PlanetSail crosses 'the pond' to the Big Apple, New York where two major events at opposite ends of the scale were putting pressure on the status quo.
The race back across the Atlantic from New York to Les Sables d'Olonne was a crucial one for IMOCA skippers who were yet to qualify for the Vendée Globe. Among them were some of the big rock stars in the class who, perhaps rather surprisingly, were under greater pressure than normal to deliver. And while a transatlantic dash should have been a walk in the park for many of them, the trip back was anything but. With huge splits in the fleet and a wide variety of tactical approaches the New York Vendée was also a clear illustration as to why many believe that the 2024/25 Vendée Globe will be the most competitive to date.
Meanwhile, the SailGP fleet saw yet more pressure on the big guns at the penultimate regatta in their 4th Season in New York. The once dominant Australian team are under attack from all sides as a number of teams demonstrated that improvements at previous regattas had been no coincidence.
Plus, we take a look at classic match racing on the World Match Racing Tour and remind ourselves how much fun it is to witness other peoples' shouting and close quarters contact.
We also take a look at the breezy Round the Island Race and of course we have our regular helping of Docktalk.
Chapters
0:34 New York Vendée
15:07 SailGP New York
20:22 Docktalk
24:37 Congressional Cup
28:55 World Match Racing Tour - GKSS Match Cup Sweden
29:30 Shamrock V & Q Class
30:32 Round The Island race 2024
Docktalk
20:25 X-Yachts Xr41
21:32 Henri Lloyd
22:35 North Sea Week ** Link correction - nordseewoche.org
23:43 Zhik
AC37 Launch analysis
INEOS Britannia - https://youtu.be/xJvJ6rJFHXg
Alinghi Red Bull Racing - https://youtu.be/Nd4vIQALtBM
Emirates Team New Zealand - https://youtu.be/VKsbwxdeR8w
Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli - https://youtu.be/eBmn23lN0CE
New Series Road to the 37th America’s Cup
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIMeErpjKpWy_2D5K7Vvq6kkjiQO6Frvg
Road to AC37 Latest episode - Playing Catch Up
https://youtu.be/_pKC0_FdQJc
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