The fourth day of racing in the Louis Vuitton Cup – the challenger selection series for the America’s Cup proper – took place today. Sunday 1 September in Barcelona, with…
America’s Cup team: INEOS Britannia
Super Saturday? What we learnt from bumper race day on Louis Vuitton Cup Day 3
After the upset to the schedule caused by Defenders Emirates Team New Zealand’s dramatic crash of its boat down onto the cradle during lift-out after racing on Day 1, and…
A drift-off and a ‘pointless’ race: Wind doesn’t play ball for the Louis Vuitton Cup Day 2
The second day of the Louis Vuitton Cup Round Robbin series – the America’s Cup challenger selection series – took place today Friday 30 August in Barcelona, but it was…
Unexpected winners: what we learned from the Louis Vuitton Cup Day 1
It was not the start that anyone hoped for, for the opening day of racing at the America’s Cup challenger selection series, the Louis Vuitton Cup. Racing was due to…
New Zealand win thrilling America’s Cup Preliminary Regatta Final + what we learned from the racing
The fourth and final day of racing in the 37th America’s Cup Preliminary Regatta 2024 saw very tricky conditions for the foiling AC75 monohulls today, Sunday 25 August. It wasn’t…
One win, one loss for British on Day 3 of America’s Cup Preliminary Regatta
The third day of racing for the 37th America’s Cup Preliminary Regatta 2024 got underway in 11 knots today in Barcelona providing solid foiling conditions for the AC75 monohulls that…
What we learned from the second day of the America’s Cup Preliminary Regatta
The second day of racing in the 37th America’s Cup Preliminary Regatta 2024 got underway in 10 knots with flat water today in Barcelona providing near-perfect conditions for the foiling…
America’s Cup Preliminary Regatta Day 1 report: Lessons for teams and organisers alike
Nearly four years after we last saw AC75s fighting it out on the water, today, Thursday 22nd August 2024 saw the foiling monohulls back on the water. The six teams…
Dylan Fletcher-Scott Britain’s 2024 America’s Cup skipper
Dylan Fletcher-Scott is no stranger to high-stakes sailing. But even this Olympic gold medalist will be feeling the pressure as one of the two INEOS Britannia skippers alongside one of…
Who will win the 37th America’s Cup?
We admit it, we’re excited. The 37th America’s Cup has all the signs of being a good one. At six teams in total, it may not match the entry numbers…
“At this stage of the America’s Cup, you don’t want to be too comfortable.” – Inside INEOS Britannia
“There’s a moment where you cut the chase boat for the last time and then you’re by yourself. There’s eight of you left to do it. I love that moment.”…
Ben Ainslie: “We’re a bit of a dark horse” – America’s Cup countdown
It’s one week to go until the first races of the 37th America’s Cup in the AC75. Inside the INEOS Britannia base there is a constant clanging: the AC75 Britannia is in…
Watch: Is this the boat to end 170 years of British America’s Cup hurt?
The pursuit of the America’s Cup, the pinnacle of competitive sailing, has long been a storied journey for Britain. With over 170 years since the inaugural race, the British have…
Ainslie’s team reveals Britain’s new America’s Cup boat
The British America’s Cup team has become the fourth challengers to unveil their new AC75. INEOS Britannia revealed their AC75 in the early hours of morning, as the foiling monohull…
British Women’s and Youth America’s Cup squads unveiled
The British team is seeking to win the first ever Women’s America’s Cup. It will also be aiming to defend its title as Youth America’s Cup winners, having won with…
America’s Cup: What do we know about the teams with 1 year to go
There is now just 1 year to go until the America’s Cup proper kicks off in Barcelona, where Emirates Team New Zealand will take on the winner of the challengers…
American Magic win first AC40 showdown at America’s Cup Preliminary Regatta
The second day of racing for the America’s Cup Preliminary Regatta was something of a mixed bag. Three solid fleet races in full foiling conditions were followed by an attempted…
First America’s Cup AC40 races: France and New Zealand share wins
It was a day of firsts in Villanova, some 30 miles along the coast from Barcelona today: the first races in the 37th America’s Cup cycle, the first ‘proper’ races…
America’s Cup: what have the teams been up to?
Several years after Emirates Team New Zealand successfully defended the America’s Cup back in 2021, we are about to see racing in this cycle for the first time. But what…
Who is Jim Ratcliffe billionaire sports team investor?
Sir Jim Ratcliffe is a huge backer of major sports teams, inducing the British bid for the America’s Cup, INEOS Britannia. Formerly a chemical engineer, Sir Jim Ratcliffe became an…