The America’s Cup cycle is gearing up, with only three months until festivities begin in Barcelona. April saw the start of the business end of the regatta, with much for fans to get excited about. In the past month, several boats have been revealed as design breakthroughs and ideas come to fruition, and the sailors […]
INEOS Britannia, the British challenger of record representing Royal Yacht Squadron Ltd for the 37th America’s Cup, has revealed its AC75 race boat for the first time. The 75ft vessel, code-named RB3, emerged from the INEOS Britannia base in Barcelona on Saturday 20 April for rig stepping and checking in preparation for her first sail. It is […]
Ineos Britannia, Britain’s challenger for the 37th America’s Cup, has suffered damage to one of its one-design supplied AC40 training boats, Athena, after an electrical battery fire onboard. The two British one-design AC40s (Athena and Sienna) had left the dock early on Friday (16 February) for a two-boat race-training day and towed to the northeast […]
Ineos Britannia, Britain’s challenger for the 37th America’s Cup, has suffered a setback after its T6 test boat capsized and caught fire while on the water during a test day in Palma Bay, Mallorca in Spain. Ineos Britannia had Giles Scott and Sir Ben Ainslie on the wheels yesterday afternoon (8 February 2023), with Iain […]
The British America’s Cup team, Ineos Britannia, has launched its first test boat for the 37th America’s Cup. Code-named T6, the boat is designed and built in collaboration with Mercedes-AMG F1 Applied Science, a division of the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team. The 40ft test boat will play a vital role in the team’s programme through […]
Suzuki GB has partnered with Ineos Britannia to become the official supplier of outboard motors for its fleet of chase boats, which will support Ineos Britannia, the Challenger of Record for the 37th America’s Cup in 2024. The outboard of choice will be the dual-propeller DF325A model, with Suzuki providing the team with 12 units […]
Bases are being allocated for the 2024 America’s Cup in the host venue, Barcelona, with Emirates Team New Zealand first to pick its base followed by INEOS Team Britannia. Emirates Team New Zealand, as holder of the America’s Cup, got to pick its base area first, selecting the World Trade Centre site at the western […]
Ineos Britannia has confirmed its core team to lead the British challenge for the 37th America’s Cup. As part of the group, the British America’s Cup team joins forces with Mercedes-AMG F1 Applied Science, a division of the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team, to form Ineos Britannia, which Ineos says will bring together the best of the […]