No sooner had the 36th America’s Cup winner been decided, the announcement came that INEOS Team UK would be the official Challenger of Record. We suspected that talks were taking place between the two teams leading up to the final day of racing. As the Defender, Emirates Team New Zealand has moved to keep the country’s top sailing talent out of the clutches of America’s Cup competitors.
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INEOS Team UK are out of the America’s Cup! They fought valiantly but they just couldn’t shake the Challenger of Record, Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli. The Italians sailed a flawless regatta and will now meet Emirates Team New Zealand in the America’s Cup match. This will be the second time in their 6 attempts that they have made it to the America’s Cup Match itself.
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Giles Scott MBE, is a four-time Finn Gold Cup winner and gold medallist in the Finn Class at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. But how did he get here, as tactician on INEOS Team UK?
Shirley Robertson chats to him in a two part podcast on just that question, and asks him about his America’s Cup dreams. -
Ever wondered who does what on the AC75’s? David ‘Freddie’ Carr, grinder on INEOS Team UK takes us through the roles of the team members who sail on their powerful AC75, Brittania.
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The Prada America’s Cup World Series provided the entertainment and the thrills and spills promised. This was the first time that the Defender and Challengers competed against one another on the same race track. It was also the first time that they were measured boat speed for boat speed.
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The fastest America’s Cup event in 170 years starts in Auckland, New Zealand on 17th December. The PRADA America’s Cup World Series runs from 17-19th December and the PRADA Christmas Race is on Sunday 20th. The Race Village was opened on Tuesday amid wonderful traditional fanfare.
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For four years Emirates Team New Zealand has been a fortress. Most of the operation has been off-limits to media as they prepare to defend the 36th America’s Cup. As the Defender, now more than ever, the pressure is on to keep the Cup in New Zealand
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Tech Tuesday: Technology Meets Sustainability With Ineos Team UK
by Ingrid HaleThe technical partnership with INEOS Team UK continues to flourish and bring an even deeper level of sustainability to the campaign. To date, the recycled carbon fibre convertor, ELG Carbon Fibre has processed over 1.2 tonnes of the teams waste materials and used these fibres to produce two cradles for the race boat ‘Britannia’. Moulds for the hull and deck regions of the team’s test boat ‘T5’ were also manufactured using the same technology.
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In the 36th edition of the America’s Cup, the role of the grinder is more important than ever before. AC75 class boats are powered by both human energy and battery power. Whilst the batteries control the main foils and rudders, everything above the waterline, including every sail control, is powered by the grinders.
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INEOS TEAM UK and team software design partner Coderus have developed a game-changing new software that sets their tech apart- Meet Chimera.
