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The first day of the PRADA Cup Semi-Final went smooth as silk for Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli which scored the first two points on the leader board against New York Yacht Club American Magic that, against all the odds, managed…
Auckland, New Zealand – New York Yacht Club American Magic, the U.S. Challenger for the 36th America's Cup, on Wednesday re-launched its racing yacht, PATRIOT, for the first time since a damaging capsize and near-sinking suffered by the team during a…
Bob Fisher, a world champion sailor and a respected sailing journalist who covered 16 editions of the America's Cup and wrote a history of the event, has died in Britain aged 85. The Guardian, for whom Fisher wrote from 1958…
Stuff.co.nz By Duncan Johnstone America’s Cup officials appear set to review a key rule that has a disqualification hanging over Sir Ben Ainslie’s rampant British syndicate. The complaint of non-compliance rule allows teams to question opposition developments they feel are…
The recently crowned NSW champion tech2 18ft Skiff team totally dominated a great day's racing in races 2 and 3 of the Australian 18ft Skiff Championship on Sydney Harbour today. In North East winds ranging from 18-25 knots, the…
Kicking off at 9:30am from Williamstown, a strong fleet of over 140 boats raced down Port Phillip toward the finish line in Geelong in the 178th running of the Melbourne to Geelong Passage Race yesterday. While the full Festival of…
INEOS TEAM UK stays unbeaten after what was probably the closest race seen so far on the AC75s, with nine lead changes and three close crosses throughout the nail biting race against Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli. With that result, Sir…
Inside the Games. By Nancy Gillen. International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has claimed there is “no reason whatsoever” to think Tokyo 2020 will not be staged from July 23 to August 8. Bach made the comments in an interview…
Inside the Games. By Michael Pavitt. Greek Olympic sailing gold medallist Sofia Bekatorou has alleged she was sexually abused in 1998 by a high-ranking member of the Hellenic Sailing Federation. Bekatorou, who won gold in the 470 class at her home…
LONDON – January 20, 2021 – SailGP has announced a full race schedule for its second season, which will feature eight national teams made up of the sport’s best athletes squaring off in eight events across three continents. The schedule…
London, UK (20 January, 2021) – The World Match Racing Tour (WMRT) today announced the six skippers awarded WMRT Tour Cards for the 2021 championship season. Defending match racing world champion Taylor Canfield (USA) leads the line-up alongside six-time world…
Following New York Yacht Club American Magic informing the Regatta Director that they will not be racing in Round Robins 3 and 4 of the PRADA Cup this weekend, the racing schedule has been revised as follows: Saturday 23rd of…
The tech2 team of Jack Macartney, Charlie Wyatt and Lewis Brake became the 2020-2021 NSW 18ft Skiff champion following an impressive all-the-way victory in today's re-sail of Race 2 of the championship on Sydney Harbour. Going into today's final…
It was a tricky and yet revealing day for the Challengers competing in the PRADA Cup Round Robins owing the to the tricky light wind conditions that frequently forced the AC75’s off their foils. It was a positive day for…
It was a day of drama on the Hauraki Gulf on Sunday January 17. The first race between INEOS TEAM UK and Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli was abanodoned after a 90 degree wind shift. When the race was re-sailed, there…
INEOS TEAM UK's challenge for the 36th America's Cup in Auckland, New Zealand, begins in earnest today (Friday January 15) with the PRADA Cup, the Challenger Selection Series. The first two Round Robins in the PRADA Cup will be the…
Auckland. 15th January 2021: Today all the build up and discussion ended and the points started to count in Auckland as the first two races of the PRADA Cup officially kicked off. INEOS TEAM UK went from zero to hero…
Racing resumed today, after the annual break over the Christmas-New Year period, when the Australian 18 Footers League conducted race 5 of the 2020-2021 NSW 18ft Skiff Championship on Sydney Harbour. Defending champion Winning Group team of John Winning…
With safety plans in place and fingers firmly crossed, Sail Port Stephens is accepting entries for its 2021 regatta in April and once again aiming to provide an unforgettable sailing holiday for crews aboard everything from small dinghies to family…
Bartercard Sail Paradise came to an end yesterday with a bang. A strong south-easterly wind swept across the course during the morning and made for spectacular sailing. Wind gusts to 30 knots and rising seas led to one yacht being…
The Cockburn Sound Regatta is a four day event held between Boxing Day and New Year’s Eve on the beautiful and protected waters of Mangles Bay off Rockingham. Conditions were light and very hot for the whole regatta although the…
Marine Weather University was launched just six months ago when veteran sailing meteorologist, Chris Bedford and two-times America's Cup winning navigator Peter Isler teamed up to provide the best marine weather education on the planet. Today MWU’s university-level curriculum features…
Stuff.co.nz. By Duncan Johnstone. One of the most enduring and respected figures in the America’s Cup has hit back at critics of the current boats, insisting foiling is the future and there must be no return to the sluggish monohulls…
7th January 2021 After over three years of waiting, the wins, the loses and the points will really start to count. The PRADA Cup is set to start on January 15 with the three Challengers competing to qualify to race against the America’s…
Stuff.co.nz. A pioneer of Italy’s venture into the America’s Cup has backed the vision of the New York Yacht Club to move away from foiling and return the competition to traditional boots. New York, who are backing American Magic’s promising challenge…
The 12th Bartercard Sail Paradise Regatta got underway today with a record fleet of fifty-six yachts ranging in size from 70ft to 12ft today with a steady 10 knots North East breeze fanning across the course. The Race Officer, Southport…
Australian Sailing in conjunction with the Royal Brighton Yacht Club (RBYC) regretfully announces that the 2021 Sail Melbourne Nex Gen and Sail Melbourne International regatta has been cancelled. RBYC has been confirmed as a COVID-19 public exposure site, with known…
Stuff.co.nz. Italian challenger Luna Rossa believe the team is already closing the gap on the advantage America’s Cup holder Team New Zealand has over them in high winds. Luna Rossa skipper Max Sirena readily acknowledged the Kiwi speed advantage in…
Stuff.co.nz. By Duncan Johnstone. Team New Zealand appears to be guardian of the America’s Cup foiling generation. The ability of sport’s oldest trophy to fly with the fast-paced action that has brought in so many new fans and influenced current…
Stuff Sports Queenstown ratepayers have coughed up more than $23,000 to pay for storage and legal fees for an Auckland millionaire’s abandoned yacht. The Queenstown-Lakes District Council is trying to sell ex-America’s Cup yacht NZL-14, which is moored in Queenstown…
Stuff NZ Italy's Quantum Sails President Vittorio d’Albertas and his colleague Pietro Pinucci have spotted a setup problem on INEOS Team UK which is slowing the boat, preventing it from foiling. British website Sailweb reported the theory is that the problem in…
Under clear blue skies and with Melbourne’s Port Phillip bathed in sunshine, a record fleet of 112 yachts, carrying 618 crew, set sail on Boxing Day in the Ocean Racing Club of Victoria’s annual Cock of the Bay race. Paul…
Media release issued by MBIE on December 22, 2020: New Zealand's Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE),the Defender of the America's Cup Emirates Team New Zealand (ETNZ) and America's Cup Event Limited (ACE), the body set up by ETNZ…
No winner in Auckland today for the PRADA Christmas Race as the breeze dropped away after the start of race 1 and there was not enough to complete the 4 races scheduled for the day. Race 1 between Emirates Team…
Inside the Games. By Michael Houston. A third of Japanese residents want Tokyo 2020 to be cancelled due to fears that incoming foreign travellers could cause another spike of COVID-19 cases, a new survey has revealed. The poll conducted by…
LONDON – December 18, 2020 – SailGP today announced two new venues that will be added to the European leg of the global championship’s second season in 2021. In two firsts for the league, SailGP will visit Saint-Tropez on the…
As if written into the script, the final race was the one that mattered when it came to who would take the PRADA America’s Cup World Series Auckland trophy. With Emirates Team New Zealand and American Magic on even points,…
Yesterday, on the opening day of racing among the four America's Cup syndicates, the British Team INEOS failed to finish both races, citing problems with the foil arm mechanism on their boat. The mechanism is “supplied equipment”, meaning all boats…
Four match races have been held on the second day of the PRADA ACWS Auckland on race course C, the preferred playing field as it brings the racing right into the heart of the Waitematā Harbour, with a shifty and…
Stuff.co.nz. By Duncan Johnstone. British skipper Sir Ben Ainslie has opened up on his team’s America’s Cup struggles, insisting they are surmountable. INEOS Team UK had a disastrous official practice period, plagued by breakdowns that saw them have just one…
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