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Subscribe now The Louis Vuitton Preliminary Regatta starts on Thursday 22 August 2024 in Barcelona with the five Challenger teams and the Defender, Emirates Team New Zealand, lining up in one-on-one match-races with four races per day. The top two boats will contest a one-race, winner-takes-all Grand Final on Sunday
Subscribe now The ultimate endurance and high dynamic sport of rowing has been a rich seam for the teams of the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup to tap for their power units and for Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli they found real talent and explosive raw power in Emanuele Liuzzi
Subscribe now Maxime Guyon from Finistère in the north-west of France, has perhaps one of the most interesting journeys to the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup of all the athletes competing. Not only did Maxime become the first ever Frenchman in history to be crowned World CrossFit Champion back
Subscribe now Charting the journeys of the sailors in the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup is a fascinating project and whilst many of the helms and trimmers came through the elite Olympic sailing programmes of their countries to strike gold, silver or bronze medals, for others it has encompassed
Subscribe now One of the most talked about design features of the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup is the innovation of recumbent cyclors brought in by NYYC American Magic. Where the other teams have gone for a more traditional set-up, the Magicians thought outside of the box, weighing up
Subscribe now Known for his prowess in big-wave riding and pioneering countless water sports, Kai Lenny's visit to the Alinghi Red Bull Racing base introduced him to a new realm on the water as he sailed the team's cutting-edge hydrofoil yachts. Providing hydraulic power as a
Subscribe now Story by Magnus Wheatley Outrageously physically demanding, the role of Cyclor on an AC75 is one of the hardest positions in any sport. Add in the heat and humidity of Barcelona plus the huge demands required to control the sail and mast functions of an AC75 and only
Subscribe now As the intense focus for Emirates Team New Zealand is on the start of the Preliminary Regatta in two weeks’ time, the injection of the Women’s & Youth sailors has added another element to the teams overall preparations for the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup in
Subscribe now Fans of the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup will be salivating at some interesting line-ups right from the off in the Preliminary Regatta with the stand-out pairing being an opening flight (or fight) between the America’s Cup Defenders Emirates Team New Zealand and the beaten finalists
Subscribe now With the stunning trophy from the world-renowned architect and designer Patricia Urquiola now the centrepiece of the Puig Women’s America’s Cup, training for victory has been the focus for all of the teams in June. The British, Americans and Swedish have all been training out of
Subscribe now Emirates Team New Zealand are back sailing in Barcelona. Their AC75 ‘Taihoro’, (meaning to move swiftly as the sea between both sky and earth), did precisely that off the Barcelona waterfront which will be the racecourse for the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup, where racing starts in just
Subscribe now Emirates Team New Zealand’s AC75 Taihoro has safely arrived at the team base in Barcelona after a 28-day journey travelling over 13,000 miles between the Port of Tauranga and the base in the Port of Barcelona. Taihoro, its mast, chase boat and other important consignment was
Subscribe now Ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix this weekend, Alinghi Red Bull Racing was joined by two motorsports icons, 8-time Grand Prix winner Daniel Ricciardo and 8-time MotoGP champion Marc Márquez. Following Max Verstappen’s visit to the Base last year, this week the two racers took it a
Today, Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team drivers Lewis Hamilton and George Russell with Team Principal and CEO Toto Wolff visited INEOS Britannia at their base in Barcelona as preparations continue ahead of the 37th America’s Cup. Hamilton, Russell and Wolff were welcomed by INEOS Britannia Team Principal and Skipper Sir
Subscribe now Alinghi Red Bull Racing got straight back in the saddle today with a full sailing session completed in Barcelona just four days after the team’s latest generation AC75 Boat One was dismasted. Sailing with the MT1 mast in place of the broken MT2 spar the Swiss crew
Subscribe now For many of the sailors in the UniCredit Youth America’s Cup and the inaugural Puig Women’s America’s Cup, their first taste of what to expect has been found on the team simulators that are dotted all over the globe. We have heard rumours of private
