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America's Cup wants 10K free hotel rooms

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 talks about the Oracle America's Cup program

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 to contest the 35th America's Cup

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…

Artemis Racing confirms its challenge for the 35th America's Cup

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…

ETNZ lodge challenge for 35th America's Cup

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 adds six to team for America's Cup

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…

AC Challengers confirm their full support of the 35th America's Cup

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…

Ben Ainslie Racing Team release statement after team meeting

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…

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Coutts tells Kiwis: “You can skip this meeting with the other challengers”

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…

Kiwi journalist says August 8 could see the end of Russell Coutts

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…

Jimmy Spithill finishes 14th in World Paddleboard Championship

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…

Four America's Cup challengers pledge support for the 35th Match

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…

Chinese money is the key to a successful Australian America's Cup campaign

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 pulls out of the 35th America'sCup

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…

America's Cup challengers discuss prospective venues

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…

Bermuda and San Diego shortlisted as America's Cup venues

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…

An artists impression of the proposed Portsmouth base for Sir Ben Ainslie's America's Cup team.

Ben Ainslie Racing to set up permanent base with Government funding

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…