The four America's Cup trophies are now in Barcelona, ready for the competition to begin at the end of August. In the first edition with a women's regatta, this will be the first time that the America's Cup features four trophies: that of the youth competition, that of the women's competition, that of the preliminary phase to the final, and the historic Hundred Guineas Cup, which boasts 173 years of history.
Also known as the Auld Mug has arrived in the city as the culmination of the Trophy Tour that it undertook last week through seven Catalan yacht clubs. After this route through coastal municipalities, the silver trophy has been presented for the first time with the other three trophies of the competition.
Around the emblematic cup, the other three have been unveiled, including that of the first women's competition, named Puig Women's America's Cup. The quartet is completed by the prize for the youth regatta, the UniCredit Youth America's Cup, and the Louis Vuitton Cup, for which the five challenging teams will compete in regattas from which the team that will face the cup defender, Emirate Team New Zealand, will emerge.
The four trophies have been displayed together for the first time in an event at the old sheds of the Muelle Oriental. With an investment of 7.3 million euros by the Port of Barcelona, they have been renovated to prepare these shipbuilding facilities dating back to 1905. This was recalled by the president of the port institution, Lluís Salvadó, in an event also attended by the mayor of Barcelona, Jaume Collboni, and the Secretary of Business of the Generalitat, Albert Castellanos.
The presentation of the trophies takes another step towards the imminent start of the competition, which will create in Barcelona "a Summer at Full Sail that will last 67 days, from August 22 to the end of October," as highlighted by the CEO of America's Cup Event, Grant Dalton. The also CEO of the New Zealand team recalled that free daily activities will be offered in spaces such as the fan zones and the Race Village, where a continuous gastronomic and entertainment offer will be programmed. "This is undoubtedly a world-class event," proclaimed Dalton.