MAGNUS WHEATLEY

Magnus Wheatley has been writing about the America’s Cup ever since catching the early train to school with the intention of cutting out every single report from the Times and the Telegraph, at the age of 15, to blog about the 1987 America's Cup and then comment and record in a lever arch file (and he is still in possession of that file today). 

He says: “I have covered every America's Cup since, writing for newspapers and magazines around the world as well as appearing on TV, radio and podcasts about the event.

“Today I’m the Chief Event Writer for the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup and have been writing daily for the last two years on the www.americascup.com website about the lead up to the next event which takes place in Barcelona from the end of August through to the end of October 2024. 

“I was the yachting correspondent for the Financial Times, ran the world's most viewed sailing blog for ten years and write a regular column for Seahorse International - the world's premier yacht racing magazine title. I live on the Isle of Wight and was the winner of the prestigious 'Round the Island' Race in 2000 - the same course (in reverse) as the first race in 1851 - and have competed internationally in sailing for the past 30 years.”