Road to the America's Cup
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Road to the America's Cup
Our monthly podcast series Road to the America's Cup will take you inside Ineos Team UK's preparations for the 2021 America's Cup
Recent Episodes
8 episodesRoad to the America's Cup ep 8: How crews avoid data overload
How quickly can you read a display? Today’s America’s Cup sailors have to take in more data faster than ever explains Sir Ben Ainslie in the latest ep...
Road to the America's Cup ep7: Performance Analysis
INEOS Team UK skipper Ben Ainslie tells Mark Chisnell why analytics really count in the America’s Cup AC75 one-boat development phase
Road to the America's Cup ep6: What can sailing simulators teach us?
In this episode of our America’s Cup podcast, Ineos Team UK principal Ben Ainslie argues that sailing simulators are the technology that will define t...
Road to the America's Cup ep5: AC75 hull design
In the latest episode of our America’s Cup podcast, Ineos Team UK principal Ben Ainslie explains the differences between the four AC75 hull designs la...
Road to the America's Cup ep4: Control Systems
The systems that control the aero- and hydrofoils of the new AC75 are covered by some of the most complex parts of the America’s Cup Class (the sectio...
Road to the America’s Cup ep3: How the AC75’s soft wingsails work
One of the biggest innovations for the new AC75 America’s Cup boat is the soft wingsail: a double-sided mainsail where each of the two ‘skins’ are att...
Road to the America's Cup ep2: How the AC75 will fly
In the second episode of our series, Ben Ainslie of Team Ineos UK explains how hydrofoiling works and the difference this cutting-edge technology has...
Road to the America's Cup ep1: AC75 Rules and Fundementals
Mark Chisnell talks to Sir Ben Ainslie, team principal and skipper of Ineos Team UK, who explains the AC75 class that will race for the 36th America's...