Naples, ItalyNaples, ItalyNaples, ItalyNaples, ItalyThe 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 was rolled back into the shed the focus quickly shifted gear into full pack up mode.
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.
The toughest call in this America’s Cup cycle is undoubtedly who will win the inaugural Puig Women’s America’s Cup. A case can be made for almost any of the teams such is the level of competition and with athletes coming back from Paris Olympic commitments and teams training super-hard both off the water on their simulators or on the water
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’s America’s Cup will receive on 13 October.
We have waited a while to see it, but today Barcelona delivered a solid 17-20 knots of south-south-westerly breeze and gave NYYC American Magic, the only team out on the water on Monday, the chance to open the throttles and show the outrageous performance of a new-gen AC75 in all its glory.
The INEOS Britannia base in the heart of the Port Vell was alive with guests and media for the official naming ceremony of the boat that all British fans hope and believe will be the history-maker and win the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup for the first time in its 173-year history.
From the recent days of relatively calm sailing, today Barcelona reminded all involved in the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup that it’s a venue to be treated with caution and respect as a residual southerly swell mixed with a sharp north-easterly wind chop that filtered in and whipped up a mean average of 1 metre waves to make it interesting.
After a rain-lashing yesterday, Wednesday in Barcelona was a very different prospect although for Alinghi Red Bull Racing, NYYC American Magic, Orient Express Racing Team, and Athena Pathway, they all had to be patient and choose their sailing areas carefully.
The clock continues to count down to what could be the closest contest in living memory with absolutely no outright favourite and every team very much in the running for the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup.
The foiling pathways that have been created via the Puig Women’s America’s Cup and the UniCredit Youth America’s Cup events, are not to be underestimated and what we saw in Auckland today was the next-generation of New Zealand sailing’s superstars coming through strongly aided and cajoled by some of the very best tutors in the business.
However perhaps the most remarkable take-away from the day was just how easily RB3 gained flight in just 5-6 knots of wind and able to build speeds to around 15-16 knots in those conditions.
Barcelona, this epic ‘Jewel in the Sun’ of a beachfront city, served up another absolutely top-class day of building afternoon ‘Garbi’ sea-breeze for the British, Swiss, American and French teams who all just keep on upping the ante in this most thrilling of Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cups.
What a day for New York Yacht Club American Magic who called for all-hands on deck at the base super-early this morning, ahead of rolling out their new AC75 at 5.45am with the first set of slightly asymmetric race foils, rudder and rig all in place and revealing an interesting deck layout putting the helms and trimmers side by side and well forward.
British Challenger of Record’s new AC75 race boat makes sailing debut in Barcelona. Cycling sailors ‘Cyclors’ seen on the British boat for the first time, after collaboration between INEOS Britannia, INEOS Grenadiers and Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team.
Sailing under the banner of Concord Pacific Racing, the Canadian teams have their sights set on victory, aiming to etch their names in history as one of the first women’s teams to compete in a prestigious new chapter of America’s Cup history spanning 173 years
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.
As the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup nears, the intensity ramps up and with four teams revealing their box-fresh AC75s, it’s abundantly clear that different solutions have been found for very similar questions.
The shutters opened at the INEOS Britannia base just after 5am on Saturday, and out into the moonlight under floodlight came the boat that all British fans hope will have the best chance of winning the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup in 173 years
’Taihoro’ symbolises the boat’s evolutionary journey. It represents a transcendence of traditional boundaries, creating a connection between the sea and sky. This vessel is more than a mere craft; it harnesses the power of nature, seamlessly transitioning between realms.
Today was the official launch at the team’s beautiful base in the heart of the Port Vell with Chiara Bertarelli, daughter of Ernesto, cracking the bottle on the foredeck.
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Cagliari, the city that just surprises at every juncture, didn’t disappoint. Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli launched the boat that every Italian fan, the sailing-mad ‘Tifosi’, hopes will win the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup and bring the trophy to the magnificent Island of Sardinia.
There were no flashing lights, no fan fan, just a boat getting rolled out of a shed.
AC Sailing, the ultimate regatta simulator built on actual simulation technology used by America’s Cup teams, will be available for free download on Epic Store and Steam from today April 9th, 19:00 CET
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