Americas Cup

AC40 First Sail Rigged 21 Sept 2022
Race Format and NOR released for 2024 Women’s America’s Cup and Youth America’s Cup

The Notice of Race for the 2024 Women’s America’s Cup and Youth America’s Cup has been posted.

AC37 Luna Rossa Launch Prototype
Luna Rossa AC37 Prototype Launched in Cagliari

The Luna Rossa AC37 Prototype was launched Thursday 13 October at the Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli base in Cagliari.

AC40 Nathan Outteridge
How to Sail the AC40 – Nathan Outteridge 101 Video

The first AC40 has been put through a rigorous but ultimately satisfactory commissioning process by Emirates Team New Zealand over the past few weeks since it’s maiden sail on the 21 September.

AC37 American Magic training
American Magic open winter training in Pensacola, Florida

Tom Slingsby will join the American Magic team in Pensacola, Florida, where the NYYC American Magic has its training base and begins working toward the 37th America’s Cup.

AC40_Ineos_Hull readied for Delivery
McConaghy Boats hits the road with INEOS Team’s new AC40

AC40 #2 for INEOS Britannia has left McConaghy Boats facility on its way to Europe, wherwe it will join their new ‘LEQ12’ test boat at their training base in Palma, Mallorca

AC37 Cup Barcelona
Iain Murray and Richard Slater return for 37th America’s Cup

Iain Murray and Richard Slater return for 37th America’s Cup in positions they both occupied for the 36th America’s Cup in Auckland.

AC40 First Sail 21 September 2022
ETNZ AC40 hits the water at over 20+ knots in light 8-10 knots of breeze

It was up up and away on a very successful maiden sail for Emirates Team…

AC40 Launch and Tow Testing 20 Sep 2022
First AC40 christened and launched at ETNZ Auckland base

The first AC40 was Christened by Emirates Team New Zealand designer Elise Beavis at the team’s new base on Wynyard Point.

AC40 First Hull - 2022
First AC40 Hull delivered to Emirates Team New Zealand

The first AC40 off the production line was unloaded from its ship and transported into the Emirates Team New Zealand base in a typically understated fashion last week.

AC37 Alinghi Capsie Towing off Barcelona
America’s Cup – Alinghi Red Bull Racing capsize off Barcelona

Alinghi Red Bull Racing’s BoatZero capsized off Barcelona while towing back with sails down

First launch for AC37 Alinghi Launch in Barcelona
AC37 – Alinghi Red Bull Racing first to launch in Barcelona

Swiss America’s Cup AC37 challenger Alinghi Red Bull Racing team launched its AC75 training yacht in Barcelona at their temporary base in the Marina Barcelona.

AC37 Barcelona Bases
America’s Cup Barcelona bases allocated

Emirates Team New Zealand, as holder of the America’s Cup had the honour of picking their base area first and has selected the World Trade Centre site at the western end of the official America’s Cup race village