America’s Cup team take to seas in Australian wool
12/06/2019
The America’s Cup is the oldest trophy in the history of sport, which sees the participation of the most technologically advanced boats in the world.
Max Sirena, team director, said: “Our physical activity is very demanding in terms of clothing: the garments we wear must be as isothermic, elastic, breathable and water resistant as possible. Merino wool is all this. It really is a performance fibre, and besides that, unlike the synthetic fibres, it is also sustainable and biodegradable.”
In 2020, the first regatta of the 36th America’s Cup World Series will take place in Cagliari, Italy.
Additional World Series events will be held in the lead up to Auckland, New Zealand, where in early 2021, the Prada Cup will decide the Challenger who will race in the 36th America’s Cup scheduled for March 2021.
“The America’s Cup has always symbolised the best of the best - from the best boats, to the best crews and now the best fibre,” explains The Woolmark Company managing director Stuart McCullough.
“It’s the first time wool will take to the seas on such a large scale and allows us - along with Australia’s 60,000 woolgrowers - to see Australian wool used in such an innovative way.”
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