“I genuinely think Race 8 today was the fastest sailing race ever,” INEOS Britannia cyclor David ‘Freddie’ Carr tells Yachting World after Day 5 of the Louis Vuitton Cup final.…
America’s Cup team: INEOS Britannia
Damage to Luna Rossa hands race victory to INEOS Britannia but the Italians fight back + full Louis Vuitton analysis
In stark contrast to the America’s Cup Preliminary Regatta and Louis Vuitton Cup Round Robin and Semi-Finals, the Finals of this event have consistently seen windy conditions. And today’s racing…
Another win apiece in the Louis Vuitton Cup Final Day 4 + Lessons from the day’s racing
The fourth day of Louis Vuitton Cup Final racing took place on Monday 30 September and saw INEOS Britannia and Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli continue their fight to become the…
All square after controversial day of racing in the Louis Vuitton Cup Final + Our thoughts on all the action
After Saturday’s lost racing due to light winds, Sunday 29 September dawned with 17-22 knots in Barcelona as Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli and INEOS Britannia continued their fight to win…
Italians saved by the bell on Day 2 of Louis Vuitton Cup finals + what we learnt
INEOS Britannia and Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli lined up for a tense second day of racing in the Louis Vuitton Cup final in Barcelona today – after Day One’s even…
All square after epic Louis Vuitton Cup Final opener + What we learned from today’s racing
INEOS Britannia and Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli faced off in the first day of Louis Vuitton Cup Final racing to decide which of these challengers would face Emirates Team New…
Louis Vuitton Cup Final: INEOS Britannia and Luna Rossa ready for action
Tomorrow, Thursday 26 September INEOS Britannia and Luna Rossa Prada Prielli will face off in the Louis Vuitton Cup Final to see which of these two teams will earn the…
Structural damage to Luna Rossa, 2 wins to the Americans, and INEOS through to the Louis Vuitton Cup Final
With only two races completed in very light winds on Monday 16 September, racing in the Louis Vuitton Cup Semi-Finals continued today Wednesday after a break in the racing on…
The day of the underdog: What we learned from the third day of Louis Vuitton Cup Semi-Final racing
Today, Monday 16 September saw the third day of racing for the four remaining America’s Cup challengers in the Louis Vuitton Cup Semi-Finals. And for two teams it was a…
Last chance saloon: What we learned from a windier Louis Vuittion Cup Semi-Final Day 2
The second day of Louis Vuitton Cup Semi-Final racing took place today, Sunday 15 September in Barcelona as the four remaining challengers fight for the right to take on Emirates…
Louis Vuitton Cup Semi-Finals: Selection made as INEOS pick Alinghi
Following their win in the Louis Vuitton Cup Round Robin Series On Monday 9 September, INEOS Britannia have selected their opponents for the Louis Vuitton Cup Semi-Final, starting tomorrow Saturday…
How Ainslie’s INEOS turned it around
Ben Ainslie’s INEOS Britannia has secured victory in the Louis Vuitton Cup Round Robin Series, thus allowing them to choose which team they will race against for the Louis Vuitton…
Ainslie and INEOS win Louis Vuitton Round Robin, while the French are sent home
Today saw the final three races of the America’s Cup challenger selection series, the Louis Vuitton Cup Round Robin get underway after the cancellation of racing yesterday. Once again today…
Ainslie and INEOS step up to the plate: What we learned from the Louis Vuitton Cup Day 7
Having seen most of the Louis Vuitton Cup racing (the America’s Cup Challenger Selection Series) taking place in light winds, the penultimate day of Round Robin racing saw decent winds…
American weakness, shock Alinghi win and more: What we learned from Louis Vuitton Cup Day 6
With racing abandoned after two races due to a lightning storm on Tuesday 3 September and cancelled altogether due to storm conditions on Wednesday 4 September, racing in the America’s…
Lightning near-miss forces Louis Vuitton Cup Day 5 racing to be abandoned
With the first Round Robin of the America’s Cup Challenger Selection Series, the Louis Vuitton Cup concluded, teams moved onto the second Round Robin today, Tuesday 3 September. This second…
What we learned from a cracking day 4 of Louis Vuitton Cup racing
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…
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…