Ep6: Road to the 37th America's Cup
01/03/2024 03:32
Matt Sheahan and his PlanetSail team share the latest episode in a regular series of features about the road to the America's Cup that will take us from the first official event in Vilanova to the Cup match itself in October 2024 in Barcelona, Spain. Here's the episode synopsis:
Just as teams were getting used to the heat of competition and squaring up to their opponents at the two America's Cup Preliminary Events, the Cup program sees no further racing until mid-August. In addition, the rules of the event as published in the AC37 Protocol prohibit teams from arranging informal racing between each other as well.
So, what happens next? We talk exclusively to Alinghi Red Bull Racing sailing team manager Rodney Ardern, Emirates Team New Zealand boss Grant Dalton and his colleague Kevin Shoebridge about how they will tackle the next phase…
