Monday, October 21, 2024
America's Cup - Barcelona ESP - Final Day
The 37th America's Cup ended on Saturday evening with the prize-giving ceremony and various festivities. The flying high-tech racers provided two months of spectacle, but the format with the short regattas is open to debate. In the next few days, there will be more information about how, where and when the 38th America's Cup will continue. ----- The report.
The Americas Cup continues in Barcelona with two races today at 14h. With the score at 4-2 in favor of New Zealand, this is likely to be a decisive day: Can 'Team Britannia' equalize, or will 'Team New Zealand' extend her lead to 6-2? ----- The 
Today at 14h, the America's Cup enters the decisive phase: Will the English be able to stay in the race with their first victories or will Team New Zealand pull away with a 6-0 win? The 
The 37th America's Cup gets underway today in Barcelona - the 
The Women's Americas Cup continues today at 11am, and Group A with the countries involved in the Louis Vuitton Cup completes the qualification for the semi-finals today with 4 races. 
As was to be feared based on the weather forecast, there was no wind for further races yesterday. Today, both groups will finish their qualifications for the semi-finals, with the top 3 advancing to the next round. In both groups 4 races are on the programme today, and with 13-15kn the 
From today, it's the women's turn in Barcelona! As in the Youth America's Cup, the AC40s will be sailed in two groups with fleet races. First up today is Group A: 
Will the decision be made today? At 6-4, Team Britania with Ben Ainslie only needs one more win today against Luna Rossa (Francesco Bruni ITA) to qualify for the America's Cup. Today there should only be 
Flat conditions prevented further races yesterday. Race 3 was started, but Team Britannia, which was leading on the final downwind leg, clearly missed the time limit. Racing continues today at 2pm, with up to 14 knots 
The final of the Louis Vuitton Cup began yesterday with two races in strong winds. ----- Luna Rossa's victory in the first duel, a break had to be taken as the stormy conditions exceeded the wind limit. The second duel took place in the late afternoon. This time, Team Britannia won the start and pulled away in front. Racing continues on Saturday. ----- The 
The final of the Louis Vuitton Cup begins today in Barcelona with two races. Whoever achieves 7 wins first will compete against New Zealand in the America's Cup. With 
The Youth America's Cup will also be decided today: Between the two races of the Louis Vuitton Cup, Luna Rossa (Marco Gradoni ITA) and American Magic (Harry Melges III) will duel for the Youth America's Cup in one single race. The 
The semi-finals of the Louis Vuitton Cup continue today at 2pm. The 
The semi-finals of the Louis Vuitton Cup began yesterday with two rounds each in difficult, inconsistent winds. Alinghi didn't stand a chance against Team Britannia and lost twice by a clear margin. Luna Rossa won twice, but the duels with American Magic were close right to the end. Today's 
The semi-finals will continue in Barcelona on Saturday. Tomorrow, the English will announce who they have chosen as their opponent. ----- Despite the break, Cuppers from 1958-1987 sailed a nostalgia regatta: the Australian 'Kookaburra IV' of Patrizo Bertelli ITA with five-time Olympic medalist Torben Grael at the helm took victory in the fleet of 13 teams. ----- The 
After the round robin, the next highlight will follow on Friday evening, when round robin winner Team Britannia with Ben Ainslie will announce who they have chosen as their semi-final opponents. Speculation is rife! It is quite possible that 
After the French Orient Express lost their duel against the once again impressive Britannia yesterday, 
There was too little wind yesterday in Barcelona, and the last duels of the Round Robin had to be postponed to today. At 14h, the French Orient Express is under pressure to win against Team Britannia to avoid elimination. At around, 2.45 pm Alinghi will face Round Robin winner Luna Rossa. As always, we will be broadcasting live. ---- The 
The action continues today in Barcelona as the Louis Vuitton Cup enters the decisive phase. ----- With 5 wins so far, Luna Rossa is already in the semi-finals. The Italians will face American Magic today at 2 pm. Then it's Alinghi's turn, and with a win against Team GBR the Swiss could catch up with the English. The second duel between the Swiss and Team New Zealand will occurs in the evening. The forecast promises moderate winds of between 8 and 12 knots. As always, we will be broadcasting live. ----- The 
The thundery weather continued to characterise the conditions in Barcelona this morning. The day's regattas were cancelled. The 
Thundery weather caused a shortened regatta day in Barcelona yesterday. For the first time there were fresher winds in the first duel, which favoured 
The second half of the round robin begins today in Barcelona, which will decide which of the five challenger teams will be eliminated. In the inconsistent light winds, 
The first round robin was completed yesterday in slightly fresher winds (10 knots) for the first time. Emirates Team New Zealand, Luna Rossa and Ineos Brittania lead the standings with 4-1 victories each. Alinghi-Red-Bull continues to be dogged by bad luck: After difficulties hoisting the mainsail, they had to return to the harbor and only just made it to the start, reaching the starting box one minute late, resulting in a penalty. The Swiss are the only team without a win at the bottom of the standings and must now achieve at least two victories in the second round-robin - starting tomorrow - to reach the semi-finals. The 
Yesterday, the winds in Barcelona remained very light, not ideal for showing off the qualities of the flying high-tech racers. As a result, most of the duels yesterday were decided by a competitor falling off the foils. Once again, Alinghi had to start first, shortly after the onset of the Seabreeze. And Alinghi fell off the foils early on, while Team GBR pulled away and won by a large margin. Luna Rossa is leading thanks to two victories, while Alinghi remains winless at the bottom of the leaderboard. Today, the Swiss will face Team New Zealand, who returned yesterday with a repaired boat and won against Orient-Express. ----- The 
