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Race days and events

  1. 2pm · Sun 23 May, 12:00am NZ
    Up nextLouis Vuitton Cup Stage 1: The Fleet Racing OpenerNaples, Italy
  2. Louis Vuitton Cup Stage 2: The Match Racing GauntletNaples, Italy
  3. Louis Vuitton Cup Stage 3: The Repêchage WeekendNaples, Italy
  4. Louis Vuitton Cup: 38th America’s Cup MatchNaples, Italy

Coverage

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INEOS Britannia opens Louis Vuitton Cup Semi-Final with two solid wins against the Swiss

The Semi-Final of the Louis Vuitton Cup (Challenger Selection Series) began with two back-to-back wins in impressive style for INEOS Britannia. The British Challenger of Record, racing for the Royal Yacht Squadron Ltd in the 37th America’s Cup, finished both races against Alinghi Red Bull Racing with a lead of more than 1300m. The Brits had two races against the Swiss, after choosing them as their

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INEOS Britannia selects Alinghi Red Bull Racing for the semi-finals of the Louis Vuitton Cup

The rumour mill was silenced this morning at the Press Conference on the eve of the Louis Vuitton Cup semi-finals with confirmation by Sir Ben Ainslie that INEOS Britannia had selected Alinghi Red Bull Racing as their opponent in the first-to-five series. The British team also selected starboard entry in their first encounter against the Swiss and chose the second start of the day. The British tea

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New rivalries set to be ignited at the UniCredit Youth America’s Cup

The UniCredit Youth America’s Cup is a glimpse into the very future of the America’s Cup itself. The crucible of ambition and, indeed, the very cauldron of competition, the waters of Barcelona are going to be jumping to a very different beat between September 17-26 when new rivalries will be ignited that could well define the destiny of the oldest trophy in international sports for decades to come

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Orient Express Racing Team – From a dream to reality

As we say a sad but fond ‘au revoir’ to the enigmatic French Challenger for the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup, there’s a very strong feeling that although this may be the end in 2024, it is very much the start of something special for the French syndicate. The team have won a new legion of fans from around the world with the way they have approached this campaign, and they leave the competition

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British lead into Louis Vuitton Cup semi-finals as France bow out in style

It was a day of tie-breaks and heartbreaks as the Round Robin stage of the Louis Vuitton Cup drew to a close. For INEOS Britannia, the Challenger of Record, it was unbridled joy as they secured the top spot in the Challenger standings after a dramatic race-off with Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli, whilst for Orient Express Racing Team, the late Challenger from France, unfortunately their regatta is over

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Another Kiwi win as racing concludes in the Louis Vuitton Round Robin

Racing concluded on several fronts in Barcelona today – the end of the Louis Vuitton Round Robin signalled the temporary end of racing for Emirates Team New Zealand with a win over NYYCAmerican Magic in their last race. The next time they line-up to race will be the highly-anticipated race day one of the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup Match on the 12th of October.

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Fine margins and exciting racing on day six of the Louis Vuitton Cup

After thunderstorms cut short racing on Tuesday and cancelled racing yesterday, INEOS Britannia finally got underway in Round Robin 2 this afternoon. The British Challenger of Record, racing for the Royal Yacht Squadron in the 37th America’s Cup, took on NYYC American Magic in the first race of the day and Defender Emirates Team New Zealand in the third. Despite putting on a solid performance in w

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Thunderbolts and lightening as Swiss score crucial win

Rain clouds coming off the mountains to the north of Barcelona produced some challenging and dynamic conditions with enormous shifts in the wind on day one of the Louis Vuitton Cup second Round Robin – the stage of the Challenger Selection Series where every race really matters. It’s ultra-serious from here on in with the immutable fact that for one team on Sunday, if everything goes to schedule,

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Dramatic weather cuts short high voltage racing

It was the start of the second-round robin in Barcelona on a volatile and varied weather day with rain, thunderstorms and an 8-16 knot breeze oscillating around the weather windows and making for a very shifty racecourse for the sailors to navigate.

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Tight at the top end of the Louis Vuitton Cup Opening Round Robin

Barcelona delivered some stunning conditions on the fourth day of the first round robin stage of the Louis Vuitton Cup with an easterly breeze that oscillated around 10 knots allowing the Race Committee to set a course running close to the Barceloneta beachfront and providing a superb sailing spectacle. The sailors were on point too, delivering an all-action day packed with lead changes, overtakes

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Penitence and accuracy rewarded on day three of Louis Vuitton Cup

It was a tough day at the office for the world’s greatest sailors competing at the Louis Vuitton Cup in Barcelona with light winds eliciting those sporting extremes of both elation and frustration. It was a day where the slightest drop in concentration or fall in wind pressure could spell disaster, but it was the Italian team of Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli who showed outstanding skill, winning two po

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Emirates Team New Zealand return to racing

After a dramatic 45-hour repair of their AC75, Taihoro, following a haul-out incident after racing on Thursday, Emirates Team New Zealand returned to the racecourse in Barcelona today. They gained another point against Orient Express Team France, who failed to start the scheduled race due to equipment issues.

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Wind shuts down after two races on second day of Louis Vuitton Cup

A tricky day for the Race Officers at the Louis Vuitton Cup who managed to get two races completed before the wind shut-down to below the 6.5 knot lower limit average across a zephyr-laden course and caused the racing to be reluctantly cancelled ahead of the start between the Italian and American teams.

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The talented shore crew’s drive to sail tomorrow

The Emirates Team New Zealand design and shore crews have been working non-stop since yesterday’s haul out incident which damaged the AC75 ‘Taihoro’. After a long evening that went late into the night and the boat was safely back in the shed, a structured and precise repair plan has been in process.