Naples, ItalyNaples, ItalyNaples, ItalyNaples, Italy2024 has been another extraordinary year for Emirates Team New Zealand which managed an unprecedented 3rd successive America’s Cup victory winning 7-2 in the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup against INEOS Britannia in Barcelona.
They got further than any British team in 60 years, but INEOS Britannia fell at the final hurdle. Successful Olympic sailor Sir Ben Ainslie takes us inside the searing competition of the America’s Cup – reflecting on the triumphs, the tragedies and the disparities that, in the end, made a crucial difference.
We won’t know where the 38th America’s Cup will be held until June 2025. If you were making the decision, where would it be held?
In the 2024 Sports Technology Annual Review and Power List published today, Emirates Team New Zealand has been ranked at #5 on the global Sports Technology Power List by The STA Group who champions the best sports technology globally.
The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron (RNZYS) and Emirates Team New Zealand are pleased to confirm that the RNZYS has accepted a Notice of Challenge for the 38th America’s Cup (AC38) from the Royal Yacht Squadron Limited, represented by INEOS Britannia, which will act as the Challenger of Record for AC38.
Emirates Team New Zealand have completed one of the most successful America’s Cup campaigns in history. For the Defender, Emirates Team New Zealand having won the America’s Cup three times in a row, it now presents an unprecedented opportunity for the continued growth of the America’s Cup from the strongest foundation of success in recent history.
The Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup provided insight into the future of professional sailing, showcasing what works and what doesn’t in high-performance racing. Here are some key takeaways from the event:
INEOS Britannia, the British Challenger of Record racing for the Royal Yacht Squadron Ltd, saw its campaign to win the 37th America’s Cup come to an end after a 7-2 defeat to the Defender, Emirates Team New Zealand.
The most successful British Challenge in over 90 years ended in defeat in the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup Match after a spirited series against the Defender, Emirates Team New Zealand, that was closer and more hard-fought than the 7-2 scoreline suggests.
Move over “three-peat”—it’s time to embrace the “Three-Pete!” Why? Because Peter Burling, our very own Kiwi sailing sensation, has led Emirates Team New Zealand to their third America’s Cup triumph under his helmsmanship, and it’s time to give him the name-check he deserves.
It’s exciting to hear that the 38th America’s Cup challenge has already been issued by the Royal Yacht Squadron and accepted by the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron.
Emirates Team New Zealand concluded a historic chapter, winning the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup after an epic final showdown in Barcelona against the Challenger of Record, INEOS Britannia, in a single race that ebbed and flowed from the outset but ultimately saw the Kiwis secure victory by 37 seconds.
Who will be crowned the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup Winner? Defender Emirates Team New Zealand or Challenger INEOS Britannia.
It was a fired-up, proficient and efficient Emirates Team New Zealand that aced the hardest to interpret wind direction here in Barcelona and took two clean races off the fast-charging Challenger of Record, INEOS Britannia who left very little out on the water today but succumbed to a masterclass of weather reading and boatspeed.
Emirates Team New Zealand reached match point after an exciting day of racing off Barceloneta Beach, packed with thousands of Kiwi and British fans, following the nail-biting action.
Who will be crowned the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup Winner? Defender Emirates Team New Zealand or Challenger INEOS Britannia.
INEOS Britannia, the British Challenger of Record racing for the Royal Yacht Squadron Ltd, has secured two race wins against Emirates Team New Zealand in the 37th America’s Cup Match.
A warm and humid day in Barcelona yielded southerly thermal breezes of 7-11 knots for two absorbing races in the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup Match that saw INEOS Britannia, the Challenger of Record, take back-to-back victories to move the scoreline to 4-2 and halt the early-series momentum that had been building in favour of Emirates Team New Zealand.
Kiwi supporters gather in growing numbers to the port walls and inside Emirates Team New Zealand’s base for dock-out, as Barcelona welcomes the fans and Race Day Four of the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup Match.
Who will be crowned the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup Winner? Defender Emirates Team New Zealand or Challenger INEOS Britannia.
Ben Ainslie, Team Principal and Skipper of INEOS Britannia, has vowed that the team will “keep pushing all the way” in the 37th America’s Cup Match. The British Challenger of Record, racing for the Royal Yacht Squadron Ltd, is battling Defenders Emirates Team New Zealand and is currently 4-0 down in the first-to-seven series. The fourth race took place on Monday and it was the closest one of the M
Emirates Team New Zealand COO Kevin Shoebridge, fondly known as ‘Shoeb’ was inducted into the America’s Cup Hall of Fame at the Induction Gala dinner in Barcelona’s Maritime Museum last night.
In a closely fought race that rewarded the most marginal of gains Emirates Team New Zealand took one more point in the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup Match this afternoon in Barcelona with a fourth consecutive victory over INEOS Britannia that advanced them to within three points of victory in this first-to-seven series.
Monday was used as a single race, catch-up day by the Race Committee, completing race four of the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup Match. Conditions were relatively calm, while the tension in both Emirates Team New Zealand and INEOS Britannia continues to increase with each day.
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