Final day to declare has passed, and AC37 has its 4 official Challengers to RNZYS (Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron) in Barcelona, 2024-
Challenger of Record (official "I'm first!" in sailing): INEOS Team UK; as well as Swiss Alinghi Red Bull, NYYC (New York Yacht Club) American Magic, and Pirelli Luna Rossa.
The Italians, of course feeling the need to live up to that high style life, sporting a new paint job on their first generation foiling monohull they've been practicing in for the past year (they competed in this boat in 2021). This truly is the F1 of sailing now, considering the sponsor money involved, as well as the level of tech compared to just 20 years ago....let alone 40. For a sport where propulsion is still based on the wind, its pretty fun to watch the evolution reach where we're at now.