In just six months’ time, the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup will see the finest sailing and design teams in the world go head-to-head for the oldest trophy in international sport.
Americas Cup

AC37 – Extreme electrical fire badly damages INEOS Britannia AC40
The INEOS Britannia AC40 ‘Athena’ suffered an electrical fire that brought their Friday training session off Barcelona to a sudden close.

AC37 – Orient Express Racing Team take a quick dip in Barcelona
The Orient Express Racing Team got their Thursday training spin in Barcelona off to a difficult start with a low-speed capsize.

America’s Cup teams reveal new AC75 Launch Dates
Emirates Team New Zealand, Alinghi Red Bull Racing and Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli, have confirmed their new AC75 launch dates.

Ainslie and Mills announce Athena Pathway squad for the inaugural Puig Women’s America’s Cup
This morning, Monday 5 February, Hannah Mills OBE and Sir Ben Ainslie will announce their Athena Pathway squad for the inaugural Puig Women’s America’s Cup and retain the Youth America’s Cup

AC37 – ETNZ cut short training session with new foil problem
Emirates Team New Zealand cut-short their foil testing Wednesday with what appeared to be more problems with new port wing.

AC37 – Confusion surrounds ETNZ final Foil development
ETNZ have just launched their final test foil twice . . . At least according to media reports. Tom Morris of Mozzy Sails explains the confusion

Ben Ainslie . . . ‘Boat B’ is just a click faster than ‘Boat A’
INEOS Britannia started digging into a conundrum that’s bothered the team since the arrival of their second AC40 for the two-boat race practise programme, why is one faster?

Mission Control we have a problem . . . The advantages of Mission Control for AC37
Mission Control we have a problem . . . Four decades ago, going all the way back to the 12m era in Newport, USA, the engineering support for an America’s Cup boat amounted to a fast RIB back at the sailing base and a VHF radio.

AC37 – ETNZ rollout second new foil wing
Just five days after revealing a new starboard foil, Emirates Team New Zealand were back at it again, with another new foil wing, this time on the port side, was released

Key dates for the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup released
The dates for the Preliminary Regatta, Louis Vuitton Cup and the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup Match have now been released

ETNZ hit the ground running back out on Auckland’s Hauraki Gulf with new foil
In seven months, America’s Cup racing will begin for real in Barcelona – with the start of racing for the new AC75 boats in the Preliminary Regatta on 22 August.