VIDEO: The 5 Minute Warning

There’s always a lot going on at the top end of the sailing world, but 2024 is a particularly big one and two British journalists are in the thick of it.

In the first of a series of quick updates they’ve titled ‘5 Minute Warning’, the sharp end of the sailing world will get reviewed by PlanetSail’s Matt Sheahan and Sailjuice’s Andy Rice.

Matt is just back from attending the christening of Alinghi Red Bull Racing’s new AC75 foiling machine in Barcelona. It’s just four months from the start of America’s Cup competition in Spain, and Matt talks about the flurry of recent AC75 launches. And he explains why Alinghi’s BoatOne is the most striking of the hulls we’ve seen so far.

Andy is recently returned from a long tour of Spain around the Olympic scene, where he’s covered the 470 Worlds, 49er Worlds, Formula Kite Europeans, and the Princess Sofia Trophy.

Next on his list is the ‘Last Chance Regatta’ at Hyeres Olympic Week in the South of France. This is the last chance for nations and their top athletes to grab the final few Olympic berths for Paris 2024. Andy will be there to soak up and share all the drama of the ‘Last Chance Regatta’ as we get into the final 100 days before the Olympic Regatta in Marseille.

Matt admits the format will needs some work. “As some may have predicted, we ended up running over 5min and finding ourselves OCS (on course side) in our first episode …sorry…we’ll try harder to stay behind the line next time!”