The America’s Cup Challenger Selection series, the Louis Vuitton Cup will start on Thursday 29 August 2024 and will run through until 7 October 2024 and will see all the America’s Cup challengers (plus the Defender) competing in their AC75 America’s Cup boats.

For those wondering how to watch the Louis Vuitton Cup there are a whole host of options and many of the Louis Vuitton Cup and America’s Cup streams are free depending which country you are in.

Louis Vuitton Cup racing yesterday, Wednesday 4 August, was cancelled due to storms in Barcelona, but racing should resume today Thursday, before the second Louis Vuitton Cup Round Robin concludes over the weekend.

What is the Louis Vuitton Cup schedule?

Racing for the Louis Vuitton Cup gets underway each day at 14:00 CEST and racing should take place between 14:00 and 17:00. The format is match racing – as is always the case for the America’s Cup. So each race will be one team racing a single other team. Each team will race every other team twice over the course of the event and the two top teams will go through to a final race.

Read all our America’s Cup reports to catch up on the latest racing and our analysis of where each team stands.  

The planned schedule for the rest of the Louis Vuitton Cup can be seen in this image:

Looking for a free America’s Cup Sailing live stream? The event will be free in the UK on Youtube and the America’s Cup website. Full details on how to watch The 2024 America’s Cup live stream just below.

How to stream the Louis Vuitton Cup in the UK for free

America’s Cup racing for the UK audience will be available on a number of platforms. The easiest way to watch the action for free will be via either the America’s Cup Website, via the America’s Cup Youtube Channel. The racing will also be available on TnT Sports – an add on to Discovery + with a cost of £30.99 per month. And it will also be available on Eurosport.

If you try to watch your domestic coverage from anywhere outside your home country, you’ll soon find a problem – geo-blocking. That’s where the broadcaster prevents you from watching your usual feed from abroad. It’s a common problem for sports fans all over the world.

By downloading and installing a VPN, you can effectively trick your computer into thinking that it’s back at home. Our sister title, TechRadar has done extensive testing of the best VPN service and Nord VPN consistently comes out on top.

How to use a VPN to watch the Louis Vuitton Cup racing

Using a VPN is as easy as one-two-three…

1. Download and install a VPN – as we say, the top choice according to our sister title is NordVPN.
2. Connect to the appropriate server location – open the VPN app, hit ‘choose location’ and select the appropriate location, eg: ‘Australia’ for 9Now.
3. Go to the broadcaster’s stream – head to your home broadcaster’s site or app and watch as if you were at home – Youtube or the America’s Cup website for UK viewers.

How to watch the Louis Vuitton Cup in New Zealand

New Zealand has a similar set up to the UK in that America’s Cup racing can be streamed free and live via the America’s Cup Youtube channel or via the Website.

Stuff Group and Warner Bros. Discovery earlier this year entered into a partnership with Emirates Team New Zealand to provide extensive, live and lively coverage of the America’s Cup in New Zealand. You’ll be able to watch all of their coverage live via Stuff and also ThreeNow.

How to stream the Louis Vuitton Cup in the USA for free

For America’s Cup viewers in the United States the options are a little more limited. America’s Cup racing will be available to stream for free via the America’s Cup website, but it will be on a 24 hour delay.

Those living in the USA and wanting to watch the America’s Cup racing action live will need to sign up to ESPN+ for the duration of the event in order to watch live. ESPN+ is $10.99 a month.

When is America’s Cup Racing 2024?

America’s Cup Louis Vuitton Preliminary Regatta: 22-25 August 2024
Louis Vuitton Cup: 29 August 7 October
Youth America’s Cup: 17-26 September
Women’s America’s Cup: 5-13 October
37th America’s Cup: 12-27 October

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