Little was known about the America's Cup in Barcelona until two years ago it was announced that it would host this summer's edition. For months now, the city has seen its teams set up in Port Vell and go out to train at sea, revealing little by little the vessels with which they will compete to win the coveted centenary trophy. The regatta is expected to thrill the city from mid-August to late October, with an extensive deployment on its beaches so that all those interested in its flying boats can follow it, both tourists who will travel to see it and locals who will dare to return to Barceloneta after years of forced absence.
Be that as it may, it will not hurt to know a little about the functioning of this sporting competition, the oldest in the world and one of those with the greatest economic and media impact, only behind the Olympic Games and the football World Cups. For this reason, the second session of the series of talks Everything you want to know about the America's Cup, designed to bring the Louis Vuitton 37th America's Cup closer to the public, will focus on explaining next May 15 the rules of the game of the regatta so as not to miss anything, to know which teams are participating and the calendar of confrontations they will have, in addition to detailing the revitalization activities that will be organized in parallel.
Journalist Jordi Basté will be in charge of presenting and conducting the day, which will take place on May 15 at 6:30 p.m. at the Antigua Fábrica Estrella Damm. To attend the talk, it is essential to reserve a ticket, completely free, by clicking on this link. For those who cannot attend, a few days later, the conversation can be recovered on Youtube or listened to on Spotify.
The series Everything you want to know about the America's Cup is organized by The New Barcelona Post. It is sponsored by the Port de Barcelona, the Barcelona City Council, Estrella Damm and the Fundació Barcelona Capital Nàutica, in addition to the collaboration of Giny and Must Media Group, and the participation of America's Cup Event Barcelona (ACE).
The Deputy Mayor for Economy, Finance, Economic Promotion and Tourism of Barcelona, Jordi Valls, will be in charge of inaugurating the second day of the cycle. Next, the head of water operations for the regatta, Natàlia Via-Dufresne, also a medalist at the Barcelona 92' Olympic Games, will be in charge of putting black on white regarding the functioning of the regatta. Via-Dufresne will put a face to the six teams that will compete for the trophy and will detail how they will do it, with a first phase of qualifiers between the five who want to snatch it from the previous winner, Emirates Team New Zealand, and a final duel between the first classified from the previous phase and the New Zealanders, known as kiwis. It will also be the moment to understand the plays and how points are scored, as well as taking the opportunity to explain the main novelties brought by the Barcelona edition, such as the celebration, for the first time, of a women's regatta, the Puig Women's America's Cup.
Once the notes on who's who and how to understand which boat comes first have been completed, it will be time to learn how the competition can be followed and what activities the city will prepare to receive it. The Head of Events at ACE, Eva Pizá, and the Manager of Economy and Economic Promotion of Barcelona, Laia Claverol, will present the range of activities that will fill the competition calendar, with major milestones such as the concert by the popular Gustavo Dudamel on the beach, one of the 200 events that the City Council will program to accompany the America's Cup, drawing from the Cultural Olympiad of 1992.
Once it is understood which boat comes first, it will be time to note how to follow the competition
The cycle Everything you want to know about the America's Cup is an initiative aimed at those people who want to learn more in depth about the multiple aspects of the competition, such as its history, calendar, technical innovations and the legacy it is expected to leave in the city. From April to July, a total of four sessions will be organized, one per month. Tickets for each of these editions can be reserved fifteen days in advance through a link that will be published in The New Barcelona Post and through its social networks.
Dates of upcoming sessions
After learning about the history of the regatta and its rules, the next two days of the cycle Everything you want to know about the America's Cup will allow understanding why the nautical competition is considered a benchmark in innovation and sustainability, and debating about the legacy that is wanted to endure in the city beyond the days of the regatta. Both sessions will be held again at the Antigua Fábrica Estrella Damm.
The following sessions of the cycle will allow understanding why the competition is considered a benchmark in innovation and debating about its legacyOn Wednesday, June 19, engineers will speak to explain how America's Cup boats manage to fly above the sea, a question that fascinates anyone when they see them in action. It will be the day to understand the characteristics and technical innovations of the AC75 boats, which will be used by the men's teams, and the AC40s, those of the women's and youth regatta.
Finally, on Wednesday, July 17, it will be time to ask what will remain after the regatta. The focus will have to be on issues such as the transformations that the international event has already promoted, with works underway in Port Vell and Port Olímpic. But it will also be necessary to evaluate the opportunity that the America's Cup can represent to strengthen the blue economy, an emerging sector in the city, in addition to trying to find the key to promote nautical activities in a city that does not look much at the sea and does not feel sailing, seen by many as too expensive and elitist.
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