By America’s Cup Media
As the business end of the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup nears, all the teams have spent the month of March getting ready for the arrival and final preparations of their new AC75 yachts. These yachts will be the pinnacle of design, the result of thousands of man hours and computer simulations all to produce the apex and defining generation of America’s Cup foiling craft.
Alongside the excitement building around the AC75s, the AC40s have been used extensively for training over March with most teams switching in their Youth & Women sailors to get vital onboard practice time in the world’s most exciting new foiling class.
And in March, it was announced that the Official Game of the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup will be launched on the 9th April 2024 on the Twitch platform. The new E-Series will bring gamers together around the world to ‘unleash a new era of competitive gaming.’
It’s a busy time for everybody with the start of the final Preliminary Regatta where all the teams will face off against each other starting on August 22nd followed by the first Round Robin of the Louis Vuitton Cup beginning on the 29th August. Check out the website for full event details:
EMIRATES TEAM NEW ZEALAND
The Defender of the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup switched up their programme at the end of March with the re-introduction of two-boat race practice between their LEQ12 and the team’s one-design AC40, bringing in the Kiwi Youth & Women team members to get valuable training and time-on-the-water.
INEOS BRITANNIA
With the British down to just one AC40 following the fire onboard ‘Athena’ in February, the team switched into their second AC40 ‘Sienna’ built for the Athena Pathway programme to begin training and upskilling the Youth & Women’s teams.
ALINGHI RED BULL RACING
The first team to take physical delivery of their new AC75, the Swiss brought ‘BoatOne’ by barge to their wonderful base in the heart of the Port Vell, before swiftly taking her into the shed for final preparations ahead of launch early in April.
NYYC AMERICAN MAGIC
Super busy month for the American Magic team representing the New York Yacht Club with the delivery of their AC75 coming in via cargo plane at the end of the month ahead of launch in April.
LUNA ROSSA PRADA PIRELLI
The date of 13th April has been set for the launch of the Italian team’s ‘radical’ new AC75 in Cagliari and the team are at full tilt now in preparation for the next phase of their impressive campaign.
ORIENT EXPRESS RACING TEAM
The French Challenge for the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup got a welcome boost in March with the arrival as an external consultant of three-time Cup winner Glenn Ashby who was last seen travelling at 225.58 kph when he broke the land speed record back in April 2023.
