Americas Cup

AC37 Prelim Ben Ainslie
AC37 Louis Vuitton Preliminary Regatta – Day 3 Racing

Day 3 of the Louis Vuitton Preliminary Regatta . . . Crunch day for Ben Ainslie and the INEOS Britannia team as they struggle to get some points on the leaderboard.

Ben Ainslie vows to come back stronger after ‘tough’ race with Kiwis

Ben Ainslie vows to come back stronger after ‘tough’ race between INEOS Britannia and Emirates Team New Zealand.

Shoreside Screen Day 1
AC37 Louis Vuitton Preliminary Regatta – Day 2 Racing

Day 2 of the Louis Vuitton Preliminary Regatta, first event in the 37th edition of America’s Cup, taking place between 22-25 August

AC37 Prelim Day1 INEOS v American Magic
First round to American Magic in historic meeting with INEOS Britannia

The 37th America’s Cup kicked-off with INEOS Britannia, the British Challenger of Record facing New York Yacht Club’s American Magic in their first race of the preliminary event.

Preliminary Regatta
AC37 Louis Vuitton Preliminary Regatta – Day 1 Racing

The Louis Vuitton Preliminary Regatta, the first event in the 37th edition of America’s Cup is taking place between 22-25 August off Barcelona

AC37 Practice Day GBR NZL Mark
AC37 Louis Vuitton Preliminary Regatta – Practice Day Images

Images from the Louis Vuitton Preliminary Regatta practice day off Barcelona 21 August 2024.

AC37 Prelim Regatta Skippers
AC37 Louis Vuitton Preliminary Regatta – Match-Race pairings for Day 1

The first America’s Cup event in the schedule is the Barcelona Preliminary Regatta, taking place between 22-25 August

Louis Vuitton Preliminary Regatta Opening Press Conference

The Louis Vuitton Preliminary Regatta is all set to be a classic. See the Opening Press Conference video here

AC37 Alinghi 2nd Rig Failure
Alinghi Red Bull Racing suffers second mast failure just two days before Preliminary Regatta

Whilst training ahead of the Louis Vuitton Preliminary Regatta, Alinghi Red Bull Racing suffered a rig failure onboard BoatOne.

Ben Ainslie and Matt Sheahan Video
Matt Sheahan talks with Ben Ainslie prior to the first AC75 racing in Barcelona

With just days to go to the first meeting of the six AC37 race boats in anger, INEOS Britannia helmsman Sir Ben Ainslie talks with Matt Sheahan of Planet Sail

Ben Ainslie
Preliminary Regatta – Ainslie looking forward to first race meeting with America’s Cup rivals

It is often said that the America’s Cup is a ‘design race with a regatta at the end’ and it’s an apt description of how detailed this meticulous challenge has been.

AC37 INEOS Team on watch Fletcher, Mon, Ainslie, Parkinson, Scott
Louis Vuitton Preliminary Regatta – The first meeting of the six AC37 America’s Cup teams in their latest AC75 designs.

With the imminent Louis Vuitton Preliminary Regatta off Barcelona, we will see the first meeting of the six AC37 America’s Cup teams in their latest AC75 designs