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Subscribe now After a rigorous selection process last year, Alinghi Red Bull Racing announced their final roster for the UniCredit Youth & Puig Women’s America’s Cup in September, featuring 12 talented sailors to represent Switzerland. Since their selection, the athletes have been engaged in various individual projects and
Subscribe now With just over two months to go before Barcelona becomes the global capital of nautical sports thanks to the 37th edition of the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup, the presence of the world's most important regatta in the Catalan capital is felt more and more each
Subscribe now Orient Express Racing Team, the charismatic French challenger for the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup, this week unveiled the boat that all of France hopes will finally deliver victory to this sailing-mad nation. And what a sight she was, with a classy royal blue livery and a
Subscribe now Concord Green Energy, along with lead sponsors RBC and TELUS, has unveiled the Concord Pacific Racing squad for Canada’s first-ever campaign at the historic Puig Women’s America’s Cup and UniCredit Youth America’s Cup, set to take place in Barcelona later this year. Supported by
Subscribe now The gears shift quickly at Emirates Team New Zealand. After an intense few weeks launching, commissioning and training onboard Taihoro in Auckland, sailing 14 out of 18 days in late April and early May, there was no time to slow down. The moment Taihoro hit the dock and
Subscribe now The stunning trophy for the inaugural Puig Women's America's Cup, was presented this morning by Puig at the Fundació Joan Miró. The Spanish architect and designer Patricia Urquiola was commissioned to design and shape the trophy that the winning team of the Puig Women&
Subscribe now Swedish Challenge, powered by Artemis Technologies, has announced the six sailors who will form the Swedish Challenge Women’s Team and compete in the 37th America’s Cup on October 5 in Barcelona. Among them is Olympic hopeful Vilma Bobeck from Stockholm: “It has always been a big
Subscribe now BARCELONA, SPAIN, 19 May 2024 – INEOS Chairman Sir Jim Ratcliffe joined Sir Ben Ainslie as a cyclor onboard INEOS Britannia’s flying America’s Cup race boat which is capable of reaching speeds of 100Km/h. Sir Jim went on-board Britannia in one of the Cyclor positions for
Subscribe now BARCELONA, SPAIN, 18 May 2024 – INEOS Britannia, the British Challenger of Record racing for the Royal Yacht Squadron Ltd in the 37th America’s Cup, has christened its AC75 race boat “Britannia” at an official naming ceremony in Barcelona. The event was led by INEOS Chairman Sir Jim
Subscribe now NYYC American Magic team members and their families gathered at the Barcelona team base for a christening ceremony preceding the sail of their new AC75, the foiling monohull set to be tested and raced by New York Yacht Club American Magic this summer in advance of the 37th
Subscribe now Vancouver, BC - Wednesday, May 1, 2024 — Team Canada has announced that three of Canada’s leading corporations, Concord Green Energy (Concord Pacific), RBC and TELUS, will sponsor its historic bid at the inaugural Puig Women’s America’s Cup and the UniCredit Youth America’s Cup in
Subscribe now INEOS Britannia’s new race boat for the 37th America’s Cup has set sail for the very first time. The British Challenger’s AC75 took to the water in Barcelona with Olympic Gold medallists Sir Ben Ainslie and Giles Scott at the Helm on Wednesday 1st May.
Subscribe now On Thursday, April 25th, B3 made its debut as it emerged from the NYYC American Magic base. Previously hidden, it had traveled 3,500 miles from its construction at the build facility in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, to its current home in Barcelona. B3 made its public debut for
Subscribe now INEOS Britannia, the British Challenger of Record representing Royal Yacht Squadron Ltd for the 37th America’s Cup, has revealed its AC75 race boat for the very first time. The 75ft vessel, code-named RB3, emerged from the INEOS Britannia base in Barcelona on Saturday 20 April for rig
Subscribe now Twenty-five years after the launch of the first Luna Rossa (in 1999), the Italian challenger's America's Cup hull No.10 first touched water today: it is the AC75 foiling monohull with which Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli will participate in the 37th America's
Subscribe now April 12, 2024: After an intensive 10 month building program, Emirates Team New Zealand’s brand new AC75 emerged from their Wynyard Point base today in preparation for its launch and commissioning phase in Auckland this month. The boat was wheeled out to have its rig stepped and
