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The final race of the 2021 America’s Cup was on March 17, and ever since that day when New Zealand beat Italy 7-3 to capture the 36th edition, the effort to dethrone the defender quietly began again. Five challengers stepped forward, and their fates will now be decided at the 2024 Louis Vuitton Cup Challenger Selection Series in Barcelona, Spain.
To be held from August 29 to October 7, it is the Double Round Robin Series through September 8 that is pivotal. For the defender, they participate but their races do not count. It will be over a month before they race again in the 37th Match. For the challengers, one team is eliminated at the conclusion of this stage.
Based on their performance in the Preliminary Regatta on August 22-25, that team would be the French. Here is their statement:
Orient Express Racing Team head into the Louis Vuitton Cup knowing how much they have already achieved, and completely aware of what they now have to accomplish.
“We have to be aware of where we have come from and especially where we can get to. We can go far if everything aligns well,” said Thierry Douillard, coach to the Orient Express Racing Team race crew.
“The team spirit is solid, so we need to focus on pure performance, and there are so many aspects of the boat, so many parameters and so many departments of the team involved, that although it is eight sailors on that boat, the whole team is onboard with them.”
The Orient Express Racing Team’s AC75 showed great potential in the recent Louis Vuitton Preliminary Regatta, and the crew had seized the opportunity to develop their understanding of the high-tech foiling yacht which they sailed for the first time in June…
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