Naples, ItalyNaples, ItalyNaples, ItalyNaples, ItalyInches and hard yards were fought for in Barcelona today in a classic final race at the Louis Vuitton Cup, and when the dust settled from the on-water fireworks, it was INEOS Britannia that emerged as the top Challenger and secured their place in the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup Match, where they will face the Defender Emirates Team New Zealand, with racing beginning on October 12.
INEOS Britannia, the British Challenger of Record competing for the Royal Yacht Squadron Ltd, has won the Louis Vuitton Cup and a place in the 37th America’s Cup Match against Defender’s Emirates Team New Zealand. Ben Ainslie’s crew is the first British team in 60 years to secure a spot in the match, after beating Italian team Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli 7-4 in the Louis Vuitton Cup Final, a first-to
Inches and hard yards were fought for in Barcelona today in a classic final race at the Louis Vuitton Cup, and when the dust settled from the on-water fireworks, it was INEOS Britannia that emerged as the top Challenger and secured their place in the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup Match, where they will face the Defender Emirates Team New Zealand, with racing beginning on October 12.
Excitement has been building in Barcelona for what is expected to be the closest of regattas with the inaugural Puig Women’s America’s Cup attracting the world’s greatest women sailors for the first ever staging of this all-female America’s Cup.
One of the most anticipated events of the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup is without doubt the Puig Women’s America’s Cup starting on Saturday 5th October.
The Louis Vuitton Cup (Challenger Selections Series) will determine which team will face the Defender Emirates Team New Zealand in the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup Match.
The America’s Cup e-Series culminated today in a groundbreaking event that blurred the lines between the virtual and real worlds of sailing. eSailingCentral (Liam Dimock, New Zealand, 14) and Booshify (Robbie Wooldridge, New Zealand, 19), the top two finishers in the inaugural e-Series championship, took on the NYYC American Magic Women’s Team in the unprecedented “Gamer to Sailor” race, held on t
Momentum in sport can be an infuriatingly sparse commodity, but once it begins it can become an unstoppable force. Today in Barcelona as the tense duel continued between INEOS Britannia and Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli it was the British who sailed supremely to break the deadlock with two race wins that leave them 6-4 up in this first-to-seven-points series.
The Louis Vuitton Cup (Challenger Selections Series) will determine which team will face the Defender Emirates Team New Zealand in the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup Match.
The Louis Vuitton Cup Final between INEOS Britannia and Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli is starting to resemble the most tense of penalty shoot-outs. Every time one team feels they have the upper-hand, the other responds and at the end of another truly outstanding day of super-high-octane racing in Barcelona, it’s all square at 4-4 in this first-to-seven points series.
The Louis Vuitton Cup Final continues to be the closest of competitions as INEOS Britannia and Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli end another race day on even points. The British Challenger of Record, racing for the Royal Yacht Squadron Ltd, started day four of the first-to-seven series with a race win against the Italians, before they then came back to secure the second race win and level the scoreboard on
The Louis Vuitton Cup (Challenger Selections Series) will determine which team will face the Defender Emirates Team New Zealand in the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup Match.
The decision to utilise the first Reserve Day of the Louis Vuitton Cup proved to be a far-sighted one by Race Director, Iain Murray, as perfect conditions greeted INEOS Britannia and Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli today for the fourth day of their epic, locked-in battle to win the Louis Vuitton Cup.
The America’s Cup has concluded its first-ever esports season, the America’s Cup e-Series, with a thrilling Grand Final event in Barcelona that saw eSailingCentral (Liam Dimock / New Zealand) emerge victorious, claiming the coveted e-Series trophy and the €25,000 (approx $44,000 NZD) grand prize.
INEOS Britannia and Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli, the outstanding finalists in the Louis Vuitton Cup were kept on standby prior to racing today as a solid Mediterranean ‘Garbi’ breeze pushed frustratingly above the stipulated 21-knot upper wind-range.
The Louis Vuitton Cup (Challenger Selections Series) will determine which team will face the Defender Emirates Team New Zealand in the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup Match.
After a near two-hour delay waiting for a southerly ‘Migjorn’ thermal breeze to eke its way above the wind-limit of 6.5 knots, finally racing got underway between INEOS Britannia and Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli just after 1600 CET on the second day of their epic first-to-seven-points Louis Vuitton Cup Final series.
The Louis Vuitton Cup (Challenger Selections Series) will determine which team will face the Defender Emirates Team New Zealand in the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup Match.
Watch a short clip featuring our friends from the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron
If proof were required as to just how closely matched the two teams in the Louis Vuitton Cup Final are, today in stunning and breezy Barcelona conditions, INEOS Britannia and Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli went toe-to-toe throughout the day’s two races and at the end shared a race win apiece.
Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli’s young guns, generational talent, dominated the UniCredit Youth America’s Cup Final with a comprehensive victory over NYYC American Magic in a high-adrenaline, six-leg, race sailed in winds up to 18 knots and big waves.
‘To win the America’s Cup, first you have to win the Louis Vuitton Cup.’ It is one of the most famous phrases that surrounds this pinnacle sporting contest with the richest of histories dating back 173 years, and it’s now on the line as the ultimate prize for the two outstanding Challengers of this Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup.
It could well be billed as the ‘battle of the new age’ as two of the world’s finest young sailing talents go head-to-head for the UniCredit Youth America’s Cup title. Marco Gradoni, the mercurial and fast-coming Italian talent from Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli, and Harry Melges – the latest generation of an exceptional US racing dynasty – representing NYYC American Magic, both sealed their places in t
Concord Pacific Racing’s Youth Team showed tremendous heart and resilience but narrowly missed out on a spot in the UniCredit Youth America’s Cup semi-finals after finishing the qualifying series in fourth place today.
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