Show Notes
The Foil podcast team discuss the big America’s Cup story of the moment: the battle for the Britannia AC75 following Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s demand for Sir Ben Ainslie to return the boat he claims he owns. Presenter Neil Cole and Andy Rice quiz Freddie Carr on the row, forcing Freddie – a cyclor for the Ineos team in AC37 – to walk a fine line on a topic he cannot be subjective about. Freddie offers an honest take on the situation which has undermined Ainslie’s preparations for AC38 with his rebranded GB1 team.
Later in the show, Freddie then reintroduces The Foil’s technical analyst Tom ‘Mozzy’ Morris, who returns to the podcast – as promised – to answer audience questions on the AC and associated subjects. Among the gems Mozzy and Freddie tackle is which boat would win in an AC40 vs F50 vs AC75 face-off.
To round off the show, Freddie and Andy then discuss any other sailing business, including Freddie’s latest adventures in Dragon racing and the forthcoming 55th edition of the Trofeo Princesa Sofía Mallorca, which gets underway on Friday (27 March – 4 April), bringing together one of the biggest fleets of the Olympic season on the Bay of Palma.
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