America’s Cup

Ten teams have qualified for the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup (Sept. 1-4).

Country: Australia
Team: Objective Australia⁽¹⁾
Yacht Club: Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club
Skipper: Jason Waterhouse (21, Newport, Australia)

Country: France
Team: Next World Energy
Yacht Club: TBC
Skipper: TBC

Country: Germany
Team: All in Racing⁽¹⁾
Yacht Club: NRV (Norddeutscher Regatta Verein)
Helmsman: Erik Heil (23, Kiel, Germany)

Country: New Zealand
Team: NZL Sailing Team with Emirates Team New Zealand⁽²⁾
Yacht Club: Yachting New Zealand
Skipper: Peter Burling (22, Auckland, New Zealand)

Country: New Zealand
Team: Full Metal Jacket Racing⁽¹⁾
Yacht Club: Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron
Skipper: William Tiller (23, Auckland, New Zealand)

Country: Portugal
Team: ROFF/Cascais Sailing Team⁽¹⁾
Yacht Club: Naval Club of Cascais
Skipper: Bernardo Freitas (22, Cascais, Portugal)

Country: Sweden
Team: Artemis Racing/Swedish Youth Challenge⁽²⁾
Yacht Club: GKSS (Royal Swedish Yacht Club)
Skipper: Charlie Ekberg (23, Stockholm, Sweden)

Country: Switzerland
Team: Team Tilt⁽¹⁾
Yacht Club: Société Nautique de Genève (SNG)
Skipper: Lucien Cujean (23, Versoix, Switzerland)

Country: USA
Team: ORACLE TEAM USA/American Youth Sailing Force⁽²⁾
Yacht Club: TBC
Sailing Team Manager: Ian Andrewes (23, San Francisco, Calif.)

Country: USA
Team: ORACLE TEAM USA/USA45 Racing⁽²⁾
Yacht Club: San Diego Yacht Club
Skipper: Charlie Buckingham (23, Newport Beach, Calif.)

Notes: (1) Indicates team’s participation through Red Bull Youth America’s Cup Selection Series
(2) indicates team’s participation through America’s Cup World Series team