First AC40 flies on first sailing day in Auckland
Subscribe now It was up up and away on a very successful maiden sail for Emirates Team New Zealand’s AC40 on the familiar waters of the ‘back paddock’ between Auckland’s Waiheke Island and Howick Beachlands. After a long tow out behind the team’s hydrogen powered chase boat
British set to launch test boat as critical development and data gathering phase begins
Subscribe now When the British America’s Cup syndicate INEOS Britannia signed off on the Protocol for AC37 they made certain that, in addition to the obligatory purchase of an AC40, the Cup rules allowed the teams the option of building their own scaled down development boats. In official America’
Auckland AC40 tow test a success
Subscribe now The first of the America’s Cup’s AC40 one-design foiling monohulls has been out on the water for the first time in Auckland today as Emirates Team New Zealand continued its detailed commissioning process with some controlled tow testing to check the boat’s sensors, foil trim
AC40 first sail on the horizon as Emirates Team New Zealand carry out quality control testing in Auckland
Subscribe now America’s Cup holders Emirates Team New Zealand have taken delivery in Auckland of the first of the new one-design AC40 class foiling monohull yachts that will be used for the preliminary regattas of the 37th America’s Cup, as well as for the Youth and Women’s
Lessons learned after Swiss capsize in Barcelona
Subscribe now Alinghi Red Bull Racing’s first sailing day aboard their AC36-generation AC75 training boat and development boat in Barcelona, Spain on the final day of August this year was always going to be a milestone moment for the revamped Swiss America’s Cup syndicate. As it turns out
Spain's SailTeam BCN announces Women’s and Youth America’s Cup challenges
Subscribe now A new America’s Cup team founded in Barcelona, Spain – host city for the 37th America’s Cup – has announced it will field teams in the Youth & Women’s America’s Cup events scheduled to run in parallel with AC37 in 2024. The team – which will represent
Dean Barker and Pietro Sibello on hand as Swiss syndicate prepares for first sail after AC75 christening in Barcelona
Swiss syndicate Alinghi Red Bull Racing is within days of becoming the first team in the 37th cycle of the America’s Cup to take to the water following the christening yesterday in Barcelona of the team’s AC75 training boat. Subscribe now Code named Boat Zero and freshly branded
Defender and Challenger first to pick Barcelona team base locations
America’s Cup holders Emirates Team New Zealand and Challenger of Record Ineos Britannia have chosen their respective team base locations in Barcelona, Spain – the host city for AC37 which will take place in the autumn of 2024. The team bases for all the competing teams will be located within
Sebastien Scheitner
The Switzerland SailGP Team may be new to SailGP this season but the Swiss syndicate led by 23-year-old Sebastien Scheitner in fact originates from the young skipper’s Team Tilt – a well established top performing squad on the European GC32 Racing Tour for the last several years.
AC40 boat one reaches final stages of construction in China ahead of Auckland sea trials
The first ever AC40 one-design foiling monohull is reported to be just weeks away from being delivered to America’s Cup holders Emirates Team New Zealand for commissioning and sea trials on Auckland's Hauraki Gulf. The team has released images of the first boat in the final stages
Bumper entry in prospect for 2024 Women’s and Youth America’s Cup events
Subscribe now The organisers of the 37th America’s Cup are planning for as many as 12 teams to compete in both the Women’s and Youth America’s Cup regattas scheduled to take place in Barcelona, Spain in 2024 in parallel with the main event. The Youth and Women’
Answering the call – part 2
Subscribe now Although not yet at full capacity the Swiss Alinghi Red Bull Racing America’s Cup team is nevertheless a complex organisation. Arrivabene expects it to end up similar in scale to previous Alinghi campaigns, but says the syndicate’s configuration will be quite different because of the complex