The America’s Cup is the oldest international trophy in world sport, pre-dating the modern Olympics, the Ryder Cup and the World Cup – and Britain has never won it. Team NZ capsizes during America's Cup practice race against INEOS Team UK • Source: 1 NEWS Team New Zealand has capsized today while practising on Auckland's Waitematā Harbour. Italian websites La Stampa and LiveMedia24 also reported Team UK's break with the competition's regulations and that we will see a change on the Brittania boat in Saturday's racing. * America's Cup: Italians and Americans show they're up for the challenge Phil Walter/Getty Images INEOS Team UK competes against New York Yacht Club American Magic in … Need to know more? INEOS Team UK has teamed up with Sir Ben Ainslie who will lead the design and build boat programme and skipper the racing yacht. America's Cup News. You kept everyone guessing and fought until the end. The official store stocks the latest Ineos Team UK collection - with t-shirts, jackets, caps and more available for all fans of the UK Team. Ineos Team UK, led by Ben Ainslie, are hoping to bring the America’s Cup to Britain for the first time. America's Cup: Artificial Intelligence gives Team New Zealand sailors a tune up A few days before racing in the 36th Match for the America's Cup, the covers have been lifted on the testing and development process based on Artificial Intelligence and machine learning used by Emirates Team New Zealand, in partnership with McKinsey & Co Posted on 4 Mar America's Cup: Kiwis pull new moves INEOS Team UK suffered breakdowns in both of its races Thursday on the first day of the America’s Cup World Series and was forced to withdraw from the second race when a battery failure left the yacht Britannia dead in the water. INEOS TEAM UK’s CEO is America’s Cup legend, Grant Simmer, who has competed in 10 America’s Cups and won four, first as a young navigator aboard Alan Bond’s Australia II, then twice with the Swiss team, Alinghi, and most recently with Oracle Team USA where – along with Ben Ainslie – they fought back from an 8 -1 deficit to win the trophy. The backstay is a sail trim control that runs from the mast to the stern of the boat and affects the shape of the mainsail and headsail. The Prada Cup final series begins on February 13. Ineos Team UK's sensational comeback on day one of the Prada Cup has taken a sour turn - with another challenger reportedly protesting the British boat over a design technicality. He is joined by British Olympic gold medallist, Giles Scott, who will act as the team’s Tactician. The Royal Yacht Squadron is one of the world’s most prestigious yacht clubs and was granted the Royal Ensign by King William IV in 1815. Team NZ spent $50m on the 2017 cup, in contrast to the hundreds of millions other competitors were reported to have spent, he adds. Jim Ratcliffe, INEOS chairman, says, “The America’s Cup is one of the world’s most competitive yacht races and Britain has never won it, despite founding the competition over 150 years ago. INEOS Team UK claimed that a “small hydraulics problem” was the reason that they abandoned the Practice race sessions in Auckland. With this significant commitment from INEOS to fully fund a two boat challenge, Britain now has its best opportunity to bring the America’s Cup back home to Britain where it belongs.”. It's the best way to ride to the Cup. The boats will be 75 ft foiling mono-hulls and will use the very best of British technology and boat construction. INEOS, one of the world’s largest manufacturing companies, is to launch a challenge for the 2021 America’s Cup. February 18, 2021 America's Cup: The tech helping Ineos Team UK prepare If you win the America’s Cup, you get to set the rules of the next race, including the number of heats, crew and type of boat that can be used. Most of Ineos’s 100-strong staff are on four-year contracts, which is standard in the America’s Cup. The outhaul adjustment helps to control the shape of the mainsail and is restricted by complex America's Cup rules. 21 Feb 2021 Well done on a sterling America's Cup campaign INEOS Team UK. America's Cup 2021: INEOS Team UK's Sir Ben Ainslie clinging on to momentum of first Prada Cup final race win. Less than a month ago Ineos performed disastrously in the America's Cup World Series, failing to win a race and struggling to stay on their foils in light breeze. You kept everyone guessing and fought until the end. The Royal Yacht Squadron Racing has issued the challenge to their rivals and the current Cup holder, the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron. The website noted, however, that Ineos need to come up with a solution to fix the issue before their race tomorrow. Luna Rossa and INEOS Team UK square off to determine the winner of the challenger series and the right to face Team New Zealand for the America’s Cup. ... Related News. Posted on 20 Jan The Weirdest Victory & other America's Cup stories PlanetSail OnCourse Episode 9 online now! The America's Cup Match is a 13-race series and the first team to score seven points will clam the famous trophy. INEOS has formed INEOS Team UK to compete for the trophy and is committed to spending £110 million – the biggest ever British America’s Cup investment - to bring the Cup back to the Britain. Seconds later INEOS TEAM UK tacked onto port, crossed the start line and charged off on the upwind leg at speed leaving American Magic dead in the water. Headquarters: 38 Hans Crescent, Knightsbridge, London, SW1X 0LZ, UK. The best of British competitiveness, determination and humility. With 30 sec to go, INEOS TEAM UK were at speed burning time on the right hand side of the pre-start area as they headed back towards the line and American Magic who were dead in the water. Copyright © 2021. With the team we have assembled, we believe we can get a fully competitive boat to the start line. The boat is currently being … It is also believed Ineos Team UK earlier may have protested the non-use of Luna Rossa's running backstays - resulting in a late change for the challenger of record on Friday. INEOS TEAM UK jump to the PRADA CUP Final. • Be aware that traffic will be busy, and parking will be very limited. INEOS has formed INEOS TEAM UK to compete for the trophy and is committed to spending £110 million – the biggest ever British America’s Cup investment - to bring the Cup back to Britain. 21 Feb 2021 Well done on a sterling America's Cup campaign INEOS Team UK. Ineos were the first British team in 40 years to reach the final of the America’s Cup challenger selection series and never gave up the fight. Jim Ratcliffe, founder and chairman of INEOS, says, “INEOS has taken on many serious projects in the past but none more exciting than this. Britain’s hopes of claiming a first America’s Cup have been ended after Sir Ben Ainslie’s Ineos Team UK lost to Luna Rossa in the Challenger Series in Auckland. It is believed it would be considered only a "minor infringement". Sir Ben is Britain’s most decorated and the world’s most successful Olympic sailor. He was a member of the 2013 America’s Cup winning team and is INEOS Team UK’s Team Principal and Skipper. Jim Ratcliffe, the founder and chairman of INEOS, adds, “With the resources of INEOS, the skill of Sir Ben Ainslie and his team and the experience of the Royal Yacht Squadron, I think INEOS Team UK has a great chance of success in 2021 and I’m looking forward to the challenge.”, Richard Longden (INEOS)                  0041 21 627 7063 or 0041 7996 26123Jo Grindley (INEOS TEAMGB)            07788 106762Mark Killick (Media Zoo)                   020 7384 6980 or 07836 634449Andrew McLachlan (Media Zoo)         020 7384 6980 or 07931 377162Joseph Wade (Media Zoo)                 020 7384 6980 or 07758 074576Chris Hall (Media Zoo)                      020 7384 6980 or 07739 571634. INEOS TEAM UK, led by Sir Ben Ainslie, is the British Challenger to the 36 th America’s Cup in Auckland in 2021.. INEOS is supporting INEOS TEAM UK as the team aims to make history by bringing the America’s Cup back to Britain for the first time in its 170-year history. The Cup – affectionately known as the “Auld Mug” – attracts the world’s top sailors and yacht designers and is the world’s oldest sporting trophy. INEOS Team UK will represent the Royal Yacht Squadron’s affiliated club, Royal Yacht Squadron Racing who issued the challenge to the current holder represented by Emirates Team New Zealand. Luna Rossa were the only team not to use one during the America's Cup World Series as a way of minimising drag. Luna Rossa has now won 11 out of its last 12 races. INEOS, one of UK’s and the world’s largest petrochemicals and manufacturing companies, is launching a challenge for the 2021 America’s Cup. Ineos Team UK's sensational comeback on day one of the Prada Cup has taken a sour turn - with another challenger reportedly protesting the British boat over a design technicality. INEOS Team UK has hit back after their new America's Cup boat was slammed in a brutal blog post by a British pundit. After four years of dedication, hard work, grit and hundreds of thousands of man hours from the 100+ strong team, INEOS TEAM UK's 36th America's Cup campaign came to an end today as Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli won both races in light wind in Race Day 4 of the PRADA Cup Final to win the series 7-1. INEOS, one of the world’s largest manufacturing companies, is to launch a challenge for the 2021 America’s Cup. America's Cup 2021: Ainslie seeks to win Challenger Series final Luna Rossa to face Ineos Team UK in Challenger Series final "We just gave two races to those guys off the start line. "The rules of the America's Cup in this regard are very clear and precise: this modification is not allowed," LiveMedia24 reported overnight. 167 years later and Britain has still not won the trophy. Prada Cup Round Robin 1 & 2 Analysis Round Robin 1 & 2 of the Prada Cup had delivered an explosive start on the road to the America's Cup. INEOS has formed INEOS Team UK and is making the biggest ever British investment in the America’s Cup in an unprecedented effort to bring the trophy back to Britain for the first time since the competition was established in 1851. INEOS, one of UK’s and the world’s largest petrochemicals and manufacturing companies, is launching a challenge for the 2021 America’s Cup. Britain’s attempt to recover the America’s Cup sailing trophy after 170 years has again ended in failure, this time on the opposite side of the world from where the Cup first slipped its grasp. Photo / Georgia Schofield, Live Sail Die. Italian entry Luna Rossa will face Ben Ainslie's Ineos Team UK in February's America's Cup Challenger Series final. The official YouTube channel for the 36th America's Cup presented by PRADA. INEOS Team UK are in awe of the Kiwis' boat, ... 1 NEWS. According to the report, this means a hole in their mainsail that is considered illegal - and is separate to earlier protests launched by the Italians "regarding backstays, substitute weights, and stickers". Site designed and developed by The MTM Agency. The 36 th running of the America's Cup begins in March 2021 in Auckland, New Zealand, with INEOS TEAM UK sailing their boat - called 'Britannia' - in its first regatta in the America's Cup World Series Auckland from 17-20 December. The 36th America’s Cup with INEOS TEAM UK is his fourth Cup campaign, the first being with Mascalzone Latino during in the 32nd Cup, and then BMW Oracle Racing in the 33rd America’s Cup and Land Rover BAR in the 35th America's Cup. After falling into a deep hole, Sir Ben Ainslie has given British sailing some hope, guiding INEOS Team UK to their first victory in the America's Cup challenger final off Auckland. Seconds later INEOS TEAM UK tacked onto port, crossed the start line and charged off on the upwind leg at speed leaving American Magic dead in the water. Looking for a product? The Herald understands Ineos have recently fitted a new outhaul adjustment and that they may have tried to maximise the movement. The Italian pair have become YouTube stars with their insightful comments on the new America’s Cup AC75 class, and their latest video looks at the foiling problems of Britannia, the British second-generation boat. You kept everyone guessing and fought until the end. INEOS will use its world class technologies and manufacturing know-how to support Sir Ben Ainslie in developing an internationally competitive boat and give INEOS Team UK the best possible chance of success. America's Cup: Team New Zealand off to 'rusty' start as ... a huge leap forward from the speeds managed in the Prada Cup final, which saw Ineos Team UK comprehensively ... News … Married to Sky Sports News presenter ... and now INEOS Team UK. After forgoing the use of a running backstay in the America's Cup World Series, the Italians installed one for their opening race of the Prada Cup, against Ineos Team UK. At the end of the opening stages, one team was up, another down and one in the middle. Luna Rossa were beaten by Ineos in the round-robin stage. • For more ways to enjoy race day, visit at.govt.nz/americascup. Team UK break Prada Cup drought with win over Luna Rossa. Ineos Team UK and Luna Rossa will meet in a best-of-13 series to determine the winner of the Prada Cup and official challenger for the America’s Cup. The first race was organised by the Royal Yacht Squadron in 1851, the same year that both Reuters and the New York Times were founded. INEOS Team UK will represent the Royal Yacht Squadron’s affiliated club, Royal Yacht Squadron Racing. This will be the 36th America’s Cup and will take place in 2021. Behind the Scenes: North Sails at the 36th America’s Cup ... Two team racing for one seat in the America’s Cup match. Behind the Scenes: North Sails at the 36th America’s Cup ... Two team racing for one seat in the America’s Cup match. INEOS has partnered with Sir Ben Ainslie and his team to design, build and race the two-boat strategy. "The America's Cup has a history of politics and so on behind the scenes," he told Planet Sail. INEOS TEAM UK and Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli will sail 13 races, with the first team to win seven… Read More. 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After four years of dedication, hard work, grit and hundreds of thousands of man hours from the 100+ strong team, INEOS TEAM UK's 36th America's Cup campaign came to an end today as Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli won both races in light wind in Race Day 4 of the PRADA Cup Final to win the series 7-1. America's Cup 2021: Ainslie seeks to win Challenger Series final Luna Rossa to face Ineos Team UK in Challenger Series final "We just gave two races to those guys off the start line. The billionaire co-owner of chemical giant INEOS has emerged from Covid-19 quarantine in Auckland, just as the America’s Cup team it backs became the surprise leader of the Prada Cup … The UK's entry to the 36th America's Cup, Ineos Team UK will be representing the hopes of many in the quest for a win in Auckland, 2021. "At the end of the day, we'd rather stay out of it. America’s Cup – Ineos Team debrief with Ben Ainslie and Grant Simmer Sailweb.co.uk 08:49 1-Mar-21 America's Cup races postponed amid lockdown ESPN.co.uk 08:29 1-Mar-21 PlanetSail: INEOS America's Cup debrief Sail World, Australia 05:32 1-Mar-21 ... As a series of delays followed, pushing the start back by almost an hour, news then came that INEOS TEAM UK needed to play their ‘delay card’ of 15mins as they struggled to repair a problem with the cunningham, one of … All rights reserved. America's Cup 2021: Sailing schedule, race times, TV channel and team news. Ineos Team UK have reportedly been the subject of a protest by Luna Rossa for having their outhaul penetrating the sail skin on their main fairing. INEOS Team UK’s Chief Designer is New Zealander, Nick Holroyd, one of the men responsible for Emirates New Zealand’s Cup winning strategy. • Make sure your AT HOP card is in your pocket. For the next cross into the finish, INEOS TEAM UK were on port but could lay the finish, Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli couldn’t and tried to get INEOS TEAM UK on a port starboard. PRADA CUP. America's Cup: The tech helping Ineos Team UK prepare If you win the America’s Cup, you get to set the rules of the next race, including the number of … The history of the America’s Cup started at the Royal Yacht Squadron in 1851 when fifteen of its boats raced and lost to a US yacht called “America” from where the cup eventually got its name. Sailing. We have a first-class team and will do everything we can to bring this trophy back to Britain where it belongs.”. The team is leveraging AWS’s high performance computing (HPC) to design, test, … We use cookies to make sure you get the most from our website. INEOS Team UK claimed that a “small hydraulics problem” was the reason that they abandoned the Practice race sessions in Auckland. Sir Ben Ainslie's outfit stunned the America's Cup field on Friday during the first day's action by completing a staggering turnaround to bank two shock wins - topping pre-regatta favourites American Magic by a comprehensive 1m 20s, before rounding out a perfect day with a 28-second win over Italian syndicate Luna Rossa. Team New Zealand may ... "The America's Cup has a history of politics and so on behind the scenes," he told Planet Sail. With 30 sec to go, INEOS TEAM UK were at speed burning time on the right hand side of the pre-start area as they headed back towards the line and American Magic who were dead in the water. Live Sail Die reported that the rule was broken with Ineos' new outhaul, but there is no penalty yet as the part was passed at measurement. The report stated that Luna Rossa's protest "was accepted by the jury without reservation; from the next race Ineos Team UK will no longer be able to use it, but this does not affect the outcome of the previous races". From Christmas Turkey to being the Round Robin Rocket - here's the story of INEOS Team UK's Britannia sojourn in Auckland for the Prada Cup. As they approached the stern of the British boat, Luna Rossa called a protest as they claimed they had to avoid the give way boat. Photograph: Phil Walter/Getty Images Yachting website Live Sail Die is reporting that Luna Rossa are protesting the Brits "for having their outhaul penetrating the sail skin on their main fairing". Team NZ capsizes during America's Cup practice race against INEOS Team UK • Source: 1 NEWS Team New Zealand has capsized today while practising on Auckland's Waitematā Harbour. INEOS TEAM UK and Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli will sail 13 races, with the first team to win seven… Read More. America's Cup News. The 36th America’s Cup with INEOS TEAM UK is his fourth Cup campaign, the first being with Mascalzone Latino during in the 32nd Cup, and then BMW Oracle Racing in the 33rd America’s Cup and Land Rover BAR in the 35th America's Cup. Ben is arguably the best sailor that Britain has ever produced so we should have a fighting chance of success.”. Britannia, the team’s second AC75, pays homage to one of Britain’s most famous racing yachts as INEOS TEAM UK seek to become the first British team ever to win the America’s Cup. Sir Ben says, “This is an amazing boost for British sport. msn back to msn home sport. INEOS Team UK’s CEO is America’s Cup legend, Grant Simmer, who has competed in 10 America’s Cups and won four, first as a young navigator aboard Alan Bond’s Australia II, then twice with the Swiss team, Alinghi, and most recently with Oracle Team USA where – along with Ben Ainslie – they fought back from an 8 -1 deficit to win the trophy. • Give yourself plenty of time and think about catching a ferry, train or bus instead. Luna Rossa wrapped up a comprehensive 7-1 win over Ben Ainslie's Ineos Team UK to win the America's Cup Challenger Series in Auckland. Use our Product finder instead. Britannia, the team’s second AC75, pays homage to one of Britain’s most famous racing yachts as INEOS TEAM UK seek to become the first British team ever to win the America’s Cup. The umpires didn’t agree. The team was well off the pace in the America's Cup World Series in December, but recovered to be the first qualifier for the Prada Cup Finals a … A possible lifeline was thrown to Ben Ainslie and the INEOS Team UK from Quantum Sails President Vittorio d’Albertas and his colleague Pietro Pinucci.. The billionaire co-owner of chemical giant INEOS has emerged from Covid-19 quarantine in Auckland, just as the America’s Cup team it backs became the surprise leader of the Prada Cup … February 18, 2021 The best of British competitiveness, determination and humility. With 30 sec to go, INEOS TEAM UK were at speed burning time on the right hand side of the pre-start area as they headed back towards the line and American Magic who were dead in the water. INEOS has formed INEOS Team UK and is making the biggest ever British investment in the America’s Cup in an unprecedented effort to bring the trophy back to Britain for the first time since the competition was established in 1851. This website is published by INEOS on behalf of its businesses. America's Cup veteran Tom Ehman believes INEOS Team UK will make no remarkable turnaround in the Prada Cup final series. Seconds later INEOS TEAM UK tacked onto port, crossed the start line and charged off on the upwind leg at speed leaving American Magic dead in the water. After that it’s all down to the fine art of sailing. They may look like giant pond skaters, but these cutting-edge flying machines are the first versions of the yachts that will contest the America's Cup in 2021. INEOS is a Registered Trademark, the property of INEOS Capital Limited. Ahead of racing on Sunday, Matt Gotrel, one of INEOS TEAM … INEOS TEAM UK has selected AWS as its official cloud computing provider in order to gain a competitive edge in the mission to become the first British sailing team to win the America’s Cup. James Sheldon, the Royal Yacht Squadron Commodore says, “The America’s Cup is undoubtedly the most important yachting trophy in the world and we are delighted that Royal Yacht Squadron Racing is supporting INEOS Team UK in its attempt to bring it back home.”.