Americas Cup

AC36 Ineos Britannia
INEOS BRITANNIA donate America’s Cup boat to Museum

INEOS BRITANIA recently delivered their Americas Cup race boat “Britannia II” skippered by Sir Ben Ainslies in the 36th Americas Cup Auckland 2021 to the Classic Boat Museum in Cowes.

Inter Moth Worlds 2021 - Tom Slingsby
Slingsby on board with American Magic

The New York Yacht Club American Magic has signed Tom Slingsby, a 2012 Olympic gold medalist and multi-class world champion, to its sailing team for the 37th America’s Cup

American Magic return to Pensacola for new AC75 launch

New York Yacht Club American Magic is set to return to Pensacola, Florida for training in September when PATRIOT the team’s AC75, is launched after 17 September 2022.

First AC40 is out of the mould

Emirates Team New Zealand released some images of the first AC40 out of the mould.

AC37 Chase Boat First Flight
ETNZ Take Flight In Hydrogen Powered Foiling Chase Boat

Just one week after Emirates Team New Zealand first christened their hydrogen-powered foiling catamaran ‘Chase Zero’, the 10m prototype was up and foiling around the Waitematā harbour in Auckland

AC37 ETNZ Chase Boat One
Emirates Team New Zealand Launch Hydrogen Powered Foiling Chase Boat

Emirates Team New Zealand have launched their prototype hydrogen-powered foiling chase boat in Auckland

AC37 Barcelona Video
Matt Sheahan looks at Barcelona and remembers a great Valencia

Matt Sheahan considers what the move to Barcelona for the 37th America’s Cup defence means for the event

AC37 Barcelona venue Announcement
Surprise . . . Barcelona is venue for 37th America’s Cup in 2024

Barcelona To Host 37th America’s Cup in September and October of 2024

Ireland AC37 Bid Cancelled
America’s Cup – Ireland withdraw from AC37 venue bidding

In a press statement Monday 28 March, the Department of Tourism and Sport confirmed that Minister Catherine Martin and Minster of State Jack Chambers ‘have today decided not to proceed further in the bidding process to host the 37th America’s Cup’.

Malaga, Spain
America’s Cup Venue – Malaga put 75 million euros on the table

Cork’s chances of making a possible Irish bid before the March 31 deadline are in the balance, according to a report in the Irish Examiner.

Grant Dalton
America’s Cup Venue – Decisions . . . follow your heart or your head

Emirates Team New Zealand boss Grant Dalton walked into a maelstrom as he arrived in Europe to inspect the short-listed venues for the 37th America’s Cup

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America’s Cup – AC75 Class Rule updated

Updated versions of the AC75 Class Rule and the AC Technical Regulations have been released effectively starting the clock for the design race of AC37