Ineos and Ratcliffe wait for more sporting success goes on after America’s Cup loss Sport Business In late August City AM asked whether Ben Ainslie and Ineos Britannia could bring the America’s Cup home for the first time in British sailing history. On Saturday we got our answer. No. Emirates Team New Zealand retained the America’s Cup by 7-2 and became the first team to win the Auld Mug on three [...]
Ineos Britannia closes gap in America’s Cup to 4-2 Sport The Ineos Britannia America’s Cup dream is alive after Great Britain won both races on Wednesday to reduce the deficit to 4-2. In the first-to-seven America’s Cup match play, Ineos Britannia – led by Olympic sailing legend Ben Ainslie – went 4-0 down after being blown out of the water in the early stages by [...]
Ainslie can draw on 2013 America’s Cup to inspire Ineos Britannia Sport In the early afternoon of 18 September 2013 – 4,046 days ago – Team New Zealand crossed the finish line in San Francisco Bay 15 seconds ahead of Oracle Team USA and took an 8-1 lead in the America’s Cup. The sailing contest has no prize money on the line – it is a rich [...]
New Zealand holds 4-0 lead over Ineos Britannia in America’s Cup October 14, 2024 Great Britain’s chances of winning their first ever America’s Cup slipped further from reality on Monday after Ineos Britannia fell to a 4-0 deficit to holders New Zealand. The British challenger – headed up by British Olympic legend Ben Ainslie and backed by Ineos billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe – lost the only race on Monday [...]
New Zealand takes 3-0 lead over Ineos Britannia in America’s Cup October 13, 2024 Great Britain’s chances of winning a first ever America’s Cup took another hit on Sunday with Ineos Britannia going 3-0 down to holders New Zealand. The British challenger lost the first race of Sunday’s two-match programme to fall 3-0 behind – having lost the opening two races on Saturday in Barcelona – before the second [...]
Ineos Britannia ready for America’s Cup battle against Italy September 25, 2024 Ineos Britannia, the British challenger for the America’s Cup, will today begin to compete for the right to take on defending champions New Zealand. Having come through a round-robin phase, Britannia – backed by billionaire Ienos founder Sir Jim Ratcliffe and skippered by British sailing legend Ben Ainslie – will face Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli [...]