Bay City, MI – February 19, 2024 – New York Yacht Club American Magic, Challenger for the 37th America’s Cup, has named PRO-SET Epoxy, as an official supplier for their campaign. This collaboration highlights the critical role of cutting-edge materials and technology in the world of competitive sailing, particularly in elite events like the America’s […]
Entering the final leg of the 2022 season, DGM Racing and Mason Massey introduce another first-time sponsor to the NASCAR Xfinity Series. PRO-SET® Epoxy (PRO-SET) will serve as the primary partner of the No. 91 Chevrolet Camaro in the New Holland 250 at Michigan International Speedway (MIS) this weekend. “We’ve had the honor of collaborating with incredible teams and organizations in many forms of racing; after all, racing is how our company started.” Says Dani Munsch, Marketing Director, Gougeon Brothers, Inc.
Day 2 of the Prada America’s Cup World Series Auckland saw two gripping races between New York Yacht Club American Magic, the U.S. Challenger for the 36th America’s Cup, and Italy’s Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team, the Challenger of Record.
In recent weeks we have seen the first AC75s start to fly, but the engineering and sailing techniques needed to get these new monohulls to foil are very different to the catamarans of the previous Cup cycles America’s Cup teams first flew in San Francisco in 2013.
The new Lexus LY 650 yacht features a light and highly rigid composite hull that combines carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic and glass-fiber-reinforced plastic, contributing to remarkable high-speed performance and comfortable cruising. The Lexus LY 650 Yacht is the manifestation of Lexus’ desire to go beyond the automobile to deliver luxury experiences.
After an estimated 76,000 combined hours of fabrication and finishing work by the production and shore teams of American Magic, the U.S. Challenger’s first AC75 racing boat was officially named and launched on Saturday morning. Named Defiant, the cutting-edge foiling monohull is the first America’s Cup class boat built to represent the New York Yacht Club in over 16 years.
NYYC American Magic has become the first team to foil an AC75 soon after raising their sails for the first time. With Dean Barker (NZL/USA) on the helm they were able to get foiling on the first day on Narragansett Bay near Newport, Rhode Island.
