Naples, ItalyNaples, ItalyNaples, ItalyNaples, ItalyIt was a day when the brightest youth sailing talent on the planet announced their arrival into the big league after an outstanding day of racing at the UniCredit Youth America’s Cup that saw a total of six races completed in superb Barcelona conditions.
The Emirates Team New Zealand Youth America’s Cup team, missed out on the cut for the top six semi-final after four dramatic races in Barcelona today.
A teasing light weather system sat over Barcelona today with bruised, early morning clouds delivering rain to the area before clearing in the afternoon, leaving mere zephyrs across the racecourse of the UniCredit Youth America’s Cup. As a result, the fleet of AC40s were held ashore at the outstanding facilities of the ‘nou’ Port Olímpic, leaving the best youth sailors in the world itching to get r
The UniCredit Youth America’s Cup – The top three teams from each group progress into a Final Series of four races to decide the top two teams that will go head-to-head in a winner-takes-all Final Match Race.
It was some of the best racing we’ve seen in this fabulous summer of sailing in Barcelona with the Invited Teams of the UniCredit Youth America’s Cup having a rip-roaring day in a big sea state that rewarded accuracy and consistency in the foiling AC40 yachts. Five races were completed in an easterly ‘Llevant’ wind that peaked at just over 17 knots atop a swell and waveform that challenged the sai
The opening day of fleet racing for the Invited Teams from Australia, Canada, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, and Sweden in the UniCredit Youth America’s Cup, saw Mother Nature ultimately dictate the schedule, but it was SailTeam BCN, the local heroes, who stole the headlines with a win in the day’s only race.
Representing the New York Yacht Club in the America’s Cup comes with a huge amount of responsibility and a serious weight of expectation. The most famous yacht club in the world, the architects of ‘America’s Cup,’ is an elite organisation built on excellence and a reputation that is peerless. Standing on the shoulders of the giants of the sport, the club’s glittering Cup roster includes names that
INEOS Britannia has secured its spot in the Louis Vuitton Cup Final, Ben Ainslie’s crew is the first team to progress to the Final, after winning the required five races against its opponent, Alinghi Red Bull Racing (SUI).
After six highly competitive qualifying rounds, the America’s Cup e-Series–the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup’s debut esports league–will culminate in a thrilling Grand Final showdown in Barcelona on September 28, 2024.
Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli, the team representing the Circolo della Vela Sicilia yacht club, secured their place in the Louis Vuitton Cup Final after a last race against NYYC American Magic where there were plenty more questions than answers before the starting gun fired.
The team that lit up Barcelona in more ways than one and staged a dynamic, forward-looking challenge for the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup, exits at the semi-final stage of the Louis Vuitton Cup with lessons learned and a laser-focus on continuity. It has been a pleasure for Cup fans around the world to watch this young Swiss team develop into a potent force at the highest level of sailing and,
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.
A day of wildly swinging fortunes on a tricky Barcelona racetrack saw the Challenger of Record, INEOS Britannia, secure their place in the Louis Vuitton Cup Final with a win over Alinghi Red Bull Racing in the pair’s second race of the day. Meanwhile, in the other side of the draw NYYC American Magic kept the American dream alive with two critical wins over Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli that takes thei
Remember the names of Marco Gradoni and Gianluigi Ugolini, two nailed-on future stars of the America’s Cup for sure, who today confirmed their top billing, scoring two straight wins for Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli on day two of the UniCredit Youth America’s Cup.
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.
Sometimes, good things take time, and after a lengthy delay on day one of the UniCredit Youth America’s Cup in Barcelona as the lower-end wind-limit of 7.5 knots struggled to be met, suddenly, in the early evening the regatta roared into life. Pressure thundered in from the south-east as dark, angry cloud cover came in from across the Mediterranean, delivering a gusty, solid, 14-16 knots atop a bu
The highly anticipated first day of racing for Group A in the Unicredit Youth America’s Cup was a long test of patience for the sailors and spectators who had to wait over three hours for the wind to arrive- and arrive it did.
The UniCredit Youth America’s Cup – The top three teams from each group progress into a Final Series of four races to decide the top two teams that will go head-to-head in a winner-takes-all Final Match Race.
Sport has a funny habit of throwing up surprises and on what was billed as a potential day of elimination in the Louis Vuitton Cup Semi-Finals, what unfolded turned out to be the complete opposite with both Alinghi Red Bull Racing and NYYC American Magic scoring race wins in difficult conditions, to keep their competition hopes alive.
After an early-morning photocall at the Hivernacle del Parc de la Ciutadella the next generation of sailing superstars were presented at a Press Conference ahead of tomorrow’s start of the UniCredit Youth America’s Cup, the ultimate shop-window and entry to the professional ranks. Now in its third iteration, the competition has a history of creating a pathway to the senior America’s Cup teams with
INEOS Britannia, the British Challenger of Record racing for the Royal Yacht Squadron Ltd in the 37th America’s Cup, has ended day two of the Louis Vuitton Cup Semi-Final with two more wins against Alinghi Red Bull Racing (SUI).
Consistency paid off for Booshify last night in the sixth America’s Cup e-Series Qualifier as this 19-year-old Kiwi sailor secured his place in the Grand Final and a shot at the prize pot of some €50,000 on September 28 2024.
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.
Stellar conditions on a stunning Sunday in Barcelona, brought the crowds out at the Fanzones and Race Village and gave a truly global audience a thrilling spectacle of top-class racing in the dynamic AC75 yachts. As the sun sets on a glorious day, the points table shows Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli and INEOS Britannia, after scoring double race wins, just one point away from eliminating their opponent
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