173 Years In The Making
by Cyclops Marine 16 Oct 2024 04:48 PDT
Where it all began with INEOS Team UK © INEOS Team UK
When Sir Ben Ainslie and INEOS Britannia burst through the Louis Vuitton Cup final and into the America's Cup Match for the first time in 60 years it was a momentous moment for British sailing.
Whether the Challengers of Record manage to overcome the imperious Kiwis or not, they can be very proud of what they have achieved in this campaign.
The British challenger ending those 60 years of hurt felt like a landmark moment for Cyclops Marine too, as our stories have been intertwined in our short history. Some of our very first wireless load sensors were developed alongside the old INEOS Team UK during the 36th America's Cup campaign.
This year, Cyclops Marine celebrated its 5th birthday of trading. In that short time a lot has changed. During the 37th America's Cup/Challenger Series our technology has been used by the majority of the teams. It was also used by most of the Olympic federations during Paris 2024, and will be present across the Vendee Globe fleet come their departure on November 10th. Cyclops is now a truly global brand (with 80% of our load sensors going to international markets), but we're proud of our British roots and strongly behind our boys in Barcelona. Especially one of our proudest Cyclops sailors, Dylan Fletcher Scott, who was an early advocate of Cyclops, using our sensors on his Moth and 49er.
Dylan and the rest of the team are doing us proud and we wish them the best of luck in conquering the deficit against Emirates Team New Zealand-there's still a long way to go.
Read more about how Cyclops technology has trickled down from the America's Cup.