La Roche-Posay Racing Team call themselves underdogs. But is that that really true when you look at what they’ve built in Lorient?
France has produced many sailing champions but never an America’s Cup winner. Niall Myant-Best goes inside the French challenger’s base in Lorient to find out whether that’s about to change.
Featuring skipper Quentin Delapierre, sailor Amélie Grassi, Technical Director Antoine Carraz, Sporting Director Philippe Presti, and CEO Stéphan Kandler.
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0:00 Intro
0:36 France’s Sailing Heritage
3:04 Quentin Delapierre: Lessons from Barcelona
10:17 Amélie Grassi: From Offshore to America’s Cup
14:30 Antoine Carraz: Inside the Boatyard
17:57 Philippe Presti: How France Can Win
24:13 Stéphan Kandler: The Underdog Question
29:58 Verdict: Are They Really Underdogs?
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The Louis Vuitton 38th America’s Cup will be defended in Naples in 2027 by five-time America’s Cup winner, the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron represented by their team, @EmiratesTeamNZ .
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