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The 37th America’s Cup

On the 14th of December 2021, a new team has been launched.
Alinghi Red Bull Racing will be challenging for the next America’s Cup.

Red Bull joins forces with double America’s Cup–winning syndicate Alinghi in a campaign for the oldest trophy in international sport.
Alinghi founder Ernesto Bertarelli and two-time Olympic champion Hans-Peter Steinacher announced the launch of the new Alinghi Red Bull Racing at the Société Nautique de Genève.

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The 37th America’s Cup News

TUDOR x Alinghi Red Bull Racing, and AC75 BoatZero acquired

28 March, 2022

Swiss watch brand TUDOR becomes the Main Partner of Alinghi Red Bull Racing in its quest for the 37th America's Cup, which sets sail in 2024. The Swiss-based team has also secured 'BoatZero' for training later this year. The countdown is on! With one of the most dynamic names in the history of the America's Cup – Alinghi – returning to battle for sailing's pinnacle honor in a partnership with Red Bull, it's time for a new perspective. And TUDOR is sharing the vision. The Alinghi Red Bull Racing's newly announced collaboration with Tudor is well synchronized: both the watch manufacturer and the team are dedicated to precision in their engineering and workmanship, and both are built on a legacy of innovation and success. The America's Cup is an epic spectacle and the most important sailing event in the world. And while its Auld Mug is the oldest trophy in international sport, for each new edition the world's top teams develop fresh breakthroughs in advanced technology. TUDOR is rich in sporting heritage, creating cutting-edge, robust timepieces that are also timeless and stylish. The Geneva-based company has produced diving and sports models for decades and understands what's needed in a watch when the seas get rough. Pointing out that Alinghi Red Bull Racing is based near Lausanne in Écublens, Tudor CEO Éric Pirson said: "TUDOR has a history of producing high-quality, precision timepieces for generations in Switzerland, and is renowned for its collaborations in the sporting world, with ambassadors such as David Beckham, big wave surfer Nic Von Rupp, free diving World Champion Morgan Bourc'his or the New Zealand All Blacks rugby team. Alinghi Red Bull Racing being a Swiss team with a Swiss boat, we feel it is a natural fit for us, a Swiss company, to join forces and we are proud to see our watches sailing with the team." Silvio Arrivabene, Alinghi Red Bull Racing's Co-General Manager – Head of Technical Operations, added: "It is time for progression. For us as a team, TUDOR combines tradition, progression and innovation. As our main partner they will inspire us to be accurate, reliable and produce excellent results on and off the water. Our team is proud to wear the TUDOR watches on the wrist as we challenge for the 37th America's Cup." To prepare for the challenge ahead, Alinghi Red Bull Racing has acquired 'BoatZero' as a training boat. Formerly known as 'Te Aihe' and previously owned by Emirates Team New Zealand, it was the first AC75 ever to touch water. 'BoatZero' will be the team's primary training boat and will offer Alinghi Red Bull Racing the best start possible for the challenges ahead. In July the team will sail 'BoatZero' when the exclusive training window of 20 sailing days opens for new teams entering the 37th America's Cup. Arrivabene added: "This solid platform will enable us to progress to the next steps with more ease and ensure we achieve our upcoming goals." Keep up to date with Alinghi Red Bull Racing and TUDOR at alinghiredbullracing.com and tudorwatch.com For media inquiries, contact: media@alinghiredbullracing.com  //  christophe.chevalier@tudorwatch.com Credit: Alinghi Red Bull Racing

Alinghi Red Bull Racing launches bid for 37th America's Cup

14 December, 2021

A new team will be challenging for the next America's Cup, as Red Bull joins forces with double America's Cup–winning syndicate Alinghi in a campaign for the oldest trophy in international sport. Alinghi founder Ernesto Bertarelli and two-time Olympic champion Hans-Peter Steinacher announced the launch of the new Alinghi Red Bull Racing and presented its logo at the Société Nautique de Genève, the yacht club the team will represent. Red Bull Racing principal Christian Horner also participated live via satellite. After an absence of over a decade, one of the most dynamic names in the history of the America's Cup, Alinghi, is returning to battle for sailing's pinnacle honour, and this time the twice consecutive–winning syndicate is partnered by a driving force in global sport, Red Bull. Sailing under the flag of the Société Nautique de Genève, Alinghi Red Bull Racing begins preparations immediately to race as an official challenger when the Selection Series for the 37th America's Cup begins in 2024. "While keeping the winning spirit that has always animated Alinghi, we want for this challenge to do something totally different, totally new, totally fresh," said Alinghi founder Ernesto Bertarelli. "When we imagined with Dietrich Mateschitz the involvement of Red Bull in the America's Cup, he said: Our way is not to get into the sport as sponsors, but to blend into the team, to form a true partnership, to nurture young athletes and turn them into the best in their field. He also proposed that we should make contributions to give the America's Cup itself a new dimension." Bertarelli continued, "With Red Bull we are equal partners in this venture. They will bring their competence, energy and strength in creating performing teams, and we bring our experience in sailing and winning the America's Cup. Alinghi Red Bull Racing will shine a new light on the event." Alinghi and Red Bull have long been friendly rivals in series such as the GC32 Racing Tour and the Extreme Sailing Series. Having shared this mutual respect and admiration, Hans-Peter Steinacher, a two-time Olympic champion in the Tornado Class and Austria's most successful summer sport athlete, is enthusiastic about the new partnership. "The America's Cup is – and by volumes – the most important sailing event in the world," said the sailing legend, who has been a leading presence in developing the next generation of sailors as co-founder of the Red Bull Youth America's Cup and Red Bull Foiling Generation. "Alinghi's experience and team spirit are unique in the sport of sailing. All of Red Bull is behind this project, and I doubt it could have been done with another team." In partnering with Alinghi, Red Bull also brings the expertise of the Red Bull Advanced Technologies unit that has supported Red Bull Racing in achieving a total of five Formula One Drivers' Championships – including the thrilling triumph just secured by Max Verstappen in the last lap of 2021 – as well as four F1 Constructors' Championships. Fresh from the Formula One final and speaking live via satellite, Red Bull Racing principal Christian Horner – himself a game-changer in motorsports – said, "We welcome Alinghi Red Bull Racing to the World of Red Bull, and our F1 team is looking forward to helping this new member of our family to succeed. Red Bull Advanced Technologies is a world-class technology center that offers services to different entities including other sports, born out of the innovative, technical expertise we've generated throughout our years in F1. Red Bull Advanced Technologies will establish synergies with Alinghi Red Bull Racing. We will share our experiences, engineering tips, etc. It is a two-way cooperation." Brad Butterworth, four-time winner of the America's Cup, commented, "I have been with Alinghi for 20 years now, and getting into this new challenge with Red Bull is very exciting. The America's Cup is a technology race which is won on the water with race strategy and tactics. Red Bull has demonstrated that time and time again in F1 and in many of the other sports it competes in." Among the teams that Alinghi Red Bull Racing will prepare to face are the defender, four-time America's Cup winner Emirates Team New Zealand, as well as the challenger of record, INEOS Britannia. Because the entry period opened only at the beginning of December, sailing enthusiasts can expect the announcement of additional challengers to extend over the next weeks and months. In conjunction with the America's Cup, Alinghi Red Bull Racing will also field teams in the debut of the Women's America's Cup Regatta, as well as in the return of the Youth America's Cup. "Growing the sport and its sailors has always been an important focus for both Red Bull and Alinghi. So Alinghi Red Bull Racing's commitment to these regattas is strong, and I think it's going to be inspiring to see these talents in action," said Steinacher. Alinghi Red Bull Racing will headquarter its operations near Lausanne, in Écublens, Switzerland, where the hull will be built according to the requirement of the Deed of Gift, the governing document of the America's Cup. A core crew led by Alinghi's GC32 co-skipper Arnaud Psarofaghis and mainsail trimmer Bryan Mettraux will begin training during the winter period to prepare a 100% Swiss Made crew. Keep up to date with Alinghi Red Bull Racing at the team's official webpage, www.alinghiredbullracing.com. For media inquiries, contact: media@alinghiredbullracing.com Credit: Samo Vidic and Dean Treml for Red Bull Content Pool