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Portsmouth, a city on the south coast of the UK that is home to Ben Ainslie Racing (BAR), will host two America's Cup World Series events over the next two years.The America's Cup World Series is the preliminary race series…
Evidence continues to mount that Bermuda will host the 2017 America's Cup with a San Diego official claiming his city's bid was scuppered on financial grounds. The formal announcement will be made by America's Cup bosses in New York on…
NZ Herald. By Phil Taylor: Treasury has advised against taxpayer backing for Team New Zealand in the next America's Cup, labelling it “poor value for money”. The Government contributed $5 million to Team New Zealand to help retain key staff…
We've waited over a year for it, but finally the America's Cup Event Authority has set a firm date to announce whether Bermuda or San Diego will host the 35th America's Cup. I have just received an invitation to the…
America's ABC News: By Bernie Wilson, AP Sports Reporter. The tax haven of Bermuda has been picked over San Diego to host the 2017 America's Cup, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Thursday. The…
Stuff.co.nz. By Paul Easton: A Kiwi accountant has managed to do what Team New Zealand could not – thrash Aussie sailing ace Jimmy Spithill on the water. Sam Finnigan, 22, yesterday defeated Spithill as the pair took turns to pilot…
A 22 year old, well-mannered Auckland accountant is charged with redeeming New Zealand’s record against Jimmy Spithill – recently dubbed the King of the Waves as World Sailor of the Year. In an extraordinary race, Sam Finnigan will duel with…
The America’s Cup World Series – a racing circuit featuring the best sailors in the world, competing on foiling, wingsailed catamarans – will be coming to Bermuda in October of 2015. The America’s Cup World Series is the first stage…
Anyone who followed the build-up to the 2012 Olympic Games will remember that the biggest hurdle to Ben Ainslie’s historic fourth gold medal was another Brit by the name of Giles Scott. Their rivalry was one of the most compelling…
My mother always said, “If you haven't got aything good to say, don't say anything.” I wish the America's Cup organisers would listen to that advice, as they have come out with another “non-announcement” – stuff we already knew. The…
The New Zealand Herald. By Steve Deane: The Government will not say how much taxpayer cash Team New Zealand have requested to help bankroll their next tilt at the America's Cup. Documents about public funding of the yachting syndicate sought…
Artemis Racing is pleased to announce its 7th Olympic gold medalist with 2008 Laser Olympic Champion Paul Goodison joining the sailing team. Paul brings a wealth of Olympic experience to Artemis Racing, having competed at the 2004 Athens, 2008 Beijing…
AIRBUS, one of the world’s leading aircraft manufacturers, and ORACLE TEAM USA, the defending champion of the America’s Cup, have forged a technology partnership. As Official Innovation Partner of ORACLE TEAM USA for the 35th America’s Cup, AIRBUS will share…
The Portsmouth News. By Miles O'Leary. STANDING tall, this is the first set of steel structures to go up at the future site of Sir Ben Ainslie’s race base. Building work is well under way on the Olympic sailing hero’s…
THOUSANDS of people will line the seafront to watch teams from across the globe battle in the very first America’s Cup regattas of the series. It comes as it has been revealed the four-day World Series events in Portsmouth are…
Stuff.co.nz. By Duncan Johnstone. Luna Rossa skipper Max Sirena believes the Italian syndicate can finally win the America's Cup. “For the first time I feel in a position to win the America's Cup,” Sirena told a media conference at the…
The Royal Gazette. By Colin Thompson. Bermuda’s bid to host the 35 America’s Cup has received a ringing endorsement from one of the world’s top match racing skippers. Taylor Canfield, the reigning Alpari World Match Racing Tour champion, says that…
Businesses can learn lessons from the America's Cup, one of the most prestigious sporting competitions in the world, say Imperial researchers. The America’s Cup is a trophy awarded to the winner of a sailing competition between two yachts. One yacht, known as…
We heard a rumour of at least one more entry for the America's Cup during the Skipper's Conference in London earlier this month. Now Jimmy Spithill has confirmed the rumour in an interview with Jane Nixon of the NZ Herald:…
CD-adapco, the largest privately held CFD focused provider of Computer Aided Engineering software, today announced its new partnership with Ben Ainslie Racing. The America’s Cup team will be utilizing the CD-adapco simulation tool, STAR-CCM+® in the design of its racing…
The six America’s Cup teams have agreed to a project that will see the existing fleet of AC45 catamarans modified into fully foiling catamarans for racing in the America’s Cup World Series (ACWS). Importantly, the teams have also committed to…
When you hear an America's Cup rumour once you dismiss it as just another conspiracy theory. When you hear it twice, you think the myth is spreading fast. But when you hear it four or five times from very reliable…
Following a remarkable America’s Cup victory just under a year ago, ORACLE TEAM USA sailors have spent much of 2014 competing individually at various events around the world, looking to keep their skills sharp against top-flight competition. The results have…
With three years remaining in the lead up to the 2017 America’s Cup, an event for which hosting rights are still being vied over by Bermuda and the city of San Diego, the president of the San Diego Sports Commission says…
Kyle Langford, the wing trimmer on Oracle Team USA when it won the America's Cup in 2013, is mainsail trimmer on Oman Air at the Extreme Series in Cardiff. In an exclusive interview with mysailing, he talked about the Extreme…
Six teams have entered the race for the 35th America’s Cup: ORACLE TEAM USA (USA), the defending championArtemis Racing (SWE)Ben Ainslie Racing (GBR)Emirates Team New Zealand (NZL)Luna Rossa Challenge (ITA)Team France (FRA) “It’s exciting to look at the roster of…
STOCKHOLM, August 19, 2014 – Today, Artemis Racing officially launched its challenge to win the 35th America’s Cup at an event in Sweden’s capital. Guests were treated to a rare chance of seeing the America’s Cup trophy first hand at…
The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron has lodged a challenge for the 35th America’s Cup. Out-going Commodore Steve Burrett announced at the Squadron’s annual meeting last night that the challenge would go ahead. The Squadron will be represented by Emirates…
Ben Ainslie Racing (BAR) has announced six additions to their British America’s Cup Challenge. The new team members will significantly strengthen BAR’s bid to bring the Cup back home to British waters. Britain’s Paul Campbell-James has joined the sailing team…
This following statement has been released via the teams below: JOINT STATEMENT FROM THE TEAMS LUNA ROSSA CHALLENGE, ARTEMIS RACING, BEN AINSLIE RACING AND TEAM FRANCE, WHO WILL BE CHALLENGING FOR THE 35TH AMERICA’S CUP. Following the announcement of Team…
ORACLE TEAM USA hosted a meeting with four of the teams who have entered the 35th America’s Cup or plan to by the 8th August 2014; Luna Rossa, Artemis Racing, Team France and Ben Ainslie Racing. A positive meeting saw…
Associated Press, published in the South China Morning Post: If America's Cup challengers are to get on the same tack as defending champions Oracle Team USA heading into the next regatta, they will do so without Emirates Team New Zealand…
By Paul Lewis, NZ Herald: Mark down August 8 in the diary. It's when the future of the 35th America's Cup and that of its principal architect, Sir Russell Coutts, could be altered. August 8 is when the first of…
To avoid the traffic on San Francisco's Embarcadero, Oracle Team USA skipper Jimmy Spithill would often use his stand-up paddleboard to get home from the team base. Now he's put all that effort to good use, finishing second Austrralian and…
Joint Statement from the Teams; Luna Rossa Challenge, Artemis Racing, Ben Ainslie Racing and Team France, who will be challenging for the 35th America’s Cup. Following the announcement of Team Australia – representative of the Hamilton Island Yacht Club, Challenger…
The announcement on Saturday that Team Australia has pulled out of the 35th America’s Cup was disappointing but not unexpected. As the Oatley’s said, it is difficult to mount a commercial challenge when you can’t tell potential sponsors where the…
Team Australia has withdrawn from the 35th America's Cup. The farcical situation caused by Oracle's refusal to confirm a venue, plus other unresolved problems with the protocal, have convinced the Oatley family, who were backing the challenge, that it was…
A protracted struggle over the organisation of the next America’s Cup is in prospect for British team boss Sir Ben Ainslie after weekend talks for all the current declared challenger teams in Los Angeles. They were joined by representatives of…
The island of Bermuda and the city of San Diego have been shortlisted as potential host cities for the 35th America’s Cup. Chicago, which had also been under consideration, is now a likely venue for America’s Cup World Series racing…
Ministers today announced £7.5million of Government funding to support Sir Ben Ainslie’s America’s Cup team and their proposal to be based on the Camber in Portsmouth. The news follows on from Portsmouth City Council’s decision to give planning approval for…
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