Niall from Off Watch chats to Ken Read – Ocean Racer, America’s Cup commentator and President of North Sails. Ken gives Niall the inside track on The Ocean Race Europe, which, for the first time, will combine VO65 and IMOCA fleets. The race starts on 29 May in Lorient, France. Ken also shares his optimistic take on how the sport of sailing is adapting to a new world.
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The Prada Cup starts tomorrow, and all eyes are on the Challengers, the teams who showed their hands at the America’s Cup World Series in December. Teams went away after the Series to work on their strategies, make improvements to their boats and use the learnings to improve on all levels – all this in line with claiming the right to challenge ‘Emirates Team New Zealand’ for the America’s Cup trophy. Shirley Robertson, Ken Read and Nathan Outteridge give their analysis on the Series.
