Team Australia Challenge 2024

Get ready to feel the speed, precision, and pressure of racing, right here on .

We’re excited to announce that the (TAC) AC40 simulator will be at 2025.

For our Australian team, and many others, their first taste of what to expect for the Youth or Women's America’s Cup is through this exact simulator.

“Performance comes down to teamwork, racing skills, boat efficiency skills, communication, basically putting it all together, which we can continually work on in the SIM. So, you know, when it comes to pressure or results, we're really just looking to just increase our outcomes step by step. Every lap we do, we're trying to increase our performance and really try to get the most out of it,” said inaugural TAC Women’s AC skipper Olivia Price.

Visit the Boutique at the Hamilton Island Yacht Club during Hamilton Island Race Week 2025 for your chance to experience firsthand what it takes to compete at the highest level.

Images: Adventures of a Sailor Girl - Nic Douglass

Squad member Cole Tapper and his crew of Hamish Vass, Jack Frewin, Chelsea Williams & Joel Beashel, representing the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, have been crowned 2024 World Sailing Youth Match Racing World Champions after a flawless Finals Series on the Red Sea. WHAT A WIN!

We can't wait to welcome the whole Andoo Team Australia team home, including Cole after this incredible win on Thursday at the CYCA. More information on the CYCA website on the welcome home event!

Congratulations to our Women’s Squad Skipper Olivia Price, and her 49erFX Crew Evie Haseldine on winning the “Team of the Year” Award at the Australian Sailing Awards 🏆⛵️

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Big thanks to Bar Karate - The Sailing Podcast for debriefing with our female sailors, Lisa Darmanin, Laura Harding and Sarah Hoffman!

Bar Karate - the Sailing Podcast Ep278, Australian Womens AC team - Bar Karate - The Sailing Podcast Published 13 October 2024Here is an early present for you. I have to catch a plane.A great chat with the Australians Womens AC team. We know we have been Aussie centric for this cup, but we really want to see and Australian Cup team, and these lad...

Latest Bar Karate - The Sailing Podcast featuring our Andoo Team Australia Youth Squad skipper, Cole Tapper, and starboard trimmer, Max Paul 🥊🦘💪🏻

Bar Karate - the Sailing Podcast, Ep 277 - Andoo Youth AC team featuring Cole Tapper and Max Paul. - Bar Karate - The Sailing Podcast Published 8 October 2024This is a cracker of an episode. A great chat with Cole and Max that takes you right onboard the AC40 talking in detail about sailing the boat, the racing and the lessons. The boys were a great interview and shared a lot. E...

It takes a team 🥊🦘

Thank you to everyone who was on the journey with us. Our sponsors, our donors, our supporters, our families, our coaches, and our squad 🤗 We didn’t want it to end here, but that is sport, and that is the America’s Cup.

We will be back - and stronger 🥊🦘🇦🇺

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Second in Race 5 of qualifying!

Three races to go and we are still in third overall above the qualification point for the semi-final 💪🏻🥊🦘

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Our re-scheduled racing for today, has been rolled over to tomorrow, with Group B then Group A racing back-to-back!

The new schedule looks like this:
11:00 - Group B Qualifying (20:00 AEDT)
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14:00 - Group A Qualifying (23:00 AEDT)
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🥊🦘 With 15 knots on the cards it is sure to be epic 💥 See you tomorrow!

📷 Anna Huix / Puig

"For us it was another race day as much as it was a huge and momentous occasion. We've had some really nice moments over the last week or two to be able to savour those firsts in the Puig Women's America's Cup. But now it's about racing and, to be honest, it was the most fun I've ever had sailing as much as it was stressful and chaotic and really tight. That's what I love," said Andoo Team Australia skipper Olivia Price.

We are sitting in third position, just above the cut off for the semi-final. We have four more races tomorrow, and our results will decide whether we progress.

"It was insane to be able to race today with some really awesome women on our team, and also the rest of the field is obviously stacked with medallists and world champion sailors. So, you know, if we get the opportunity to continue racing past tomorrow, we'll take it," she exclaimed.

🥊🦘Thank you for the support for day one of racing in the Puig Women's America's Cup from near and far, it was EPIC - see you on day two!

🏁 The racing broadcast will kick off from 1400 CEST, or 2300 AEDT. Head to www.americascup.com/how-to-watch to see how you can watch wherever you may be (in Australia head to FOX Sports Australia or Kayo!).

📷 Official Content Partner Adventures of a Sailor Girl - Nic Douglass

Second in the last race of the day to finish in third after four races with a 3, 1, 6, 2 and 23 points 🇦🇺

“We didn’t really know what was going to happen because we haven’t done much sailing. To put it all together from a computer game to real life! It’s much more fun ripping around on the race course - even though there’s a little bit at stake in the patchy breeze,” said trimmer Lisa Darmanin.

We race again tomorrow and must finish in the top three to progress to the semi-final 💪🏻

Let’s go Aussies 🥊🦘

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