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Subscribe now The Rules Committee for the 37th America’s Cup has been announced today with a trio of highly qualified members who will be in charge of maintaining the rules and regulations in relation to all AC37 race yachts. They are, Mark Ellis (UK), Marc Wintermantel (SUI) and Stan
Subscribe now Fourteen sailors have been selected to join the Alinghi Red Bull Racing crew and represent the Société Nautique de Genève as a Challenger for the 37th America’s Cup. The 14 selected are all young, Swiss and talented, with solid experience in foiling, fast boats, rowing and cycling;
Subscribe now Sir Ben Ainslie’s British America’s Cup Challenger of Record, Ineos Britannia, will set up a training base on the Spanish Mediterranean island of Mallorca this summer as the UK syndicate ramps up its sailing operations ahead of the 37th America’s Cup in 2024. A formal
Pensacola, F.L. – Nearly a decade ago, Tom Slingsby helped an American team win the most prestigious trophy in sailing, the 34th America’s Cup. In 2024, he hopes to do it again. New York Yacht Club American Magic is pleased to announce it has signed Slingsby, a 2012 Olympic
Grant Dalton generally doesn’t give much away with his facial expressions. Nevertheless I thought I could detect just a hint of satisfaction as he fielded questions in a Zoom call with the sailing media minutes after announcing Barcelona as the venue of the next edition of the America’s
Subscribe now Emirates Team New Zealand and the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron have confirmed that the city of Barcelona in the region of Catalonia as the Host Venue for the 37th America’s Cup to be held in September and October of 2024. A mixture of history and modernity,
Subscribe now According to an article on Spanish news outlet Cronica the city of Barcelona has been chosen to host the 37th America’s Cup – beating off challenges from Jeddah in Saudi Arabia, Cork in Ireland, and Malaga, Spain. There has been no official announcement from the 36th America’s
Subscribe now Newport, R.I. – Today, New York Yacht Club American Magic, the U.S. sailing team challenging for the 37th America’s Cup, confirmed the initial core sailing team roster: Tom Burnham, Lucas Calabrese, Andrew Campbell, Riley Gibbs, Paul Goodison, Michael Menninger, and Dan Morris. Tom Burnham (Newport, R.
Subscribe now Although there has been little in the way of official announcements from the America’s Cup world it appears there has been plenty going on behind the scenes. Venue negotiations: Rumours and leaks The countdown to the announcement of the venue for the 37th America’s Cup is
Subscribe now America’s Cup holders Emirates Team New Zealand have confirmed the core sailing team line up for their campaign to defend the America’s Cup for a second time. The sailing squad is based around six key sailors including the 36th America’s Cup winning helmsman Peter Burling
Subscribe now British Olympic gold medalist and three-time Moth world champion Paul Goodison has revealed that he has re-signed with the New York Yacht Club American Magic syndicate for a second consecutive tilt at winning the America’s Cup. Goodison – who raced the 36th America’s Cup as wing trimmer
Just over 11 months since Emirates Team New Zealand’s AC75 ‘Te Rehutai’ crossed the finish line to claim the 36th America’s Cup, its younger sister class- the AC40 is already in production. While much of the world was having a well-earned break during the transition from 2021 into
Subscribe now The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron formally accepted the New York Yacht Club American Magic's challenge for the 37th America's Cup to be held in 2024 – the third additional challenge accepted for AC37. "It is great to be back in the America’s
Subscribe now Ineos Britannia’s new chief designer Dr. Martin Fischer looks exactly the way you expect a brilliant scientist/naval architect to look. Serious and steely-eyed behind an impressively large pair of black framed spectacles, the German designer’s appearance is softened considerably by his hairstyle – an undeniably unruly
Subscribe now The New York Yacht Club and American Magic – the syndicate founded by US businessmen and keen sailors Hap Fauth and Doug DeVos – have announced a challenge for the 37th America’s Cup. The news came in separate press releases from the team and the yacht club issued this
Subscribe now One of the most exciting new aspects of the 37th America’s Cup cycle is the introduction of a new America’s Cup class – a scaled down 40-foot foiling monohull version of the AC75 class, known as the AC40. Sailed by a crew of four, the teams can
