37th America's Cup
Defender  New Zealand
Defender club: Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron
Yacht:TBD
Challenger  United Kingdom
Challenger club: Royal Yacht Squadron
Yacht:TBD
Competition
Location:Barcelona
Dates:October 12–20, 2024[1]
Rule:AC75
Winner:TBD
Score:TBD
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The America's Cup is the oldest continuous competition in international sport, and among the world's most prestigious sporting trophies. The 37th America's Cup will be raced from 12 October 2024 as a first-to-seven-wins match-race series in Barcelona, Spain, between a yacht representing the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron and a yacht representing the yacht club that wins the Louis Vuitton Challenger Selections Series, also in Barcelona, in September 2024.[2][1][3]

The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron is again the defender of the America's Cup after its yacht Te Rehutai, owned and sailed by the Emirates Team New Zealand syndicate, was the successful defender in the 36th America's Cup, beating the challenger Luna Rossa, representing Circolo della Vela Sicilia, 7–3 in a first-to-seven series raced from 10 to 17 March 2021 in the Waitemata Harbour and Hauraki Gulf off Auckland, New Zealand.

Immediately after Te Rehutai achieved its seventh win in the 36th America's Cup, the Chairman of Royal Yacht Squadron Racing, Bertie Bicket, issued a pre-arranged, "friendly" challenge to the Commodore of the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron, Aaron Young.[4][5] This made Royal Yacht Squadron Racing Ltd the Challenger of Record for the next America's Cup.[6]

The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron was founded in 1871 as the Auckland Yacht Club and took its current name in 1902 after receiving a warrant in the name of King Edward VII.[7] Royal Yacht Squadron Racing was founded in 2014 and is an affiliated member of the Royal Yacht Squadron.

History

The America's Cup is a highly prestigious event, being the oldest continuous competition in international sport, and the fourth oldest continuous sporting trophy of any kind.[8] As of 31 March 2021, a total of 36 cup matches have been held. With 25 matches the New York Yacht Club has won the most titles so far.

The 36th match from 10 to 17 March 2021 was the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron's fourth America's Cup victory, following its wins in 1995, 2000 and 2017, making it the most successful club in the competition's history except for the New York Yacht Club. The 2021 win also made the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron the only club to have twice successfully challenged for and then defended the America's Cup.[9]

Terms of Challenge

Background

The challenge by Royal Yacht Squadron to the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron was made on board the 110 foot luxury sailing yacht Imagine immediately following the completion of the 10th and final race of the 36th America's Cup on 17 March 2021.[10][11]

The challenge was a pre-arranged "friendly" challenge arranged by the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron and Royal Yacht Squadron Racing Ltd and their respective sailing teams Team New Zealand and Ineos Team UK. The fact of the challenge and some details were made public on 19 March 2021. Both the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron and Royal Yacht Squadron Racing Ltd consider the challenge to be valid.[12][13][14][15]

Rules for issuing challenge

Terms of RYS Challenge

The full text and terms of the challenge have not been made public, but a number of areas of agreement have been revealed in media statements by the Royal Yacht Squadron and Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron and their sailing teams, and in subsequent public comments. Royal Yacht Squadron Racing Ltd and Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron said they would negotiate and issue a protocol to govern the 37th America's Cup by 19 November 2021, eight months after they revealed initial information about the challenge.[12]

Yacht Class

Ineos Team UK's AC75, Britannia, during 2021 Prada Cup

It has been agreed the America's Cup 75 (AC75), a 23 m (75 ft) foiling monohull class developed and used for the first time for the 36th America's Cup shall remain the class of yacht for the 37th America's Cup. Royal Yacht Squadron Racing Ltd and Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron also intend that the AC75 class should be used for the 38th America's Cup, and say that agreement to this will be a condition of entry for any other complying clubs wishing to enter any challenger series for the 37th America's Cup.[12]

For the first two preliminary regattas as well as the Youth & Women's Americas Cup the AC75 derived AC40 one design class is used. Additionally, the competing teams are allowed to develop 40 foot test boats called LEQ12.[16]

Nationality Rules

It has been agreed a new crew nationality rule will require 100% of race crews to either be a passport holder of the country the team's yacht club as at 19 March 2021 or to have been physically present in that country (or, acting on behalf of such a yacht club in Auckland, the venue of the 36th America's Cup Events) for two of the previous three years prior to 18 March 2021. There will be a discretionary provision allowing a quota of non-nationals on the race crew for competitors from "emerging nations", although this term and the size of the quota is yet to be defined.[12]

Cost Reduction Programme

To reduce costs, it has been agreed teams will be restricted to building only one new AC75 for the 37th America's Cup. In addition, Royal Yacht Squadron Racing Ltd and Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron have committed to "investigating and agreeing a meaningful package of campaign cost reduction measures including measures to attract a higher number of challengers and to assist with the establishment of new teams".[12]

Venue

Royal Yacht Squadron and Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron planned to announce the venue for the 37th America's Cup by 19 September 2021. New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said her Government wanted to see the cup defended in Auckland in 2023, and announced the availability of Government funding to assist Team New Zealand to stay together, subject to a number of conditions, including an expectation the Cup will be defended in New Zealand.[17]

However, on 29 March 2022, Barcelona was announced as the host of the 2024 America's Cup. Barcelona's bid saw an unprecedented alliance across public and private entities working together to attract the America's Cup to Barcelona which included the Government of Catalonia, Barcelona City Council, City Hall of Barcelona, Port of Barcelona, Barcelona Global's investment agency and Barcelona & Partners.[18] Of the previous 36 cup matches, 33 have been held in the defender's home waters. The Deed of Gift provides for the defender to name the venue if they and the Challenger of Record cannot reach agreement.

Dates

The 37th America's Cup will be raced in Barcelona as a first-to-seven-wins series from 12 October 2024. It is expected to be completed on or before 20 October 2024.[19][14] This complies with the deed which requires the match to be held in summer or summer-shoulder months. In the southern hemisphere, this is defined as between 1 November and 30 April. In the northern hemisphere, it is defined as between 1 May and 31 October.[20]

2021

  • November 17, 2021: AC37 Protocol and AC75 Class Rule V2 Published
  • December 1, 2021: Entries for Challengers Open

2022

  • March 31, 2022: Defender to announce Match Venue and approximate event dates
  • June 17, 2022: New competitors may sail Version 1 AC75s for 20 sailing days
  • July 31, 2022: Entry Period Closes
  • September 17, 2022: Competitors may sail an AC75 Yacht
  • November 30, 2022: ACE to announce race schedule for the Match
  • November 30, 2022: ACE to announce racing area for CSS and Match
  • December 31, 2022: ACE to publish Brand Manual

2023

  • May 31, 2023: Final cut off for late Challenger entries.
  • June 30, 2023: ACE to publish Youth and Women's AC Agreement
  • June 30, 2023: COR/D to publish Match Conditions
  • November 30, 2023: COR/D to publish CSS Conditions

2024

  • September: Louis Vuitton Cup series to determine challenger
  • October 12: Start of 37th America's Cup match

Event management

Royal Yacht Squadron and Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron announced a to establish a single Event Authority responsible for the conduct of all racing and the management of commercial activities relating to the 37th America's Cup.[12] Therefore, 'ACE (America's Cup Event) Barcelona S.L.' was created as the sole Event Authority for the 37th America's Cup in Barcelona and is exclusively responsible for the planning, management and delivery of a successful event.[21]

Challengers

The Royal Yacht Squadron is the Challenger of Record for the 37th America's Cup.[4][5] Their team, INEOS Britannia, previously lost to Emirates Team New Zealand in the 2017 Louis Vuitton Cup semi-finals, and Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli in the 2021 Prada Cup final. The Royal Yacht Squadron's challenge will be the first time a British team has competed in three consecutive America's Cup cycles since 1930.[5]

Circolo della Vela Sicilia, represented by Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli, have indicated their interest in returning for the 37th America's Cup. Luna Rossa previously lost to Emirates Team New Zealand in the 2021 America's Cup final. In a statement, the team said that they looked "forward to returning to racing on the AC75s in the next edition of the America's Cup".[22]

The New York Yacht Club (NYYC) had indicated interest in returning for the 37th America's Cup. American Magic previously lost to Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli in the 2021 Prada Cup semi-final. The NYYC submitted a challenge to the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron on May 6, 2021, alongside an Evolutionary Draft Protocol for the 37th America's Cup.[23] The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron released a statement in response, where they said they were "delighted to hear that the New York Yacht Club" were interested, but questioned, "their motives for such a presumptuous statement when entries [did not] open for some time."[24] The Royal Yacht Squadron and Ineos Team UK also released a statement in response to the New York Yacht Club's challenge, stating that they were "working collaboratively with the Royal Yacht Squadron and Team New Zealand".[24][25]

The NYYC had dropped American Magic and announced a tentative partnership with Stars & Stripes, then announced they would no longer pursue the 37th Americas Cup, and then on 7 January opted back in with American Magic.[26]

In December 2021 Alinghi founder Ernesto Bertarelli and two-time Olympic champion Hans Peter Steinacher announced the launch of the new Alinghi Red Bull Racing challenge. Bertarelli will continue to represent the Société Nautique de Genève, the yacht club that won the 2003 Louis Vuitton Cup, the 2003 America's Cup, and the 2007 America's Cup.[27]

On 3 January 2023, the organisers of the 37th America's Cup announced that K-Challenge Racing would challenge for the 37th America's Cup, after previously challenging for the 32nd America's Cup in 2007. Led by Stephane Kandler and Bruno Dubois, the team, named Orient Express Team,[28] will represent the Société Nautique de Saint-Tropez.[29]

Team Yacht Club Skipper
Switzerland Alinghi Red Bull Racing  Société Nautique de Genève Austria Hans Peter Steinacher
Italy Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli  Circolo della Vela Sicilia Italy Max Sirena
United States NYYC American Magic  New York Yacht Club United States Terry Hutchinson
United Kingdom INEOS Britannia  Royal Yacht Squadron United Kingdom Ben Ainslie
France Orient Express Team  Société Nautique de Saint-Tropez France Quentin Delapierre

Boats

SyndicateNameShipyardLaunchedCompetitive historyNotes
United Kingdom INEOS Team UKT6Carrington Boats27 October 2022Trial boat (never raced)
United States American MagicPatriotAmerican Magic16 October 2020Raced in the 2021 Prada Cup
Italy Luna Rossa Prada PirelliLuna RossaPersico Marine30 October 2022Trial boat (never raced)

Preliminary Regattas

The first two preliminary regattas will be raced in AC40 one design yachts. The third preliminary regatta in Barcelona will see the new AC75 yachts, that will also compete in the challenger series and the America's cup.[30]

Calendar

Rnd Host Dates Winning team Yacht class
1 Spain Vilanova i la Geltrú, Spain September 14–17, 2023 United States NYYC American Magic AC40
2 Saudi Arabia Jeddah, Saudi Arabia November 22 – December 4, 2023 New Zealand Emirates Team New Zealand AC40
3 Spain Barcelona, Spain August 2024 TBD AC75

Round 1 results

Pos Team Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Points
1 United States NYYC American Magic 3 5 2 1 1 34
2 New Zealand Emirates Team New Zealand 4 1 1 4 2 33
3 France Orient Express Racing Team 1 3 5 5 3 24
4 Italy Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team 2 6 3 3 5 20
5 Switzerland Alinghi Red Bull Racing 5 2 4 2 6 19
6 United Kingdom INEOS Britannia 6 4 6 6 4 9
Citation:[31]

Round 2 results

Pos Team Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 Race 7 Race 8 Points
1 New Zealand Emirates Team New Zealand 1 1 5 2 1 1 3 1 64
2 Italy Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team 3 4 1 1 2 4 1 DNF 49
3 Switzerland Alinghi Red Bull Racing 4 2 3 5 3 3 6 2 35
4 United States NYYC American Magic DSQ 6 DNS 3 4 2 2 3 28
5 United Kingdom INEOS Britannia 2 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 26
6 France Orient Express Racing Team 5 5 2 6 6 6 4 4 20
Citation:[31]

Youth & Women's Americas Cup

Background

Alongside the protocol for the 37th Americas Cup, a Youth & Women's event was announced to be held in the AC40 class racing in Barcelona alongside the Americas Cup. The youth event is open to sailors under 25 years of age, with two male and two female sailors on each boat, whilst the women's event is open to any female sailors.

Teams

Team Yacht Club Skipper Training Platform
New Zealand Emirates Team New Zealand  Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron New Zealand Josh Junior ETF26
AC40
Switzerland Alinghi Red Bull Racing  Société Nautique de Genève Austria Hans Peter Steinacher 69F
TF35
Italy Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli  Circolo della Vela Sicilia Italy Max Sirena 69F
United States NYYC American Magic  New York Yacht Club United States Terry Hutchinson 69F
United Kingdom Athena Pathway  Royal Yacht Squadron United Kingdom Hannah Mills ETF26
Waszp
France Orient Express Team  Société Nautique de Saint-Tropez France Quentin Delapierre
Spain Sail BCN  Real Club Náutico de Barcelona Spain Guillermo Altadill
Netherlands DutchSail  Koninklijke Roei- en Zeilvereniging De Maas
 Koninklijke Nederlandsche Zeil- en Roeivereeniging		 Netherlands Simeon Tienpont 69F
Waszp
Canada AC40 Canada  Royal Vancouver Yacht Club Canada Isabella Bertold
Canada Andrew Wood
Germany EMB Racing  Kieler Yacht-Club
 Norddeutscher Regatta Verein		 Germany Carolina Werner
Germany Marc Pickel
Sweden Swedish Challenge powered by Artemis Technologies  Royal Gothenburg Yacht Club
 Royal Swedish Yacht Club		 Sweden Anna Östling Waszp
Australia Australia Challenge  Cruising Yacht Club of Australia Australia Olivia Price
Australia Nina Curtis

References

  1. 1 2 "37th America's Cup Dates Announced". BOATinternational.com. 2 December 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  2. ↑ "Barcelona to Host 37th America's Cup in 2024". America's Cup.com. 29 March 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  3. ↑ Cup, America's. "Louis Vuitton 37th America's Cup Barcelona". 37th America's Cup. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  4. 1 2 "RNZYS Accept Notice of Challenge for the 37th America's Cup". Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron. 19 March 2021.
  5. 1 2 3 "Joint statement from Royal Yacht Squadron Racing and INEOS TEAM UK" (PDF). rys.org.uk. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  6. ↑ "America's Cup – A Brief History of the Challenger of Record 1970–2017 – from CupInfo".
  7. ↑ "The Squadron".
  8. ↑ "10 Oldest Sports Trophies in the World". 7 January 2019.
  9. ↑ "Kiwis react to Team New Zealand's America's Cup defence against Luna Rossa".
  10. ↑ "British team confirmed as Challenger of Record for 37th America's Cup". Yachting World. 19 March 2021.
  11. ↑ "Yacht IMAGINE, Alloy Yachts".
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "RNZYS accept Notice of Challenge for the 37th America's Cup". 19 March 2021.
  13. ↑ "Rys – Post".
  14. 1 2 "Challenge Accepted".
  15. ↑ "Joint statement from INEOS TEAM UK and Royal Yacht Squadron Racing".
  16. ↑ Cup, America's. "THE BOATS: AC75, AC40 & LEQ12". 37th America's Cup. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  17. ↑ "Backing the team for the next America's Cup". The Beehive. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
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  19. ↑ Cup, America's. "Louis Vuitton 37th America's Cup Barcelona". 37th America's Cup. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  20. ↑ "Deed of Gift[1]".
  21. ↑ "americascup.com". Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  22. ↑ Team, Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli. "The Dream of Exceptional People". Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  23. ↑ "New York Yacht Club Submits Challenge and Evolutionary Draft Protocol for 37th America's Cup – News – New York Yacht Club". nyyc.org. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  24. 1 2 "American Magic's challenge and draft Protocol, One Design and record-breaking news". www.sail-world.com. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  25. ↑ "Joint statement from Royal Yacht Squadron Ltd and INEOS TEAM UK" (PDF). rys.org.uk. 9 May 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  26. ↑ "American Magic and NYYC reunite >> Scuttlebutt Sailing News". 7 January 2022.
  27. ↑ "Red Bull to energize America's Cup >> Scuttlebutt Sailing News". 14 December 2021.
  28. ↑ "America's Cup: K-Challenge morphs into Orient Express Team for 2024 Challenge – Nautic Magazine"
  29. ↑ "French Confirmed Entry to 37th America's Cup". 37th America's Cup. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  30. ↑ Cup, America's. "PRELIMINARY REGATTAS". 37th America's Cup. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  31. 1 2 "37th America's Cup Results". AmericasCup. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
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