How to use your polars
Polars in their simplest form are nothing more than “How fast I will go at a certain wind speed and at a certain angle.” However, the wealth of information contained within them is actually much more than that once you…
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Late afternoon racing to kick of 35th America's Cup
Organisers of the 35th America’s Cup in Bermuda have announced an exciting and action packed opening program in the America’s Cup Village on Friday 26th May. Racing will now start at 5pm with America’s Cup Defender ORACLE TEAM USA taking…
Land Rover BAR – taking the virtual chase boat to Bermuda
One of the team's most successful mixes of technology and sustainability has been the BT Virtual Chase Boat. The concept was simple enough; transmit sufficient data, HD video, images and audio from the boat directly ashore to the 'Dell EMC…
Nathan Outteridge and crew take Magic Blue for its first sail
Bermuda, 1st March 2017 – On Monday the team sailed its new America’s Cup Class yacht, Magic Blue, for the first time. Skipper, Nathan Outteridge, was excited to get her out on the water: “Everyone’s always pretty excited when we get…
Draw announced for the Youth America's Cup
24 February 2017 – Hamilton, BERMUDA – Two-time Olympic Gold Medalists Roman Hagara and Hans Peter Steinacher have announced the lineups for the two pools of top national youth teams that will compete in the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup…
North U and Peter Isler team up for online Webinars
Madison, CT (February 28, 2017): Two-time America's Cup winning navigator Peter Isler will be conducting three new online webinars through NorthU during the early part of 2017. Weather & Routing: March 8, 2017 This course focuses on two of Expedition's most…
Artemis launches its America's Cup Class catamaran
Bermuda, 22nd February 2017 – Artemis Racing's new race yacht, “Magic Blue”, was christened today by Torbjörn Törnqvist's wife, Natalia, at a special celebration in Bermuda. The launch sees the culmination of more than three years of intense design and…
Spithill and team sail “17” for first time on America's Cup race course in Bermuda
ORACLE TEAM USA took to the Great Sound on Monday, sailing its newly launched America's Cup Class boat, “17”, for the first time. “We had a successful day,” said skipper Jimmy Spithill dockside after the training session. “First impressions were…
Team New Zealand skipper Glenn Ashby thrilled with early signs from pedal powered America's Cup catamaran
Stuff.co.nz. By Duncan Johnstone. Team New Zealand skipper Glenn Ashby believes the early indications from their radical pedal-powered America's Cup boat suggest they have something special on their hands. The 50-foot foiling catamaran was officially launched in Auckland on a…
Three contestable positions left in ETNZ America's Cup crew
NZ Herald. By Dana Johannsen. There are just three contestable crew positions left on the Team New Zealand race boat for this year's America's Cup. The Kiwi syndicate yesterdayofficially launched its slick new 50-ft catamaran for the Bermuda event, which…
America’s Cup 12 Metre Freedom to return to Newport
NEWPORT, R.I. (February 16, 2017) – The 12 Metre yacht Freedom has been purchased by Charles A. Robertson (Guilford, Conn.), a well-known East Coast sailor who has been active in a number of America’s Cup and 12 Metre campaigns and is…
Airbus is changing aircraft winglet design after working on Oracle's America's Cup campaign
Air Transport World. By Karen Walker. Airbus is working on a redesign of its A320 Sharklet wingtips as a result of developing a new design manufacturing process for the foil of a high-speed yacht competing in this year’s America’s Cup…
Just 100 days until the start of the America's Cup
Wednesday 15th February is 100 days until the start of the greatest race on water, the 35th America’s Cup in Bermuda, from 26th May to 27th June 2017. Right across the beautiful island of Bermuda, preparations continue apace for the…
Team New Zealand opt for leg power in radical America's Cup design
Just 100 days out from the first race of the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup Qualifiers, Emirates Team New Zealand accomplishes the most significant milestone of its challenge for the 35th Americas Cup by christening their America’s Cup Class catamaran that…
Spithill: “This is the boat we’re going to use to win the America’s Cup”
On Tuesday evening, ORACLE TEAM USA held a ceremony at its team base to reveal its new America’s Cup Class boat, “17”, the foiling catamaran the team will race this summer in Bermuda. “This is the boat we’re racing to…
Impressive line up for America's Cup Super Yacht Regatta
The America’s Cup Superyacht Regatta will be one of the greatest highlights of the 35th America’s Cup in Bermuda in 2017. Some of the world’s most beautiful yachts will be given the perfect stage on which to perform on Bermuda’s…
America's Cup launches online store
The America’s Cup Online Store is live right now at shop.americascup.com and is the one-stop-shop online for the very best, 100% official, America’s Cup merchandise. Whether you are a fan of ORACLE TEAM USA, the Defenders of the America’s Cup, or any…
Land Rover BAR launch race boat in Bermuda
The ambitions of Land Rover BAR to win the 35th America's Cup – and finally bring the trophy back home to Britain after 166 years – took solid form today, with the launch and christening of their America's Cup Class…
Jimmy Spithill encouraged by results of impromptu racing in Bermuda
An extended series of practice racing has concluded in Bermuda with skipper Jimmy Spithill saying the team has added to its knowledge base through competition against the other Bermuda based teams. “Anytime you get to simulate real race conditions, with…
Reefing Right: Tips from the experts
Sailing in big breeze can be many things, fun, exciting, maybe even stressful and sometimes expensive when things go south. Last year’s Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race saw many teams face retirement when they suffered sail damage on the first…
NZ wins America's Cup reprieve with 28 day sailing ban on all teams
America's Cup syndicates have had a 28-day sailing ban imposed on their new boats in an apparent concession to Team New Zealand. The protocol for the Cup has been amended under agreement by all six teams involved in the 35th…
Safety Gear: Where does it all go?
You’ve just bought all your Category 1 safety gear, and are ready to take on the great race, but where on the boat does it all go? Not only is this a matter of personal preference, it is also a question…
Oracle Team USA delivers Optimist fleet to Sandys Boat Club
On Friday afternoon, ORACLE TEAM USA donated a second batch of 15 Optimist dinghies to a Bermuda sailing club. The boats have been completely refurbished to ‘better than new’ condition by the ORACLE TEAM USA boat-builders after being rescued from…
Super Sunday will be the decider in Fukuoka
Hakata Bay in Fukuoka was the scene for the historic first ever day of America’s Cup racing in Japan and it was Land Rover BAR who finished day one of the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series Fukuoka racing…
Stage set for final races of America's Cup World Series
The stage is set for the final weekend of racing in the Louis Vuitton America's Cup World Series. The ultimate event is taking place in Fukuoka, Japan this weekend, the first America's Cup racing in Asia, and showcase event for…
Kiwi Success: What can we learn from them?
If someone told me six years ago that I would be writing about how inspiring New Zealand sailing was, I would have probably laughed out loud. But here I am, pen to paper, fingers to keys, about to explain why…
Tips and Tricks to night time navigation
During the day we have many visual clues to help us determine where we are and avoid collisions. At night the whole game changes. You lose the ability to quickly see and assess the situation. Many navigators rely on their…
Outteridge returns to lead Artemis to victory at America's Cup World Series Toulon
Late summer sunshine greeted the thousands of spectators who made it out in force for Super Sunday at the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series Toulon, and it is Artemis Racing who leave France celebrating after taking the regatta honours….
America's Cup drama starts early – Schiller step down immediate
Associated Press has reported that Harvey Schiller, a former executive director of the U.S. Olympic Committee, is stepping down as commercial commissioner of the America's Cup. Will Chignell, the chief marketing and communications officer with the America's Cup Event Authority…
Nav station essentials
On board navigation systems have evolved to the point that they are common place on almost every level of racing yacht. This includes Med Cup TP52s, offshore “thoroughbreds” and club cruiser-racers. There are many reasons why these systems are so…
Slingsby back at helm for Oracle
Tom Slingsby is expected to resume training with his Oracle Team USA team-mates this month. The Oracle sailing team manager, helmsman and tactician is on the mend after having surgery to replace a damaged disc in his back at the…
Belcher and Ryan win Silver in the 470 at Rio despite a mishap on the second beat.
Going into the Men's 470 medal race at Rio 2016, it was obvious that Croatia was going to win its first sailing Gold. On just 27 points after the 10 race qualifying series, Sime Fantela and Igor Marenic held a…
Rio Olympics 2016: Gold for Great Britain and a tight battle for the minors in 470 Women
Although the London Silver medallists Hannah Mills and Saskia Clark of Great Britain had secured the Gold at Rio 2016, leading by an insurmountable 20 points going into the medal race, the battle for the minor placings was always going…
A look back at the Finn contest at Rio 2016
Sailing a Finn is a demanding occupation. Every one of the 23 Finn sailors who made it to Rio made huge sacrifices to be here and many will go home with unrealised goals and unfulfilled ambition. Some will be back,…
Outteridge and Jensen take Silver in Rio 49er after great course management
No-one could deny that the best crew won the 49er Gold medal at Rio 2016. Peter Burling and Blair Tuke (NZL) had won every major event since they finished second to Nathan Outteridge and Iain Jensen (AUS) at London 2012….
Martine Grael picks up 49erFX Gold for Brazil as Kiwis hearts break
Like most of the women's events at the Rio Olympics, the 49erFX was a close and exciting contest. Three crews were tied on 46 points going into the medal race and a fourth was just a point behind. The leading…
Bouwmeester wins Gold in Laser Radial at Rio after a few anxious moments
Going into the Laser Radial medal race at Rio 2016, London Silver medalist Marit Bouwmeester was in a strong position. She had finished the qualifying series of 10 races on 47 points, eight clear of second-placed Anne-Marie Rindom of Denmark….
Santi Lange wins Olympic Gold at 54 – with one bung lung
In our excitement at the amazing performance of Jason Waterhouse and Lisa Darmanin to bounce back from an awful final day of qualifying in the Nacra 17 at Rio 2017, to win Silver after starting in fourth place, we probably…
Burling and Tuke take Gold in 49er at Rio before the medal race is sailed
At London 2012, legendary New Zealand media man and “the voice of sailing” Peter Montgomery was standing next to me at the 49er medal ceremony. Australians Nathan Outteridge and Iain Jensen had won the Gold before the medal race was…
Silver for Waterhouse and Darmanin in Nacra 17 – by a single point
The Australian cousins Jason Waterhouse and Lisa Darmanin were in fourth place going into the Nacra medal race at Rio 2016. They were nine points out of Gold but only four behind Silver. However their medal chances weren't helped at…
