{"id":18147,"date":"2021-09-08T11:32:08","date_gmt":"2021-09-08T15:32:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/?page_id=18147"},"modified":"2025-02-06T16:13:41","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T21:13:41","slug":"americas-cup","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/americas-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"America\u2019s Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"18147\" class=\"elementor elementor-18147\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f42ff53 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f42ff53\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5abe2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e5abe2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\">All In For the Cup<\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf430be elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cf430be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The America\u2019s Cup is sailing\u2019s pinnacle contest, a 182-year-old sporting challenge that drives its protagonists to the extremes of technology, money and ego\u2014all for the glory, the power and defense of an ornate silver ewer. The 37th Louis Vuitton America\u2019s Cup will be contested in the waters off Barcelona, Spain, in October 2024, when the Defender, Emirates Team New Zealand, faces the risen challenger from the preceding Louis Vuitton Cup round-robins. The Match is one on one, and it\u2019s all in for the Cup.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ed6b8a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9ed6b8a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70987e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70987e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Click to Navigate<\/strong><br \/><a href=\"#defender\">The Defender<\/a> | <a href=\"#challengers\">The Challengers<\/a> | <a href=\"#ac75\">The AC75<\/a> | <a href=\"#venue\">The Venue<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-431c50a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"431c50a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4312e9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4312e9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1158\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/m18901_240423-TIMELINE_AC-2024-timeline-img.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-78518\" alt=\"America&#039;s Cup Timeline\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/m18901_240423-TIMELINE_AC-2024-timeline-img.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/m18901_240423-TIMELINE_AC-2024-timeline-img-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/m18901_240423-TIMELINE_AC-2024-timeline-img-1024x593.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/m18901_240423-TIMELINE_AC-2024-timeline-img-768x445.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/m18901_240423-TIMELINE_AC-2024-timeline-img-1536x889.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be3db57 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"be3db57\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2e5507 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a2e5507\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46e2de7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46e2de7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Louis Vuitton Cup Challenger Series<b><br \/><\/b><b><\/b><\/h3><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Time Frame: August 29 to October 7, 2024<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7b48a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c7b48a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">With the official opening of the America\u2019s Cup Village in Barcelona on August 22, 2024, racing of the Louis Vuitton Round Robins gets underway in the second-generation AC75s. From the Round-Robin stage, four Challengers will advance to a Semi-final series before the top two teams qualify for the Final stage. The winner will be the first Challenger in the Louis Vuitton Cup Final, from September 26 to October 7. The first team to win seven races advances to the 37th America\u2019s Cup Match.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a88cc56 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a88cc56\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bcb34e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2bcb34e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea6fb62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ea6fb62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">37th America\u2019s Cup Match<b><br \/><\/b><b><\/b><\/h3><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Time Frame: October 2024<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e12cf3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e12cf3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The America\u2019s Cup Match, raced in custom and highly developed AC75 Class yachts, is a one-on-one contest raced under mutually accepted racing rules. The winner of each race scores one point, the loser scores zero. The first team to score 7 points wins the America\u2019s Cup and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">becomes the Defender of the 38th edition.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0edf5cc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0edf5cc\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c9ab4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c9ab4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Recent News<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50358c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ucaddon_post_grid\" data-id=\"50358c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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           \n            \n          <\/div>\n     \n     <div class=\"uc_post_text\">With the opening of its high-performance sailing center and leaning US Olympic sailing support, the former America's Cup challenger shifts its focus.<\/div>     <\/div>\n      \t<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"uc_post_grid_elementor_50358c5_item2\" class=\"uc_post_grid_style_one_item ue_post_grid_item ue-item \">\n  \n      <a class=\"uc_post_grid_style_one_image \" href='https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/racing\/americas-cup-challenger-of-record-taps-ian-walker-as-ceo\/' target=\"_self\">\n     <div class=\"uc_post_image\">\n     <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ian-walker-1-768x576.jpg\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ian-walker-1-768x576.jpg\" alt=\"Ian Walker\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\">\n     <div class=\"uc_post_image_overlay\"><\/div>\n     <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n   \n  <div class=\"uc_content\">\n    <div>\n      <div class=\"uc_content-info-wrapper\" >\n             \n    \t        \t\t\t      \t\t\t\t<div class=\"uc_post_title\"><a class=\"\" href='https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/racing\/americas-cup-challenger-of-record-taps-ian-walker-as-ceo\/' target=\"_self\"><div class=\"ue_p_title\">America\u2019s Cup Challenger of Record Taps Ian Walker as CEO<\/div><\/a><\/div>\n      \t\t\t          \t\n\t\t  \n      \t  <div class=\"ue-meta-data\">\n                        \n                        \n        \n\t\t\t\n                        \n                        \n                        \n                        \n            \t\t\t\n              \n            \n          <\/div>\n     \n     <div class=\"uc_post_text\">Ian Walker, a two-time Olympic medalist, joins Sir Ben Ainslie's Athena Racing as CEO for the 38th America's Cup challenge.<\/div>     <\/div>\n      \t<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"uc_post_grid_elementor_50358c5_item3\" class=\"uc_post_grid_style_one_item ue_post_grid_item ue-item \">\n  \n      <a class=\"uc_post_grid_style_one_image \" href='https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/racing\/american-magic-exits-americas-cup\/' target=\"_self\">\n     <div class=\"uc_post_image\">\n     <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/37AC_240919_RP1_5648-768x512.jpg\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/37AC_240919_RP1_5648-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"American Magic at the Louis Vuitton Cup\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\">\n     <div class=\"uc_post_image_overlay\"><\/div>\n     <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n   \n  <div class=\"uc_content\">\n    <div>\n      <div class=\"uc_content-info-wrapper\" >\n             \n    \t        \t\t\t      \t\t\t\t<div class=\"uc_post_title\"><a class=\"\" href='https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/racing\/american-magic-exits-americas-cup\/' target=\"_self\"><div class=\"ue_p_title\">American Magic Exits 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src=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/naples-768x576.jpg\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/naples-768x576.jpg\" alt=\"Regata dei Tre Golfi 2025\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\">\n     <div class=\"uc_post_image_overlay\"><\/div>\n     <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n   \n  <div class=\"uc_content\">\n    <div>\n      <div class=\"uc_content-info-wrapper\" >\n             \n    \t        \t\t\t      \t\t\t\t<div class=\"uc_post_title\"><a class=\"\" href='https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/racing\/naples-italy-38th-americas-cup\/' target=\"_self\"><div class=\"ue_p_title\">Naples Italy Confirmed for the 38th America's Cup<\/div><\/a><\/div>\n      \t\t\t          \t\n\t\t  \n      \t  <div class=\"ue-meta-data\">\n                        \n                        \n        \n\t\t\t\n                        \n                        \n                        \n                        \n            \t\t\t\n              \n            \n          <\/div>\n     \n     <div class=\"uc_post_text\">The America's Cup defender got ahead of the release of the next protocol with its announcement of Naples as the next host city.<\/div>     <\/div>\n      \t<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"uc_post_grid_elementor_50358c5_item5\" class=\"uc_post_grid_style_one_item ue_post_grid_item ue-item \">\n  \n      <a class=\"uc_post_grid_style_one_image \" href='https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/racing\/naples-to-host-americas-cup-38\/' target=\"_self\">\n     <div class=\"uc_post_image\">\n     <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/naples-768x576.jpg\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/naples-768x576.jpg\" alt=\"Naples, Italy\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\">\n     <div class=\"uc_post_image_overlay\"><\/div>\n     <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n   \n  <div class=\"uc_content\">\n    <div>\n      <div class=\"uc_content-info-wrapper\" >\n             \n    \t        \t\t\t      \t\t\t\t<div class=\"uc_post_title\"><a class=\"\" href='https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/racing\/naples-to-host-americas-cup-38\/' target=\"_self\"><div class=\"ue_p_title\">Naples to Host America\u2019s Cup 38<\/div><\/a><\/div>\n      \t\t\t          \t\n\t\t  \n      \t  <div class=\"ue-meta-data\">\n                        \n                        \n        \n\t\t\t\n                        \n                        \n                        \n                        \n            \t\t\t\n              \n            \n          <\/div>\n     \n     <div class=\"uc_post_text\">Italy will host the 38th America's Cup, with Naples as the hub and Bagnoli home to team bases\u2014for the first time ever.<\/div>     <\/div>\n      \t<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"uc_post_grid_elementor_50358c5_item6\" class=\"uc_post_grid_style_one_item ue_post_grid_item ue-item \">\n  \n      <a class=\"uc_post_grid_style_one_image \" href='https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/racing\/ineos-britannia-exits-the-americas-cup\/' target=\"_self\">\n     <div class=\"uc_post_image\">\n     <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/37AC_241018_RP1_8354-768x512.jpg\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/37AC_241018_RP1_8354-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"37 America\u2019s Cup - Louis Vuitton 37th America&#039;s Cup - Race Day 5\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\">\n     <div class=\"uc_post_image_overlay\"><\/div>\n     <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n   \n  <div class=\"uc_content\">\n    <div>\n      <div class=\"uc_content-info-wrapper\" >\n             \n    \t        \t\t\t      \t\t\t\t<div class=\"uc_post_title\"><a class=\"\" href='https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/racing\/ineos-britannia-exits-the-americas-cup\/' target=\"_self\"><div class=\"ue_p_title\">INEOS Britannia Exits the America's Cup<\/div><\/a><\/div>\n      \t\t\t          \t\n\t\t  \n      \t  <div class=\"ue-meta-data\">\n                        \n                        \n        \n\t\t\t\n                        \n                        \n                        \n                        \n            \t\t\t\n              \n            \n          <\/div>\n     \n     <div class=\"uc_post_text\">INEOS Sport announces that it's America's Cup plans have been terminated, exiting after two unsuccessful campaigns. <\/div>     <\/div>\n      \t<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"uc_post_grid_elementor_50358c5_item7\" class=\"uc_post_grid_style_one_item ue_post_grid_item ue-item \">\n  \n      <a class=\"uc_post_grid_style_one_image \" href='https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/racing\/the-barcelona-exit-interview\/' target=\"_self\">\n     <div class=\"uc_post_image\">\n     <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/terry-hutchinson-768x576.jpg\"  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and Team New Zealand, Terry Hutchinson reflected on what could have been.<\/div>     <\/div>\n      \t<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"uc_post_grid_elementor_50358c5_item8\" class=\"uc_post_grid_style_one_item ue_post_grid_item ue-item \">\n  \n      <a class=\"uc_post_grid_style_one_image \" href='https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/racing\/womens-americas-cup-steps-over-the-threshold\/' target=\"_self\">\n     <div class=\"uc_post_image\">\n     <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/37AC_241013_IVO6009-1-768x576.jpg\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/37AC_241013_IVO6009-1-768x576.jpg\" alt=\"The sailors of Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\">\n     <div class=\"uc_post_image_overlay\"><\/div>\n     <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n   \n  <div class=\"uc_content\">\n    <div>\n      <div class=\"uc_content-info-wrapper\" >\n             \n    \t        \t\t\t      \t\t\t\t<div class=\"uc_post_title\"><a class=\"\" href='https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/racing\/womens-americas-cup-steps-over-the-threshold\/' target=\"_self\"><div class=\"ue_p_title\">Women's America's Cup Steps Over The Threshold<\/div><\/a><\/div>\n      \t\t\t          \t\n\t\t  \n      \t  <div class=\"ue-meta-data\">\n                        \n                        \n        \n\t\t\t\n                        \n                        \n                        \n                        \n            \t\t\t\n              \n            \n          <\/div>\n     \n     <div class=\"uc_post_text\">The first-ever Women's America's Cup was a groundbreaking exercise in access and experience. 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class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c91ae1b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c91ae1b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4783fb2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4783fb2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today, Emirates Team New Zealand are ubiquitous with the America\u2019s Cup. Winners of the Cup Match on their home waters of Auckland Harbor in 2021, the defenders have been the Cup\u2019s modern-day juggernaut since first winning in San Diego in 1995. Their defense in 2000 was decisive, but they were then soundly beaten in 2003, and were failed challengers in 2007 and 2013. In 2017, with clever use of cyclors to power their AC50 catamarans, and a storybook rise from the ashes following a destructive capsize, Team New Zealand regained its Defender role in Bermuda in spectacular fashion.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Italians of Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli were kids play for the powerful Team New Zealand operation in the 36th Cup Match Auckland in 2021, but following another successful defense, the New Zealand tax payers balked at the cost and burden of hosting another match and the divorce was messy. Grant Dalton, the team\u2019s legendary CEO and face of New Zealand yachting put the regatta out to bid and secured the iconic Spanish city of Barcelona as a proper Mediterranean venue that would be more attractive to would-be European challengers on the fence. He was right.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As Defender, Team New Zealand dictates the terms of the boat and the Match and therefore has the theoretical advantage when it comes to the regatta\u2019s execution, as well as the upper hand with the development of the high-tech AC75 class. This contributes to their power as the defender, but the<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">America\u2019s Cup is won as much by the respective design teams as it is by the sailors on the water. It\u2019s a design and development challenge, and historically the faster boat always wins. Still, the sailors are a unique breed, with very few of the America\u2019s Cup drivers able to claim the experience of those at the helms.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For Team New Zealand, its primary helmsman Peter Burling, two-time Cup winner and Olympic gold medalist, is freakishly cool under pressure, technically minded and arguably the best high-performance helmsman on the planet. Because the helmsmen, or any crew for that matter, no longer crosses the AC75 during maneuvers, Burling\u2019s equal in the offside cockpit is Cup veteran Nathan Outteridge, of Australia\u2014also an Olympic Gold and Silver medalist. Long the team to emulate and beat, and always one step ahead, this New Zealand defense will be its sharpest yet.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5917118 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5917118\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4dba05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b4dba05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afcbd1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"afcbd1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/American-Magic-logo-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/American-Magic-logo-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/American-Magic-logo-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/American-Magic-logo.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cccbbf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2cccbbf\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27698c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"27698c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a 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size-large wp-image-78839\" alt=\"Alinghi Red Bull Racing\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/alinghi-red-bull-racing-logo-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/alinghi-red-bull-racing-logo-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/alinghi-red-bull-racing-logo-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/alinghi-red-bull-racing-logo.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07150d6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"07150d6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7498eb6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7498eb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#orientexpress\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/OERT_Logo-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-78837\" alt=\"Orient Express Racing Team\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/OERT_Logo-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/OERT_Logo-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/OERT_Logo-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/OERT_Logo.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0570447 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0570447\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a954aaa e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a954aaa\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f640f9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f640f9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cbb911 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"6cbb911\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"ac75\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28aa7fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"28aa7fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">The AC75<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d8a4c7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1d8a4c7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67af80f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67af80f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-78521 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/m19210_BOATS_AC75.jpg\" alt=\"AC75\" width=\"404\" height=\"606\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/m19210_BOATS_AC75.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/m19210_BOATS_AC75-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/m19210_BOATS_AC75-683x1024.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 404px) 100vw, 404px\" \/>The AC75 Class, which will be used for the 37th America\u2019s Cup, was first developed in 2018, ahead of the 36th edition in Auckland. Following on the AC72 catamarans of San Francisco and the AC50s of Bermuda, the AC75 class was a return to monohull racing, but first time ever with foils, marking a dramatic push in technology in hull shape and design, hydrodynamics, aerodynamics, mechatronics and especially foil and sail control development.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The variety of platforms revealed in Auckland with the first generation demonstrated the narrow performance parameters faced by each team\u2019s army of designers and engineers. With such a long regatta window there is a high likelihood of light and strong winds, an impossible task is to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">deliver a boat that\u2019s both quick to take off, highly maneuverable in the confined boundaries of the racecourse, and of course, reliable.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the previous Cup teams were allowed to build two AC75s, but for Barcelona they were only allowed to build one, putting greater pressure on the design team to deliver a winning package on the first go. With an updated AC75 Class Rule, the boats are expected to be quite advanced from Version 1, with larger foil allowances to promote earlier takeoff and improved handling in the rougher sea state expected off Barcelona. The boats will be lighter and onboard, the electronics, hydraulics and software systems (collectively referred to as mechatronics) will be vastly improved for more precise control of foils, foil flaps and more.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An important change is the crew allotment, which has been reduced to only eight sailors on board. With two helmsmen in opposite cockpits flanked by mainsail trimmers, and opposite side flight controllers that leaves two to power the hydraulic systems to manipulate the sails of the boat. All foil adjustments are powered by onboard battery banks. Several of the elements <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">are strictly one-design, such as the foil arms and hydraulics, but the areas of innovation elsewhere are virtually limitless.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2de67b5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2de67b5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cc57b9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6cc57b9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa9482b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fa9482b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/240501_ETNZ_B3_D14__0050-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-78844\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/240501_ETNZ_B3_D14__0050-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/240501_ETNZ_B3_D14__0050-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/240501_ETNZ_B3_D14__0050-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/240501_ETNZ_B3_D14__0050-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/240501_ETNZ_B3_D14__0050.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-389614f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"389614f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52215f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"52215f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Foils<\/h3><p>Restrictions on the number of foils allowed to be built, and the time to build them, has put a premium on ensuring the right foil package is signed off ahead of the Cup. A wide variety of wing flaps, tips and bulbs have been explored, with the goal being low drag and stable flight across<br \/>a range of conditions. Dynamic manipulation of the foil wings and foil attitude are essential to maneuvers and flight, and within the foils and foil arms themselves are the mechatronics that make the difference. The new-generation foils are considerably larger than the version 1 foils of the AC75 rule used in the previous America\u2019s Cup edition, in order to promote quicker lift and faster flight.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-beefae4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"beefae4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93dd5e0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"93dd5e0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41a4251 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"41a4251\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/240604_AM_AC75_B3_Day17_0758-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-78843\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/240604_AM_AC75_B3_Day17_0758-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/240604_AM_AC75_B3_Day17_0758-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/240604_AM_AC75_B3_Day17_0758-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/240604_AM_AC75_B3_Day17_0758-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/240604_AM_AC75_B3_Day17_0758.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-461eb2d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"461eb2d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7941cf7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7941cf7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Hulls<\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the second-generation AC75s, it was anticipated that hulls would be similar, but the results have been anything but that. The balance of designing a hull that is hydrodynamically superior in the water and aerodynamically slippery in flight is a delicate one. Bustles, or skegs, that run the length of the hull prevent leeway during the takeoff phase and provide an endplate effect to the water. Within constraints of the design rules there are tradeoffs of volume, area and much more.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is said that the AC75 hull itself is merely a platform to hold the sails and the sailors, but once in flight, it is the foils that will make or break the campaign. \u201cThere are still areas of these boats where significant gains can be found,\u201d says Dan Bernasconi of Emirates Team New Zealand. \u201cThe larger span of the foils creates a lot of avenues for the design teams to run through and things like the mainsail control system, the opening up of the hydraulics, rule and the lighter weight of the boats makes for some interesting structural decisions to be made.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0da861b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0da861b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7577e3d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7577e3d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12bc0fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"12bc0fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/240426_INEOS_B3_D3_394-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-78842\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/240426_INEOS_B3_D3_394-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/240426_INEOS_B3_D3_394-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/240426_INEOS_B3_D3_394-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/240426_INEOS_B3_D3_394-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/240426_INEOS_B3_D3_394.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-258682b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"258682b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-266ff9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"266ff9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Sails<\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The twin-skin mainsail system developed with the Version 1 AC75s remains, as does self-tacking jibs. There will be no downwind sails as the angles are high and fast, upwind virtually similar to downwind with the apparent wind so far forward. The concept of the double-skinned mainsail is to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">be able to manipulate each skin independently in order to power the sails for takeoff and depower them when in flight. Jibs are treated as any other monohull inventory: J1, J2, J3, respectively as the wind builds the jibs get smaller.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These jibs can be dynamically shaped with hydraulic leech and lead controls operated remotely. With each adjustment\u2014and there are many simultaneously\u2014power is pulled from the hydraulic reserves, which are re-pressurized by the continuous and high levels of wattage produced by the cyclors. 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The event Race Village will be located along Moll de la Fusta and will allow a free experience accessible <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">for everyone, connecting people to the boats, the teams and the event itself with multiple activations, live screens and stages. Walking around the Port Vell and looking across the harbor, spectators can see the team bases and their inner workings up close.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Emirates Team New Zealand, holders of the America\u2019s Cup, selected their base on the corner area on the promontory that leads out to the World Trade Centre where the Media Centre and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">America\u2019s Cup Event offices are housed. INEOS Britannia and Alinghi Red Bull Racing are both housed with the superyacht harbor out to the south and the Real Club N\u00e0utic de Barcelona Yacht Club looking out on the waterfront of the downtown district.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli and NYYC American Magic opted for bases further around the port on its southern flank. The Orient Express Racing Team is based on the Moll de Ponent near the bridge to the commercial docks. The racing itself will take place on the America\u2019s Cup race course just yards off the beachfront of the La Barceloneta offering ample opportunity for spectators to watch the racing all along the beachfront.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f5e1b6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4f5e1b6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-449ee36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"449ee36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7240a7 elementor-widget 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center;\"><strong>Royal Yacht Squadron Ltd.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5932b60 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5932b60\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91b8557 elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"91b8557\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/231106_INEOS_LEQ12_D79_387.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"91b8557\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"INEOS Britannia\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Nzg4NTMsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC93d3cuc2FpbGluZ3dvcmxkLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNFwvMDhcLzIzMTEwNl9JTkVPU19MRVExMl9ENzlfMzg3LmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjkxYjg1NTcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/231106_INEOS_LEQ12_D79_387-1024x684.jpg\" data-width=\"800\" data-height=\"534\" aria-label=\"INEOS Britannia\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e7c94c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9e7c94c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-333a7d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"333a7d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">English yachting has had a score to settle since 1851 and once again, the responsibility to make good on that is on the broad shoulders of four-time Olympic gold medalist, helmsman and INEOS Britannia CEO, Sir Ben Ainslie. Plenty of Brits have tried and failed before\u2014the likes of Lord Dunraven, Sir Thomas Lipton and Sir T.O.M. Sopwith among them\u2014and since returning to the Cup stage in Bermuda in 2017 under Ainslie\u2019s hand, the British challenges continue to come up well short of expectations.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a syndicate to be dismissed from the Challenger Series early in both Bermuda and Auckland, it was conservatism within the culture that has borne designs that both underperformed and underwhelmed. And while some syndicate backers would walk away, INEOS Britannia bankroller Sir James Ratcliffe knows no quit. There\u2019s plenty in his kitty. As the first to deliver a challenge to Emirates Team New Zealand in Auckland, the INEOS commitment was clear: as Challenger of Record, they bear the burden of representing the interests of all challengers, friends and foes.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While the details of the 37th Cup Match were ironed, INEOS design team soldiered on with its AC development, gaining powerful backing from the Formula 1 engineers of Mercedes-AMG Petronas. As part of the larger INEOS Sports Group, they have tapped into the top-tier cycling realm as well, a boost to the development of its power team of cyclors. Most of the sailing team from Auckland remains intact and this experience will parlay as a strength should the designers and engineers of the sporting juggernaut produce a weapon worthy of the Cup this time. Ainslie\u2019s offside helmsman is by Giles Scott, a double gold-medalist himself, and key sailor of AC36 alongside, sail and foil trimmers Iain Jensen, Luke Parkinson, Leigh MacMillan, Bleddyn Mon, Freddie Carr and Ben Cornish.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the first year of its campaign INEOS Britannia went straight to the development of foils and control systems with the use of a prototype laden with thousands of sensors. The prototype, referred to in the rules as an \u201cLEQ\u201d (less than or equal to 12 meters in length) was a hint at a more aggressive and simulated approach to the science project that is its AC75. Their AC75, Britannia, is the most aggressive of the new fleet.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5be2b6a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5be2b6a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8dab3be elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8dab3be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6499251 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"6499251\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"americanmagic\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ef7769 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ef7769\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">American Magic<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92fa730 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"92fa730\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>New York Yacht Club<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/240529_AM_B3_D15_376.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"45cc4a9\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"American Magic\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Nzg4NjMsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC93d3cuc2FpbGluZ3dvcmxkLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNFwvMDhcLzI0MDUyOV9BTV9CM19EMTVfMzc2LmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjQ1Y2M0YTkifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/240529_AM_B3_D15_376-1024x768.jpg\" data-width=\"800\" data-height=\"600\" aria-label=\"American Magic\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/221104_T_AM_Slingsby_Katrina_Zoe_Norbom-5144-1024x1024-1.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"45cc4a9\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"American Magic\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Nzg4NjIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC93d3cuc2FpbGluZ3dvcmxkLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNFwvMDhcLzIyMTEwNF9UX0FNX1NsaW5nc2J5X0thdHJpbmFfWm9lX05vcmJvbS01MTQ0LTEwMjR4MTAyNC0xLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjQ1Y2M0YTkifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/221104_T_AM_Slingsby_Katrina_Zoe_Norbom-5144-1024x1024-1-1024x768.jpg\" data-width=\"800\" data-height=\"600\" aria-label=\"American Magic\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/240131_AM_America_Magic_Day1_Spring_2Boat-Testing_Terry_0239-1024x1024-1.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"45cc4a9\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"American Magic\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Nzg4NjEsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC93d3cuc2FpbGluZ3dvcmxkLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNFwvMDhcLzI0MDEzMV9BTV9BbWVyaWNhX01hZ2ljX0RheTFfU3ByaW5nXzJCb2F0LVRlc3RpbmdfVGVycnlfMDIzOS0xMDI0eDEwMjQtMS5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI0NWNjNGE5In0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/240131_AM_America_Magic_Day1_Spring_2Boat-Testing_Terry_0239-1024x1024-1-1024x768.jpg\" data-width=\"800\" data-height=\"600\" aria-label=\"American Magic\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c83ecc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1c83ecc\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f6610b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f6610b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The New York Yacht Club\u2019s loss of the America\u2019s Cup in 1983 to the Australia II Syndicate not only ended the club\u2019s 132-year winning streak, but it forever changed the trajectory of the storied international regatta. Rhode Island Sound was no longer the promised land of Cup dreams as the Auld Mug then traveled the globe with each successive Defense: Perth, Australia, San Diego, Valencia, Spain, San Francisco, Bermuda, Auckland, and now Barcelona.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This nagging vacancy in the Club\u2019s trophy collection finally spurred the New York YC\u2019s return to the Cup game with the 36th edition in Auckland. With an early start to the campaign, sufficient funding and a sailing team that lacked nothing, the American challenger arrived in Auckland with confidence and an AC75 known to be slow in lighter winds.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After struggling to collect points in early light-wind races of the Challenger Series, the American team led by helmsman Dean Barker, were on a climb until one dramatic and fatal capsize scuttled all chances of emerging victorious from the Challenger Series. Theirs was an early exit of a formidable team, servers full of data and an AC75 platform that had yet to show its potential\u2014all ingredients for a return and a shot at redemption. Terry Hutchinson, now leader of the squad from onboard a chase boat, retained his key sailing team talent in co-helmsman Paul Goodison, flight controller Andrew Campbell, and others and then doubled down with the hiring of the supremely talented Australian helmsman, Tom Slingsby.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While other teams invested in prototype development, American Magic got right back to business on its rebuilt AC75 Patriot in 2023, staging its operations out of Pensacola, Florida, and logging maximum days and hours on the water before relocating to Barcelona in the summer of 2024 and settling in for the long haul toward the Cup in October.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the backing of returning principals Hap Fauth and Doug Devos, as well as a strong portfolio of sponsors and partners, there is a greater sense this time around that American Magic is all-in, and then some. Should they lose, it will not be their last challenge. And should they win, it will be the beginning of \u201cAmerican sailing excellence.\u201d With a look to this future, much effort has been put into procuring and grooming young American talent with the likes of Harry Melges IV and trimmers Riley Gibbs and Michael Menninger, both in their late 20s.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For the power team whose task it is to push and pressurize hydraulic juice throughout the boat (these crewmembers are known as cyclors in modern Cup parlance) American Magic has sought out domestic freaks of nature capable of extreme and sustained wattage production. Among those rotating between races will be top cyclists, rowers, kayakers and triathletes. The power team is strong, the sailing team top shelf, so all that\u2019s left to bear is the design team and a new-look <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Patriot<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fa28ee e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5fa28ee\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3125906 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3125906\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3738425 elementor-widget 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Vela Sicilia<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a903e64 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a903e64\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e8effc elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"1e8effc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/LRVillanova230917lb_17050508-scaled.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"1e8effc\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Nzg4ODgsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC93d3cuc2FpbGluZ3dvcmxkLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNFwvMDhcL0xSVmlsbGFub3ZhMjMwOTE3bGJfMTcwNTA1MDgtc2NhbGVkLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjFlOGVmZmMifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/LRVillanova230917lb_17050508-1024x683.jpg\" data-width=\"800\" data-height=\"534\" aria-label=\"Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e31c56 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8e31c56\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6022c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a6022c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Italian syndicate, led by its founding patron Patrizio Bertelli, entered the America\u2019s Cup club in 2000 and has challenged for the Auld Mug now seven times, ascending through the Prada Cup Challengers Series and into the Match in Auckland only to be soundly beaten by Team New Zealand 7 to 3.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The final score belies the performance of the Italian team at the time. Its innovative AC75 and foil quiver made them plenty quick, and with the shared helming duties between Cup veteran Jimmy Spithill and Francesco Bruni they were formidable opponents for the New Zealanders. Like American Magic, however, the Luna Rossa team departed Auckland with an undeniable <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">motivation of an unfulfilled campaign. There was no doubt they would be back for the 37th.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While Challenger of Record INEOS Britannia and Emirates Team New Zealand worked out the particulars of the 37th America\u2019s Cup Protocol, the Italians promptly regrouped at the team\u2019s base in Cagliari, Italy, and were first to launch their LEQ development boat in October of 2022, an intriguing platform that caught every Cup watcher\u2019s attention.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The prototype\u2019s launch was \u201cthe real kick off,\u201d for the campaign, said team director and skipper Max Sirena at the time. \u201cBeyond the technical use of the boat, this prototype also allowed us to restart the campaign in the right gear and team-up immediately, which is essential when you <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">change so many people in different departments.\u201d In Cagliari over the past two years they\u2019ve put in maximum sailing hours on the LEQ and the AC40, racking up servers full of data to produce an AC75 that is both weapon and art. The metallic silver yacht was fast on Day One, and the recon teams assigned to them over the spring reported fast development and a serious sense of purpose.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a500a37 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a500a37\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f123a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0f123a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a2945f elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"7a2945f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"alinghi\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acddce0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"acddce0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Alinghi Red Bull Racing<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5cb820 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a5cb820\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Nautique De Gen\u00e8ve<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e715170 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e715170\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad171d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"ad171d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/SI202404260976_hires_jpeg_24bit_rgb.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"ad171d1\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Alinghi Red Bull Racing\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Nzg4NTgsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC93d3cuc2FpbGluZ3dvcmxkLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNFwvMDhcL1NJMjAyNDA0MjYwOTc2X2hpcmVzX2pwZWdfMjRiaXRfcmdiLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6ImFkMTcxZDEifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/SI202404260976_hires_jpeg_24bit_rgb-1024x768.jpg\" data-width=\"800\" data-height=\"600\" aria-label=\"Alinghi Red Bull Racing\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7b3dd6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c7b3dd6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b5cc97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0b5cc97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Swiss businessman and team owner Ernesto Bertarelli, a high-performance sailor himself, has been sitting on the sidelines of the America\u2019s Cup waiting for the opportunity to avenge his Alinghi team\u2019s loss to the giant trimaran of Oracle Team USA in the lopsided Deed of Gift Match of 2001.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alinghi, a professional sailing team since 1994, are two-time winners of the Cup in\u2014in 2003 and 2007. It therefore came as no surprise when they seized the opportunity to rejoin the Cup in Barcelona, much closer to its home base in Geneva as well as the technical base of Red Bull\u2019s Formula 1 headquarters in the UK, where its designers and engineers are now closely aligned with the sailing operation under the powerhouse Red Bull brand. Bertarelli has said they are equal partners, well-funded, and rich with data.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As allowed under the rules, Alinghi Red Bull Racing accelerated its learning curve in big foilers with the purchase of Emirates Team New Zealand\u2019s winning AC75 from 2021. Promptly assembling the cr\u00e8me of its Swiss sailing talent and endurance athlete pool, the team began training with its decorated primary helmsman Arnaud Psarofaghis in early 2022.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWhile keeping the winning spirit that has always animated Alinghi, we want for this challenge to do something totally different, totally new, totally fresh,\u201d Bertarelli said at the team\u2019s challenge announcement in December 2021. \u201cWhen we imagined with Dietrich Mateschitz the involvement of Red Bull in the America&#8217;s Cup, he said: Our way is not to get into the sport as sponsors, but to blend into the team, to form a true partnership, to nurture young athletes and turn them into the best in their field. He also proposed that we should make contributions to give the America\u2019s Cup itself a new dimension.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What that dimension will be revealed in due time, but until then, the strength and depth of the Alinghi Red Bull Racing sailing team will not be underestimated by challengers or Defender alike. The hiring of former American Magic skipper Dean Barker, the most experienced Cup skipper in the field, is a boost and a wealth of Cup knowledge that will serve the team well with regard to its AC75 which has been at pace since its first sailing day.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even with a dismasting in June of 2023, the team did not miss a beat and was sailing within weeks, a sign of depth of the team behind the scenes and the wherewithal to let nothing stop them from advancing to the Cup match.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d2c9b7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6d2c9b7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ce4bc9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2ce4bc9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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aria-label=\"Orient Express Racing Team\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/240619_OERT_B1_D13_338.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"fff7546\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Orient Express Racing Team\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Nzg4NTUsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC93d3cuc2FpbGluZ3dvcmxkLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNFwvMDhcLzI0MDYxOV9PRVJUX0IxX0QxM18zMzguanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiZmZmNzU0NiJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/240619_OERT_B1_D13_338-1024x768.jpg\" data-width=\"800\" data-height=\"600\" aria-label=\"Orient Express Racing Team\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a779ee e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3a779ee\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d1d72c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d1d72c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last to the dance, but no stranger to the America\u2019s Cup dancefloor are the French, this time branded as the Orient Express Racing Team and officially announced in February of 2023. As a late arrival to the Challenger fleet, the French have taken a development fast track with an AC75 design package provided by Emirates Team New Zealand, a starting point from which they could develop their own refined platform and foil concepts.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The sport of sailing in France enjoys an ardent following and a marine industry with a reputation for building most of the world\u2019s best high-performance race boats. While their AC75 was under build in France, the first year of their campaign was focused on AC40 development and simulator <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">training, and once their AC75 was launched in early summer, they were quick to get it up to speed.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The America\u2019s Cup Recon team assigned to the French operation reported repeated technical issues inside the boat as the sailing team worked through the commissioning phase in early summer, but there were moments of notable pace in straight-line sailing. Sharp maneuvers and reliability had not yet come, but the team was confident both would be solved <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">come race day.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The sailing team is led by Olympic Nacra 17 and SailGP Team France skipper Quentin Delapierre and his offside equal Kevin Peponnet. A podium finish at the first Preliminary Regatta in Vilanova i La Getru in September was a major confidence boost for the young team, which showed up to the regatta with far fewer sailing days in the AC40 than other teams.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Their surprise performance was immediately followed by the announcement of the L\u2019Or\u00e9al Groupe as an official sponsor, sure to elevate the team\u2019s national profile and strengthen the foundation of what is touted as an incubator of French sailing technology and talent, capable of winning and defending the America\u2019s Cup in the near future.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All In For the Cup The America\u2019s Cup is sailing\u2019s pinnacle contest, a 182-year-old sporting challenge that drives its protagonists to the extremes of technology, money and ego\u2014all for the glory, the power and defense of an ornate silver ewer. 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