Sail Team BCN announces its continuity and Guillermo Altadill the creation of a new team
He Sail Team BCN Spanish, team that has competed in the Young America’s Cup and in the Puig Copa América Femeninawithin the 37th Copa del América Barcelona 2024, announced this Tuesday his intention to participate in lthe next edition of the event.
This announcement, made through a statement, coincides with the navigator Guillermo Altadill, who has confirmed his intention to create a new Spanish team to compete in this same competition.
He sixth place achieved by the young team (male sailors under 26 years old) and the third place achieved by the women’s team, the best result of a Spanish team throughout the history of America’s Cuphas weighed on the decision to continue Sail Team BCNwhich represents the Real Club Náutico de Barcelona.
And the Spanish team has been the only squad without a AC40 (monohull with ‘foils‘ of 11,90 metros of length) in property that they managed to classify their two teams for the semifinals of the competition.
The female Sail Team BCN formed by Paula Barceló, Támara Echegoyen, Neus Ballester, Silvia Mas and María Cantero. Author: Manuel Medir
The great lessons learned in the simulator and the enormous synergies generated between both teams have served to achieve a historic result, which has led to Stewart Hosfordgeneral director of Sail Team BCNto make the decision to continue the project for the 38th edition.
“During the last 15 months, he Sail Team BCN has laid a solid foundation and is ready to take the next step in building a long-term program that leads to the next America’s Cup and continue developing the future of youth and women’s sailing Spain,” details the statement.
Silvia Mashelmsman, next to Neus Ballester, of the women’s team Sail Team BCNhas shown his satisfaction with the path taken.
“The first America’s Cup women’s has been a great success not only for sailing, but for sport in general. Both the youth and women’s teams of the Sail Team BCN we have achieved some incredible results and we have a great potential for the future. We are excited to think about what we could achieve with a longer project and with greater resources, so we look forward to the next edition,” he declared.
– The crew of the Spanish Sail Team BCN celebrates after qualifying as third in Group B for the Final Series of the Puig Copa del América Femenina,
While the Sail Team BCN is already working to secure the necessary support and financing to guarantee the future of the project, the first step of which will be to acquire a AC40 monohullthe transoceanic navigator Guillermo Altadillfounder of Sail Team BCN in February 2023 and its co-director general, together with the aforementioned Stewart Hosforduntil June This year he has announced his decision to form another team.
In statements to EFE, loud voicewho resigned four months ago due to internal differences, explained that he is preparing “the formation of a young team and a female team for the next edition” and that “the first steps have already been taken.
“My idea is to form two totally Spanish teams both at the level of athletes and of managers and technicians. Something that does not currently happen at the management level. Furthermore, the fDutch Zero Foundationwhich provided a million euros to the team, he was in it for my personal management and I doubt he will continue in the current project“, he added.
Both for the project loud voice like that of Hosfordit will be essential to find sponsorships and also that the 38th edition of the America’s Cup be celebrated again in Barcelona
