After a relatively straightforward climb up the Brittany coast the solo racers on the final stage of the 55th La Solitaire du Figaro Paprec are getting into the most difficult part of the monster 710 nautical miles stage from Royan to La Turballe…
Monthly archives for September, 2024
Britannia have proven doubters wrong
INEOS Britannia topped the first stage of the challenger selection series, earning the right to choose among Italy, Switzerland, and USA to be there opponent in the best of 9 Semi Finals match on September 14-19. British skipper Ben Ainslie provides this report on The Telegraph:
Obviously, it is great to have finished top of the round-robin stage of the Louis Vuitton challenger selection series. But I can assure you no one is getting carried away at Ineos Britannia. We have only just got going. Yes, we made some encouraging gains during the first stage of the challenger series, but if we are going to go all the way and win this America’s Cup — which is something I truly believe we can do — we are going to have to find the same again, and then some.
That said, I am happy with where we are at the moment. The manner in which we improved through the round robins was very encouraging. It felt as if we made some really good gains; with the set-up of a boat, with how we’re sailing it. We have got some real momentum now and that is so key in sport. You can sense it when you walk through the base. Everyone can see and feel the progress we are making and the positivity rubs off on you. When you are working as hard as our guys are, both here in Spain and back in the UK in Brackley, you need that. – Full report
Viewing details – Race information – Results – Weather forecast
2024 Louis Vuitton Cup Challenger Selection Series
August 29-September 8: Double Round Robin
September 14-19: Semi Finals (Best of 9)
September 26-October 7: Finals (Best of 13)
Team New Zealand competes in the round robin stage only, and the results of their races are not included in the challenger leaderboard. Races start at 14:00 CET (08:00 ET) and run until 16:30 or 17:00, depending on the schedule.
Following the publication of the AC37 Protocol and AC75 Class Rule on November 17, 2021, the AC75 Class Rule and AC Technical Regulations were finalized on March 17, 2022. The entry period was from December 1, 2021 until July 31, 2022, but late entries for the 37th America’s Cup could be accepted until May 31, 2023. The Defender was to announce the Match Venue on September 17, 2021 but postponed the reveal, finally confirming Barcelona on March 30, 2022. The 37th America’s Cup begins October 12, 2024.
Teams revealed to challenge defender Emirates Team New Zealand (NZL):
• INEOS Britannia (GBR)
• Alinghi Red Bull Racing (SUI)
• Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team (ITA)
• NYYC American Magic (USA)
• Orient Express Racing Team (FRA)
2023-24 Preliminary Regattas
September 14-17, 2023 (AC40): Vilanova i la Geltrú, Spain
November 30-December 2 (AC40): Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
August 22-25, 2024 (AC75): Barcelona, Spain
2024 Louis Vuitton Cup Challenger Selection Series
August 29-September 8: Double Round Robin
September 14-19: Semi Finals (Best of 9)
September 26-October 7: Finals (Best of 13)
2024 America’s Cup
October 12-21: 37th Match (Best of 13)
For competition details, click here.
Additionally, 12 teams will compete in the 2024 Youth & Women’s America’s Cup.
Noticeboard: https://ac37noticeboard.acofficials.org/
Event details: www.americascup.com/en/home
Source: ACE
too windy?
The big bad Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup and Rolex IMA Maxi 1 Worlds canceled their racing as they claimed it was too windy (25+) but yet, here were a bunch of pictures of the big boys out sailing in those conditions. That is the crew led by Ken Read on Karel Komarek’s V took the opportunity blast around in the lively conditions. Photo: IMA / Studio Borlenghi
And we get nobody wants to break their boat, but can nobody race in 20+ knots anymore?
100 boats set for Sandberg Estates J/70 Worlds
The Sandberg J/70 Worlds, to be held in Palma from 13th to 22nd September, will be a landmark in the history of sailing world championships…
watch your step
Keep an eye on a press release regarding the post-race accident with Paul Goodison. Apparently in the hospital with some broken ribs and a concussion. Lucas Calabrese in for Goodie tomorrow. Apparently, he stepped back and fell into one of the hatches.
That’s not going to help them. Jump in the thread here.
What did we learn on Louis Vuitton Cup Day 7
After an overnight storm, the sea off Barcelona was decidedly lumpy, making life tricky for the trimmers, with a forecast 6 to 11 knot Southerly wind. In the huge swell it was a day for boat handling…
Louis Vuitton Challenger Series – No racing Friday, final racing this weekend will decide the Semi-Finalists
No racing Friday 6 September for the Louis Vuitton Challenger Selection Series (CSS). Racing resumes Saturday and concludes Sunday…
Louis Vuitton Challenger Series – A day of upsets, runaway victories and what might have been
The re-scheduled race day 6 managed five match-races with varying success, the wind going lighter and more patchy than forecast, producing some wildly unpredictable races. Two races involved Emirates Team New Zealand and featured a lot of stop-start situations, but were non-scoring so did not effect the challenger leaderboard. The first race of the day…
Champagne sailing has new meaning
Moët & Chandon may be the official champagne of the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup, but its G.H. Mumm champagne that is literally sailing. Paving the way for low-carbon shipping, Mumm bottles reached New-York’s harbor on September 3rd on a sailing cargo ship from Le Havre, France.
Recognizing the promise and potential of the young company – TransOceanic Wind Transport (TOWT) – from Brittany, now based in its home port of Le Havre, Mumm signed a commitment letter in 2021, enabling TOWT to begin construction of its first sailing cargo ship in Concarneau.
The TOWT is the largest vessel of its kind ever built in modern history, measuring 81 meters long and boasting six cargo holds with a combined capacity of over 1,000 tons, making it the most powerful in its class. – Full story
breaking bad
Just when I was looking forward to getting up early and watching the AC “racing”, the threat of 50-knot gusts and possibly even more lightning than yesterday canceled today’s sailing. Apparently, tomorrow’s forecast looks more promising.
And we didn’t know it at the time, but Luna Rosa’s impressive win over TNZ yesterday was all for naught, as the race was officially abandoned when lightning appeared. Bad break for LR, and a lucky break for TNZ.
Clearly, the most anticipated race will be a rematch of those two…
Tom Dolan of Ireland leads Stage 2 of La Solitaire du Figaro Paprec
According to the latest routings by Race Direction the La Solitaire du Figaro Paprec leaders should cross the finish line around 16:00hrs Wednesday afternoon…
before the devil knows you’re dead
Anarchist Layne sent us this…
Just finished watching a full replay of yesterday’s AC “racing”.
What a joke! It’s like a bad sitcom. “Yachts” that don’t turn up for the start, “yachts” that can’t sail because of software glitches, “yachts” that need to be towed by speedboats to get up on their foils, “yachts” that then fall off their foils and wallow around like dead ducks.
I think what we’re watching is the inevitable end game of an extreme, mutated, unworkable development that will have to be put out of its misery by the next Challenger of Record protocol. I am reminded of when Reliance was such a distorted idea of a “yacht” that the Cup turned to J Boats.
This title ripoff, is from one of the darkest, insane movies ever… Starring Philip Seymour Hoffman and Ethan Hawke.
Louis Vuitton Challenger Series – Thunder and Lightning brought Day 5 to an early finish
The first day of the second-series of Challenger round robin racing was again beaten by the weather conditions, this time some dramatic thunder and lightning…
TF35 Les Voiles de Choisi overall
Esteban Garcia’s Realteam Sailing skippers by Jérôme Clerc with tactician Sébastien Col have won the single race final day of the TF35 Voiles de Choisi, winning the event with a five-point advantage over Yann Guichard’s Sails of Change 8…
Nick Craig maintains OK Dinghy World Rankings lead
World Champion, Nick Craig, from Britain, continues to hold the lead of the September 2024 OK Dinghy World Ranking List…
Trickle Down Technology from the America’s Cup
The America’s Cup has always been about more than just what happens on the water – it’s a catalyst for technological innovation that pushes the boundaries of what’s possible…
Entries rolling in for Transpac 2025
Twenty boats and crews have already claimed their spot on the starting line for the 2025 Transpacific Yacht Race, including past first-place finishers Pyewacket, Roy Disney’s Andrews 70, and the Kernan 68 Peligroso…
37th America’s Cup – 12-Metre Class and J-Class yachts have arrived in Barcelona
Between the Challenger Selection Series and the 37th America’s Cup, the boats that were once legends of the past America’s Cups have reached Barcelona…
American Magic Pushes New Zealand in nail-biter
NYYC American Magic’s opponent on the fourth day of racing at the Louis Vuitton Cup was the current holder of the America’s Cup, Team New Zealand. This matchup marked the final race in the four-match schedule…
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