Between Emirates Team New Zealand and Ineos Britannia a high-flying fight is expected to win the 37th America’s Cup

The historic issue could galvanize them even more. One hundred and seventy-three years after the original defeat in 1851 around the Isle of Wight against the schooner America, they once again had the opportunity to bring home the silver ewer. The last one dates back to 1964. That year, the boat of the British challenger, Sovereign, was beaten in Newport (United States) by Constellation, that of the American defender. “It’s wonderful, enthuses Bruno Troublé, Baron Bich’s helmsman in 1977 and 1980 and former organizer of Vuitton. Ineos have made huge progress but the New Zealanders will not be easy to beat. If there is less than 10 knots of wind, it will be more complicated for the British. For me, they have a one in three chance. »