Naples, ItalyNaples, ItalyNaples, ItalyNaples, ItalyRace Director Iain Murray was forced to abandon racing on Day 1 of the 37th America’s Cup Preliminary Regatta here in Vilanova as the storms that have filtered up the coast and appeared to be passing, intensified just moments after all six teams docked-out of the Pendennis Vilanova Port.
Tune in to watch all the action from Day 1 of official racing at the America’s Cup Preliminary Regatta in Vilanova, Spain. The AC40s are ready for the real racing to begin!
After the hype and speculation dockside, ultimately it was form that shone through as Emirates Team New Zealand put on a dominant masterclass to win all three of the Practice Races in style.
Prada Linea Rossa returns alongside the Italian aviator on the eve of the Preliminary Regatta
It’s been over two and a half years since the shutters came down on the racing in Auckland for the 36th America’s Cup, but the show’s back on the road with the first of three Preliminary Regattas set to start on the 14th September, in Vilanova i La Geltrú on Spain’s Mediterranean coast.
Emirates Team New Zealand are gearing up for the first Preliminary Regatta of the 37th America’s Cup, to be contested later this week in Vilanova i La Geltrú.
Prysmian Group, world leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, announces today the beginning of a new global partnership as “Official Sponsor” of Alinghi Red Bull Racing, one of the most dynamic names in the history of the America’s Cup.
So, what do we know now? The pre-event practice racing that has been held in Barcelona ahead of the first Preliminary Regatta in Vilanova i La Geltrú from the 14-17 September 2023, has given us an early look into the form and revealed much about the sailor’s approach to pure one-design AC40 fleet racing.
The first Preliminary Regatta on the road to the 37th America’s Cup begins in the beautiful Catalan port of Vilanova i La Geltrú from the 14-17th September 2023 and promises to be one of the most hotly contested regattas anywhere in sailing this year. No team wants a poor result. Everyone is seeking the morale-boost that a good result offers and all are desperate to make the Match Race Final on Su
From almost any vantage point in the Port Vell in Barcelona, the distinctive graphics of the 37th America’s Cup Official Exhibition Centre can be seen. The building, formerly an IMAX cinema complex has been transformed over the past six months into the ‘America’s Cup Experience,’ offering visitors a remarkable, immersive journey through the storied history of the event and up to the modern day.
Four fleet races. Four high-octane spectacles. Proof beyond doubt that foiling monohulls are changing the perception of the sport of sailing with the pure, one-design AC40s providing the ultimate tactical and technique racing.
A day that told us much and nothing all at the same time about form, was nonetheless a spectacle of otherworldly proportions that confirmed the vision of the current Defenders of the America’s Cup and the Challenger of Record, that the 37th America’s Cup will be a thriller.
No history of the America’s Cup is complete without mention of the J Class, the magnificent sloops that competed for the trophy in three editions between 1930 and 1937.
America’s Cup today announced a new technological partnership with ACCIÓ, the public agency for the competitiveness of Catalan enterprise which is part of the Ministry of Business and Labour of the Generalitat of Catalonia.
INEOS Britannia pushed hard on Tuesday with a two-boat programme, launching both their LEQ12 prototype ‘T6’ followed by their AC40 ‘Athena’ as preparations for the first Preliminary Regatta in Vilanova i La Geltrú ramp up.
In a meeting of champions, the America’s Cup Defender Emirates Team New Zealand, has welcomed the MotoGP World Champions, Francesco “Pecco” Bagnaia, and the Ducati Lenovo Team at their base in Barcelona.
The first Preliminary Regatta in Vilanova i La Geltrú is looming ever larger on the horizon and the America’s Cup teams are all eyeing a decent, morale-boosting showing.
Shimmering in the heat, the Barcelona cityscape was the perfect backdrop for a perfect day on the water for three America’s Cup teams all pushing hard to find the ‘edges’ and eke performance.
IN THE WAKE OF LUNA ROSSA: THE EXTREME WAKEBOARDING OF NIKOLAS PLYTAS
The Orient Express Racing Team base at the western end of the Port Vell became an operational sailing base today with the maiden sail of their beautiful, new AC40 replete with its eye-catching blue and gold livery to match the sailing talent onboard.
Today, as the Rolex TP52 World Championship fleet eagerly awaited the wind’s arrival, we were graced by the highly anticipated appearance of the French AC40. The Orient Express Racing Team (OERT) took to the water today for testing, gearing up to join their fellow competitors in the America’s Cup Preliminary Regattas.
And then there were six…The Orient Express Racing Team have made a very welcome sight as the sixth team to become operational in Barcelona out of their base at the western end of the Port Vell harbour as the team’s beautiful new AC40 with one of the best colour schemes was launched and tow-tested with a target of first official sailing today.
Time on the water is a valuable commodity in the America’s Cup, it always has been and despite a challenging weather window in Barcelona, INEOS Britannia set out offshore to find stability in the breeze in the afternoon and a slightly better sea state than inshore around the Barceloneta racecourse.
It’s rare for professional sailors to look at a boat and go: “how does that work?” But down in Barcelona there is such a craft – the Patín de Vela, or more commonly the Patín Catalán – a hugely popular 18-foot-long, beach-launched catamaran with a 5.24-foot beam that has no rudder, no centreboard, no boom and is controlled by minute adjustments on the dovetail mainsail and exquisite use of body we
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