Historic battle

The Emirates America’s Cup World Series is  building excitement in the lead-up to the 36^th America’s Cup in 2021. Teams will come together from across the globe to compete in the second leg of the America’s Cup World Series. Teams from New Zealand, America and Italy will join the local home team, Ineos Team UK, led by five time Olympic medallist, Sir Ben Ainslie, for some of the fastest sailing show on the Solent.

Sir Ben Ainslie, Team Principal and Skipper, Ineos Team UK commented: “We are really looking forward to competing in front of our home crowd again. The 2015 and 2016 America’s Cup World Series events in Portsmouth saw an estimated 250,000 fans line the Southsea waterfront.

“It’s so great that Portsmouth has been chosen as only one of two locations outside of New Zealand where people can watch the AC75 foiling monohulls in action. We are confident the racing will deliver a true spectacle.”

The Solent is historic America’s Cup venue, dating back to 1851 when the inaugural Cup was a sprint around the Isle of Wight. Spectators can watch the action unfold across four days of highly-charged racing, during a two hour race window each day.