The America’s Cup is a challenge between Yacht Clubs from different nations. Find the latest news and investigations from Tip & Shaft on the subject.
Officially unveiled back on February 2 in Paris, Orient Express Racing Team, the French challenger for the 37th America’s Cup, is now very much in working order with two main priorities being fulfilled, recruitment and the launch of the build of their new AC75. Tip & Shaft gets up to date with several leading names on the French challenger.
The beautiful people convened last Thursday at the Cité de l’Architecture et du Patrimoine in Paris for a press conference to present the Orient Express Team challenge which will represent France at the 37th America’s Cup in September 2024 in Barcelona. Tip & Shaft tells us the story of how this project which has been initiated by Stéphane Kandler and Bruno Dubois and supported by the Accor group, has achieved lift off.
All the sail racing news of the week: The notice of race for the Youth and Women’s America’s Cup published, Iain Murray reappointed to his position as race director for the 37th America’s Cup, SailGP published its first purpose and impact annual report…..
Britain’s double Olympic gold medallist Shirley Robertson will pair up this season with six times round the world sailor Dee Caffari, to take on the RORC’s Round Britain & Ireland Race this summer on a new Jeanneau SunFast 3300. Tip & Shaft caught up with Shirley.
Defender Emirates Team New Zealand and challenger of record Ineos Team UK unveiled the Protocol for the 37th America’s Cup on Wednesday. Tip & Shaft has spoken with some experts to decipher the document that outlines the 37th edition.
Consultant to Prada during the 36th America’s Cup, the former helmsman for Baron Bich and organizer of the Louis Vuitton Cup, Bruno Troublé speaks with Tip & Shaft about this 2021 Cup, an event which he is clearly a fan of and robustly defends.
The 36th America’s Cup was retained by Emirates Team New Zealand on Wednesday with their 7-3 victory against Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli. Tip & Shaft reviews this edition with the views of experts involved in this campaign, and also with Bertrand Pacé and Franck Cammas.
A member of the American Magic design team, French engineer, Dimitri Despierres explained to Tip & Shaft what happened on the first two days with the score at 2-2 between Emirates Team New Zealand and Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli.
Now almost sixty, Bertrand Pacé is one of France’s most experienced match racing sailors (world champion in 1994), but has also taken part in the America’s Cup (seven times), and the Tour de France (eight wins). Before the start of the final of the Prada Cup, Tip & Shaft talked to the sailor from Dunkirk.
At the age of 54, Thierry Fouchier is one of France’s most experienced sailors as far as the America’s Cup is concerned, having taken part six times and after winning with the Americans on BMW Oracle in 2010. A consultant for Canal+ TV for the 36th Cup, the sailor from Marseille told Tip & Shaft about the first days of the Prada Cup.
At 55, Philippe Presti, who rose to prominence through Olympic sailing (Soling, Finn and Star), is now one of the best French specialists in the America’s Cup arena. Before the start of the Prada Cup, the sailor from Arcachon who is now a coach at Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli, talks about the 36th Cup.
Competing on the Vendée Globe, the America’s Cup with Emirates Team New Zealand, The Ocean Race with the new Imoca for 11th Hour Racing and a Class40 with a new Pogo built at Structures, clearly Guillaume Verdier’s collective is busy at the moment. The designer took time to answer questions from Tip & Shaft.
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