25-year-old Zoe Thomsom will represent Fremantle on the world sailing stage this year as she takes part in the first female America’s Cup competition in Barcelona.
Just like Australia II, they come from a land down under. Poles apart in their individual fields but all national icons of Fremantle and this week proudly adorned in green and gold like the best of them.
The American boat in The Ocean Race sustained cracks in both foils during the second leg of the around-the-world competition and has asked for permission to replace them before leaving on the 12,750-nautical mile run to Brazil the longest leg in the 50-year history of the event.
Pedal power is returning to the America’s Cup. Two-time defending champion Emirates Team New Zealand has added a new group of elite athletes, including two cyclists, to help provide the immense amount of power required for the hydraulics that control various systems on the foiling AC75 sloops that will be sailed in the 2024 regatta in Barcelona.