Richard Mille is proud to announce its partnership with GB1, the British America’s Cup Challenger, as the team’s Official Timekeeping Partner for the 38th America’s Cup, as the British team prepares to return to the world stage for sailing’s most prestigious competition.
Hosted in Naples, Italy, in 2027, the America’s Cup remains the world’s oldest international sporting trophy and the ultimate prize in sailing. Led by Team Principal Sir Ben Ainslie and CEO Ian Walker, the British team will return for its fourth America’s Cup campaign, representing the Challenger of Record Royal Yacht Squadron Ltd, marking a significant new chapter in the team’s journey alongside Richard Mille.
GB1 skipper and helm Dylan Fletcher MBE alongside key members of the team will wear Richard Mille watches throughout the 2027 America’s Cup campaign. Dylan is joined in the sailing squad by Ben Cornish, Bleddyn Mon, Andrea Tesei, and Jemima Lines.
The announcement was made ahead of the second America’s Cup Preliminary Regatta (24–27 September), where GB1 will race on the waters of Naples for the first time, competing against five other nations in the one-design AC40 foiling yachts, ahead of the city hosting the 38th America’s Cup in 2027.
GB1 will then focus on launching their reconfigured AC75 foiling monohull race boat by the end of 2026, which retains the core structural hull from the 2024 campaign, but with a re-built internal layout to accommodate five sailing crew cockpits, a new battery-based energy storage and management system, and heavily upgraded control electronics, appendage interfaces, and foil systems to meet the new 2027 rule cycle.
“I was very excited when the prospect of this partnership first came to light, and it’s fantastic to now officially bring these two brands together,” said Dylan Fletcher MBE, skipper helm of GB1. “Richard Mille has consistently pushed the boundaries of watchmaking, pioneering the use of cutting-edge materials and complex movements to achieve the highest level of performance. That’s ultimately what we’re trying to do with GB1 in competitive sailing, so there’s real synchronicity in our shared values and desire to challenge what’s possible.”
Together with GB1, Richard Mille deepens its commitment to elite sailing and looks towards the Louis Vuitton 38th America’s Cup with a shared determination to embrace the demands of the competition and support the British team in its ambition to achieve a historic result on the waters of Naples.
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