America's Cup News
The week in racing - 23 March '26
This week in the sailing world we saw another America's Cup challenger on the water, The Ocean Race reveal a new transatlantic route, a legal spat threatens to derail GB1. Meanwhile, the Olympic fleets head to Palma and the...
Ratcliffe vs Ainslie row reignites to undermine GB1 project
Just this week we were reporting on the air of optimism and fresh energy surrounding the America’s Cup British Challenger of Record, as the newly-named GB1 crew hit the water for the first time in their AC40 in Cagliari. Now this...
Podcast Ep. 11 - The AC38 arms race has officially begun
Click here to listen on Spotify and other platforms Almost 17 months since an AC75 last sailed, Emirates Team New Zealand have fired the first shot in the AC38 arms race. But how far ahead are the Defenders really? And what do...
Recon from the Hauraki Gulf: Unpacking ETNZ's first week back with Taihoro
Emirates Team New Zealand have now logged three of their 45 permitted AC75 sailing days in the January 2026–January 2027 window. Taihoro, the AC75 that won the 37th America's Cup in Barcelona, is back on the Hauraki Gulf –...
GB1 back on the water and wasting no time in Cagliari
GB1, the rebranded British Challenger of Record, hit the water for the first time since AC37 last week – and there was nothing tentative about the return. The team took their AC40 out in Cagliari in conditions that would test any...
France reveals stacked AC38 crew as K-Challenge becomes La Roche-Posay Racing Team
The French challenger for the 38th America's Cup has a new name, a new title sponsor and a crew that reads like a greatest-hits compilation of Olympic and professional sailing. K-Challenge will compete in Naples as La Roche-Posay...
Freddie Carr: The spectacle I can’t wait for in AC38
OK, I’m calling it right now. What will be the sickest thing in the next America’s Cup? Seeing the youth and women coming through the AC40s and racing alongside senior team-mates in the preliminary regattas will be brilliant. New...
The week in racing - 16 March ’26
From Sydney Harbour skiff chaos to Cape Horn crossings, Kiwi AC75 recon to a new 470 title in Vilamoura, it's been another stacked week across the sailing world. Here's everything you need to know… Britain’s Martin Wrigley and...
Tom ‘Mozzy’ Morris: The AC75’s dramatic diet – and why it gives ETNZ an early edge
The return of Taihoro has revealed the AC38 rule change where Emirates Team New Zealand hold a clear advantage. It’s not the introduction of battery power. It’s not the politics of the Cup partnership. The change to watch in this...
