According to Marca, the most popular sport newspaper in Spain, the Real Club Náutico de Barcelona and El Reto are very well engaged in negotiations evaluating scenarios on how to best join forces for 32nd America's Cup.

A meeting was just held in Barcelona, in the presence of the King Juan Carlos, beetween the syndicate (Agustín Zulueta and José Luis Doreste) and the Catalan representatives on examining the conditions to make the El Reto's homeport in the Catalan capital.