Island sailor Dewey looking to lead Canada into first female America's Cup Women’s regatta begins this weekend in Spain Cleve Dheensaw Oct 2, 2024 10:15 PM Share by Email Share on Facebook Share on X Share on LinkedIn Print Share via Text Message Maura Dewey, middle, shares a laugh with teammate Isabella Bertold and coach Chris Nicholson during training for the Americas Cup trials. TOM HAWKER PHOTO Listen to this article 00:03:36 The landmark nature of the first female America’s Cup of sailing, beginning Saturday in Barcelona, is not lost on Canadian team crewmember Maura Dewey from the Island. “I have watched the America’s Cup since I was a kid.
This is incredible and a huge honour to take part in the first-ever America’s Cup for women,” said Dewey, who is out of the Royal Victoria Yacht Club. “This is a fantastic platform on which to build women’s sailing.” The Canadian team, known corporately as Concorde Pacific Racing, will compete against teams from the U.
S., U.K.
, New Zealand, Australia, Spain, Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Sweden and Switzerland. The women’s regatta begins this weekend with the finals to be held alongside the main America’s Cup finals beginning Oct. 13.
The America’s Cup, described as the Super Bowl of sailing, is held every three years and has been raced for 173 years and is the oldest trophy still being contested in international sports. While women have competed on crews in the past, this will be the first standalone America.