GB1 Challenger of Record for the 38th America’s Cup Athena Racing is the Challenger of Record for the 38th America’s Cup.

The British team, who race for Royal Yacht Squadron Ltd

The Team made history in 2024, as the first British team in 60 years to qualify for the America’s Cup Match, the first in 90 years to score points in the Match, and the first ever to win the America’s Cup Challenger Series. These achievements mark Britain’s most successful performance in the competition’s history. The America’s Cup, the pinn

acle of yachting, was first contested in 1851 in Cowes, Isle of Wight and organised by the Royal Yacht Squadron, predating the modern Olympic Games by 45 years. In challenging for a fourth successive America’s Cup, Athena Racing has much needed continuity, the cornerstone of every successful America’s Cup team.

11/09/2026

🎥 🍿SAIL film premier with the Ainslies

11/09/2026

Shining a light on the future of sailing with and

Watch the latest episode of Challengers at the link in our bio 🔗📺

We race in two weeks, Naples 🇮🇹
11/09/2026

We race in two weeks, Naples 🇮🇹

Back to school in Portsmouth 💻⛵️The GB1 Sailing Team are getting their heads together as we look ahead to the Louis Vuit...
10/09/2026

Back to school in Portsmouth 💻⛵️

The GB1 Sailing Team are getting their heads together as we look ahead to the Louis Vuitton 38th America’s Cup Preliminary Regatta, Naples 24-27 September

Get your popcorn ready 🍿! ‘SAIL’ the AC37 documentary is premiering at Venice Film Festival on the 11th September. It’s ...
09/09/2026

Get your popcorn ready 🍿! ‘SAIL’ the AC37 documentary is premiering at Venice Film Festival on the 11th September. It’s 🌶️🔥 - delivering unprecedented access to the 2024 America’s Cup. Shot with IMAX-certified cameras and filmed over two years, it brings viewers inside one of sport’s most fiercely contested competitions. Additional screenings will be announced soon.

04/09/2026

“The kaiser isn’t the kaiser anymore when he steps aboard a racing yacht”

Watch the latest episode of Challengers to discover the story behind one of the most intriguing artefacts in sailing history.

02/09/2026

Naples arrival GB1 x GB2 🇮🇹

02/09/2026

From a silver claret jug to the most iconic trophy in sailing 🏆

The America’s Cup began on the Royal Yacht Squadron start line in 1851, when the yacht ‘America’ claimed victory and gave its name to sporting history. 175 years later, the world’s best sailors are racing high-speed foiling yachts in pursuit of the same prize.

Watch the latest Challengers episode on the link in our bio

28/08/2026

From then to now, the race that start it all.

28/08/2026

Awesome to see sailors and youth squad come together in Weymouth during the Athena Foiling Festival 🇬🇧

Sharing knowledge, learning from each other and putting their skills to the test on the AC40 Simulator 💨⛵️

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