The countdown is on to the second Preliminary Regatta of the Louis Vuitton 38th America's Cup cycle, with Naples preparing to welcome the world's best sailors for four days of racing and entertainment from 24-27 September. Set against the spectacular...
The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron, the Defender of the America’s Cup represented by Emirates Team New Zealand and Royal Yacht Squadron Ltd the Challenger of Record, represented by GB1, welcome the query by the New York Yacht Club (NYYC). The NYYC was...
As the sailing world looks ahead to the next edition of the America's Cup in Naples, there is perhaps no better place to reflect on the competition's extraordinary heritage than Cowes, where it all began. Standing on the platform of the Royal Yacht Squadron...
“Ma'am, there is no second.” The words have become emblematic of a British failure – a failure to win an ugly silver ewer. It was first taken from these shores by the yacht America, beating a British fleet around the Isle of Wight in a race run...
Tom Cheney is Head of Software and Data at GB1, where he oversees everything from the software and displays running on the boat to how data is collected, stored and analysed. This is his fourth America’s Cup campaign, having joined the team in 2015, and over the...
