2023-05-01 08:01:12
Since Barcelona was chosen to host the Sailing America’s Cupany event related to this discipline smells like preparation, rehearsal or demonstration for 2024. This is what has happened these days in Valenciawhere the celebration of the first test of the European circuit of the class 69F has served to ‘fly’ some boats like the ones that will be used in the next year, but at a reduced size.
Las tank tops that have been disputed off the coast of The Saler They have also shown the nautical arts of some of the crew who aspire to participate in what is considered the largest Sporting event after the Olympic Games or the World Cup. He port of valencia sea has been an extraordinary test bench for the athletes They will demonstrate what they know how to do and that the equipment who will compete in Barcelona pay attention to them.
a lot of competition
It is the case of the young Clement Cron23 years old, skipper of the French team of Groupe Atlantic. He is one of 16 already chosen to join his country’s squad in the youth tests of the America’s Cup of sailing. Explain that it is a hard selection and there is a lot of competencebut the twinkle in his eyes reveals that he knows in the group of eight that will finally fight in Catalan waters.
Cron, accompanied by Louis Chambet, Valentin Sipan y Jessica Berthoudhave won this Sunday in Valencia, against other six teams of various nationalities. The 69F take this name from the 6.9 metros in length and the ‘F’ for ‘foils‘, which are the appendages of the monohull that allow it to be lifted out of the water and move at full speed, as if ‘flying’. They can reach the 35 knotsabout 65 kilometers per hour.
Professionalization of the team
He AC40which carries four people on board and measures 13 meters, will be used in the competition feminine and in the youth while the final battle of the six teams will be in October 2024 with the AC75with eight crew members. Emirates Team New Zealand must defend his title against whoever wins from among the Ineos Britannia (Britain), Alinghi Red Bull Racing (Swiss), Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli (Italia), NYYC American Magic (USA) and Orient Express Racing (France).
“When I started everything was a aventuranow everything is more and more professionalized and the technique is very important”, describes in the port of Valencia Mar the sports director from the Groupe Atlantic team, Pierre Morea true sailing legend who has won several America’s Cups, world tours and other prestigious competitions.
A sport that wears out
But knows that the four young people in their twenties have talent and that is why he guides them from the inflatable boat with a mixture of pride and respect. The physical exhaustion in the water and out is enormous, although the only girl of the ultimately winning team, Jessica Berthoud, always seems fresh and ready.
enrolled in this sport late, despite the fact that his father is dedicated to it. He first tried gymnastics and the candle ended up winning. He has dual New Zealand and French nationality, but is committed to competing with the French Alinghi Red Bull Team, where he will opt to be part of the crew of youths (which is mixed) or women.
Pre-regatta in Saudi Arabia
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“One of the common mistakes is that they believe that I work in the officesnot that I’m a crew member”, jokes the 21-year-old, who along with her companions will travel to France and Italy to continue with the European circuit that has started in Valencia. The capital of Turia tries to re-engage in a sport that gave him great moments of glory in 2007 and 2010, after Barcelona has recovered the competition for the Mediterranean and calculates that the economic impact of the competition will be 1,200 million euros and a generation of 19,000 jobs.
Last week, the organizers, America’s Cup Events (ACE), announced that the second location where the 2023 pre-regatta will be held will be Jeddah, in Saudi Arabia, at the end of November. The first will be in Vilanova i la Geltrú between the 14th and 17th of September. The monocoques ‘fly’ already for those dates.
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