September’s World Sailing Show heads to Barcelona to meet the potential challengers ahead of the 37th America’s Cup

• Louis Vuitton Cup decides which of the five challengers face Emirates Team New Zealand
• Andoo Team Australia ready for action in the Youth and Women’s America’s Cups
• The 40-strong fleet arrives in Sardinia for the 34th edition of the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup
• Penultimate round of the 52 Super Series draws a fleet to Puerto Portals in Mallorca
• RC44s head to Lake Lucerne for the 44Cup World Championships
• News from across the world of sailing

With a double Round Robin stage still ahead for the teams, as well as a semi-final and final, the World Sailing Show hears from the crews as they battle it out to take on the holders in the Cup match, beginning on 12 October.

Barcelona is also hosting the Youth and Women’s America’s Cup, and the World Sailing Show meets the crews of Andoo Team Australia as they prepare to race against 11 other nations in their AC40s. With limited time on the water in Barcelona before racing begins, both teams spent a lot of time in Australia training on a simulator getting to grips with the course and the new boats The Youth America’s Cup is already underway, while the Women’s America’s Cup gets underway at the start of October.

Elsewhere, a spectacular fleet of 13 boats from nine nations arrived in Puerto Portals, Mallorca, for the penultimate round of the 2024 52 Super Series. After a week of alternating winds and winners, the title would come down to a three-way battle on the final day. Just one race was possible due to a delayed start, meaning there would be no room for error.

The 34th edition of the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup brought together a fleet of 40Maxis at the Costa Smeralda Yacht Club in Sardinia. This year saw the addition of the Rolex IMA Maxi One World Championship, reserved for the fastest Maxis. There was exhilarating coastal racing in all classes, but it was the Farr 100 LEOPARD 3 celebrating at the end after becoming the inaugural World Champion.

Nine teams took part in this year’s 44Cup World Championship on Lake Lucerne in Switzerland where challenging conditions definitely did not dampen spirits. Going into the final round, eight of the nine teams had claimed round honours meaning tension was rising ahead of the deciding races.

There is also a recap of all the news from across the sailing world, including the season opener of the GKA Freestyle Kite World Cup in Dunkerque, the iQFOiL International Games and U23 World Championships on Lake Silvaplana where strong winds meant there would be plenty of high octane racing, and the Kite Foil World Series which kicked off its new season in Austria.

Finally, this year’s World Sailing Awards will be held in Singapore on 5 November at the historic CHIJMES Hall where the best and brightest in the sport will gather to celebrate a year of achievement. Alongside the Rolex World Sailor of the Year awards and 11th Hour Racing Sustainability Award, the new Young Sailor of the Year award and World Sailing Technology Award will be presented. Nominations are open until 30 September for all awards with full details available on the World Sailing website.