hauraki Gulf. The New Zealand AC40 had recently been taken out of its one design
British challenger INEOS Britannia launches silver T6 test boat in Mallorca
Subscribe now The British America’s Cup team, INEOS Britannia, todAy launched their first test boat for the 37th America’s Cup code-named T6, designed and built-in collaboration with Mercedes-AMG F1 Applied Science, a division of the Mercedes-AMG Petronas PETRONAS F1 Team. The 40-foot test boat will play a vital
Straight out of the box
Subscribe now Following on the heels of the Swiss squad Alinghi Red Bull Racing in Barcelona, Spain, US outfit NYYC American Magic in Pensacola, Florida, and the Cup holders Emirates Team New Zealand in Auckland, the Italian syndicate yesterday went sailing in Cagliari, Sardinia aboard their wildly painted 40-foot LEQ12
All the pieces to the puzzle
Subscribe now Although, happily, the American Magic base had been safely out of reach of the devastation caused when Hurricane Ian cut a swathe through South Florida recently, on the day of our interview an imminent line of thunderstorms had meant the postponement of the team’s first actual sailing
Dates for Youth and Women’s America’s Cup in Barcelona revealed with publication of Notice of Race
Subscribe now The Notice of Race for the 2024 Women’s America’s Cup and Youth America’s Cup has been posted and firm plans can now be laid by prospective teams from around the world to compete in Barcelona in 2024. The rapidly re-vamping Port Olímpic, a short and
Iain Murray announced as AC37 Independent Regatta Director with Richard Slater as Chief Umpire
Subscribe now Iain Murray has been appointed as Independent Regatta Director for the 37th America’s Cup in Barcelona alongside Richard Slater who continues in the role as Chief Umpire, positions they both occupied for the 36th America’s Cup in Auckland. Murray’s role will see him take charge