Ainslie getting ready to show the money

Britain’s Ben Ainslie leads Athena Racing, representing Royal Yacht Squadron Racing Ltd as the America’s Cup Challenger of Record. This is Ainslie’s fourth effort as team leader, but after losing INEOS as sponsor after the 2024 edition, funding questions lingered for the 2027 campaign.

Ainslie hopes to provide the answers within weeks about who will bankroll his next America’s Cup team,

The most successful Olympic sailor lifted the “Auld Mug” in 2013 with Oracle Team USA, but has made it his goal to “bring the Cup home” to Britain, where it was first contested off the south coast in 1851.

“It’s coming very soon … within the next two to four weeks, we’ll have more to say on that,” Ainslie told Reuters. “Watch this space.”

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Defender New Zealand and Challenger of Record from Great Britain confirmed the Protocol for the 38th America’s Cup on August 12, 2025. No additional challenge entries have been revealed, while American Magic will not compete.

The close of the initial entry period was October 31, 2025, with late entries considered up to January 31, 2026. If no USA team participates in the 38th America’s Cup, it will be the first time in the event’s 175-year history.

After the 2024 event, Barcelona, Spain declined hosting another edition, with the venue moved to Naples, Italy. Racing will be in the spring and summer of 2027.