Road to the America's Cup
Road to the America's Cup
Yachting World
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
Road 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 episode of our podcast
Apr 9, 2020
11 min
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
Mar 19, 2020
10 min
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 the outcome of the 36th America's Cup.
Feb 13, 2020
12 min
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 launched to date
Jan 9, 2020
13 min
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 section on control systems takes up 12 pages of the 67-page rule!) In the latest episode of our America’s Cup podcast, Sir Ben Ainslie explains how the AC75’s control systems work
Dec 12, 2019
14 min
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 attached to the back edges of the D-section wing mast. Sir Ben Ainslie explains all...
Nov 20, 2019
11 min
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 made to the America's Cup.
Oct 10, 2019
8 min
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 Cup in Auckland in 2021. Ben also reveals reveals some of the challenges facing the teams that design and build these boats.
Sep 9, 2019
11 min