Athena Pathway
| Athena Pathway | |
|---|---|
| File:BRITANNIA LINEAR CARBON RGB.jpg | |
| Career | |
| Yacht club | File:Burgee of the Royal Yacht Squadron.svg Royal Yacht Squadron (2024-) |
| Established | 2022 |
| Nation | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom |
| Team principal(s) | Sir Ben Ainslie Hannah Mills |
| Yachts | |
| Sail no. | Boat name |
Athena Pathway is a British sailing team created in 2022 to compete for the 2024 Youth and Women's editions of the America's Cup.
The team was established in 2022 with the ambition of building a Long-Term, Equitable Pathway in High-Performance Sailing an winning the 2024 Youth and Women's America's Cup for Great Britain and to 'bring the cup home' to the United Kingdom and also . In 2024 the team challenged for the Youth and Women's America's Cup in Barcelona, representing the Royal Yacht Squadron.
Formation and facilities
[edit | edit source]Athena Pathway, representing the Royal Yacht Squadron, was launched in August 2022 by Hannah Mills OBE and Sir Ben Ainslie, two of Britain's most successful Olympic sailors, with the aim of fast-tracking development in high-performance sailing and bringing diversity to the sport and the UK marine industry more broadly.[1]
Led by Mills, the Pathway was established for female and youth athletes. Hoping to fast-track development in professional sailing, level the playing field in high-performance foiling and bring equality and diversity into the sport at its highest level, both on and off the water. The core of the pathway is a commitment to sustainability, with an ethos of 'People, Planet and Purpose', encouraging athletes to use their voices in the fight against climate change.[2]
2024
[edit | edit source]UNICREDIT Youth America's Cup
[edit | edit source]Crew
[edit | edit source]| Sailor | Position |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom Nick Robins | Skipper & Helm |
| United Kingdom James Grummett | Helm |
| United Kingdom Alex Hughes | Trimmer |
| United Kingdom Matt Beck | Trimmer |
| United Kingdom Hattie Rogers | Trimmer |
| Citation:[3][4] | |
Results
[edit | edit source]Athena Pathway ranked 3rd over all in their qualification group but missed out on qualifying for the final by 2 points.
Qualification Series
[edit | edit source]| Pos | Team | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Points | |||
| 1 | Italy Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 63 | |
| 2 | United States NYYC American Magic | 2 | 1 | INR† | INR | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 50 | |
| 3 | United Kingdom Athena Pathway | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 37 | |
| 4 | France Orient Express Racing Team | INR | INR | INR | INR | 3 | 4 | 1 | DNF†† | 35 | |
| 5 | New Zealand Emirates Team New Zealand | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 34 | |
| 6 | Switzerland Alinghi Red Bull Racing | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 23 | |
| Citation:[5] | |||||||||||
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† Instructed Not to Race (INR) - Teams that are instructed not to race by the racing committee are awarded 4 points.
†† Did Not Finish (DNF) - Team withdrew part way through the race. The team is still awarded 1 pt.
Semi-Final Series
[edit | edit source]| Pos | Team | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Points | |||||||
| 1 | Italy Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 31 | |||||
| 2 | United States NYYC American Magic | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 20 | |||||
| 3 | United Kingdom Athena Pathway | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 19 | |||||
| 4 | Sweden Swedish Challenge powered by Artemis Technologies | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 16 | |||||
| 5 | Australia Andoo Team Australia | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 14 | |||||
| 6 | SpainSail Team Barcelona | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 12 | |||||
| Citation:[5] | |||||||||||
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PUIG Women's America's Cup
[edit | edit source]Crew
[edit | edit source]| Sailor | Position |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom Hannah Mills | Skipper & Helm |
| Australia Natasha Bryant | Helm |
| United Kingdom Ellie Aldridge | Helm |
| United Kingdom Hannah Diamond | Trimmer |
| United Kingdom Saskia Clark | Trimmer |
| Scotland Anna Burnet | Trimmer |
| United Kingdom Hattie Rogers | Trimmer |
| Citation:[1][2] | |
Results
[edit | edit source]Athena Pathway came 1st overall in both their qualification group and the semi-final series. However, they lost the 'winner takes all' match race to Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli.
Qualification Series
[edit | edit source]| Pos | Team | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Points | |||||
| 1 | United Kingdom Athena Pathway | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 46 | |||
| 2 | Italy Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 39 | |||
| 3 | New Zealand Emirates Team New Zealand | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 27 | |||
| 4 | Switzerland Alinghi Red Bull Racing | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 27 | |||
| 5 | United States NYYC American Magic | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | |||
| 6 | France Orient Express Racing Team | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | INR†† | 16 | |||
| Citation:[6] | |||||||||||
Semi-Final Series
[edit | edit source]| Pos | Team | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Points | |||||||
| 1 | United Kingdom Athena Pathway | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 27 | |||||
| 2 | Italy Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 27 | |||||
| 3 | Spain Sail Team Barcelona | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 24 | |||||
| 4 | Sweden Swedish Challenge powered by Artemis Technologies | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 15 | |||||
| 5 | New Zealand Emirates Team New Zealand | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 12 | |||||
| 6 | Netherlands Jajo Team DutchSail | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | |||||
| Citation:[6] | |||||||||||
The Final
[edit | edit source]| Team | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom Athena Pathway | ||
| Italy Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team | ● | |
| Citation:[6] | ||
Notes
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