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Despite 21 past British challenges, 167 years has passed and Britain has still not won the trophy. The current holders Emirates Team New Zealand and the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron have accepted the British challenge. In the few months…
The 30th of June 2018 marks the end of the initial challenging period for the 36th America’s Cup presented by Prada, which commenced on the 1st of January 2018. The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron confirms three Challenges have been…
After several years of growth the OK Dinghy continues to go from strength to strength. A number of highly successful early season events has created further interest in the class, with the fleet now attracting more top sailors looking for traditional…
Stuff.co.nz by Duncan Johnstone They are like classic pieces of silver right out of a sailor's treasure tale and they're finally back in the hands of Team New Zealand. The two chunks of buckled silver are leftovers from the three-month repair work…
Stuff.co.nz. Speculation has increased on the foiling catamarans used in last year's America's Cup in Bermuda being modified for a new professional world circuit backed by American billionaire Larry Ellison. The well-connected Tom Ehman in the United States has ramped…
Australia’s sailing stocks are set for a major boost with brother and sister duo Nathan and Haylee Outteridge returning to Olympic class competition in the Nacra 17 at the Kiel Week regatta in Germany, starting tonight (AEST). Australian Sailing Team…
The annual Barmouth to Fort William 3 Peaks Yacht Race is always a great test of endurance, in both sailing and running, and this year the weather conditions for the race pushed teams to the limits to cope with the…
David Dellenbaugh, America's Cup winning tactician and world champion strategist and helmsman, publishes a regular bulletin that gives excellent advice on every aspect of yacht racing. His latest 15 page bulletin covers the subject of a startline plan. Here is…
In the early hours of Saturday morning (9 June), a fire broke out in Lorient, Brittany, in Groupama Team France's former base utilised during the 35th America's Cup.The team said it was “extremely fortunate that there were no victims to…
Italian syndicate Sardinia Challenge has announced that it will Challenge for the America's Cup in Auckland in 2021. It joins the other formally announced challengers Luna Rossa (Italy), Ineos Team UK (Great Britain) and American Magic (US). There are rumours…
Newsroom.co.nz. By Suzanne McFadden. For the first time in the syndicate's history, Emirates Team New Zealand will build their own America's Cup yachts. The Cup defenders have decided to build the hulls of their two AC75 foiling monohulls in-house for…
Stuff.co.nz Norway is seriously considering an America's Cup challenge for Auckland 2021. It's new ground for a proud sailing nation but Christian Loken, 40, and Petter Morland Pedersen, 34, believe the land of vikings has the technology and expertise to have a decent crack at…
Being with Benny is the story of how Bob Miller, from a shattered childhood in rural Australia and only four years of schooling became one of the world’s leading yacht designers. His creation Australia II won the America’s Cup in…
NZ Herald. By Bernard Orsman. The Government has confirmed funding for the America's Cup with $100 million set aside in the budget. When a final agreement for the location of the America's Cup costing $212 million was confirmed in late…
Yachting New Zealand has come out in support of the Wynyard Hobson Application for the America’s Cup infrastructure and event, including the following: the construction works for operations as well as the plan to host events under the unitary plan…
Anyone has the right to start a petition. However, when it’s as misleading as the one about the equipment for the 2024 Sailing Olympic Games, it deserves a response. Some of the impressions that you might have from the petition…
The appointment of the Arbitration Panel for the 36th America’s Cup presented by Prada has been announced today by the Defender, Emirates Team New Zealand and Challenger of Record, Luna Rossa Challenge in accordance with the requirements of the Protocol…
Stuff.co.nz Sir Ben Ainslie has had to rename his America's Cup syndicate for the second time in a fortnight after a branding row with the British Olympic Association. Ainslie's Land Rover BAR team were changed to Ineos Team GB when…
NZ Herald. By: Cheree Kinnear Yachting New Zealand boss David Abercrombie has slammed the America's Cup class rule for not allocating a specific position for female sailors. The AC75 class rule, written by Emirates Team New Zealand in conjunction with Luna…
World Sailing is currently reviewing the equipment to be used in sailing events at the Olympic Games in Paris 2024 and Los Angeles in 2028. As the following statement from Australian Sailing outlines, an equal number of medals for men…
The former Prime Minister of New Zealand and Administrator of the United Nations Development Program has accepted the offer from Emirates Team New Zealand CEO Grant Dalton to become an ongoing advocate of the team and its objectives towards defending…
From July 30 – August 12, 2018, the Aarhus International Sailing Center will welcome 1,500 sailors from around 100 countries and an estimated 400,000 visitors. The sailors will be fighting for two prizes – medals in Aarhus and qualification for…
Fifty-seven boats contested the Beyond Bank Regatta which was hosted by Batemans Bay Sailing Club over the weekend of April 28th and 29th. Crews came from Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra and everywhere in between. Saturday was not the most pleasant day…
Auckland, New Zealand – In just over 10 months’ time the International OK Dinghy fleet will descend on Auckland, New Zealand, to contest the 2019 OK Dinghy World Championship, bringing with them the friendship and competitiveness that make the OKs…
1 May 2018 Dear Board, Council and Committee members and MNAs, Over the past month, there has been a major debate surrounding the revision and selection process of our events at the 2024 Summer Olympic Games. With the upcoming Board…
INEOS, one of UK’s and the world’s largest petrochemicals and manufacturing companies, is launching a challenge for the 2021 America’s Cup. INEOS has formed INEOS Team GB to compete for the trophy and is committed to spending £110 million –…
Team New Zealand appears to have confirmed that Peter Burling will skipper their defence of the America's Cup in 2021. During a recent Facebook question and Answer session, Ray Davies was asked the direct question and said, “We have (signed…
3 April, 2018: The Women’s International Match Racing Series today announced the 2018 series schedule with events in Finland, Sweden, Russia and the US Virgin Islands. This year marks the sixth consecutive season of the WIM Series, the world’s first…
The SailingKit.com.au TCAA 2017/18 Nationals Titles held at Mannering Park Amateur Sailing Club in NSW proved to be a huge success, with racing coming down to the final day in all three fleets. Thirty-eight boats made the trek to the…
The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron and Circolo della Vela Sicilia, together with their respective teams Emirates Team New Zealand and the Challenger of Record – Luna Rossa, published the AC75 Class Rule for the 36th America’s Cup today. The…
NEW YORK, March 27, 2018 — The New York Yacht Club and Bella Mente Quantum Racing Association (“BMQRA”), today announced they will compete under the name “New York Yacht Club American Magic” (“American Magic”) in their challenge for the 36th…
Radio NZ The government has announced agreement in principle with the Auckland Council and Emirates Team New Zealand. Taxpayers will contribute $114 million – including a hosting fee of $40m – while the council will stump up $98.5m. Economic Development…
Stuff.co.nz. By Duncan Johnston. Auckland will host the 2021 America's Cup after an agreement over the structure of the base village was reached by Team NZ, Auckland Council and the Government. It is understood the new village deal comes after…
Craig Jelfs from Cromer has won his 7th Australian Championship in the Hartley TS16 Division, making him the only skipper to ever attain this feat. The 53rd Hartley TS16 Australian Championship was held at Portarlington Sailing Club Victoria, in December…
The Sun. By Hugo Gye. THE GOVERNMENT spent at least £200,000 sponsoring a multi-million-pound private sailing team set up by Olympics star Ben Ainslie, The Sun can reveal. Ministers were accused of wasting public money by shovelling cash towards the lucrative…
Bristol, RI – March 20, 2018. The Herreshoff Marine Museum / America’s Cup Hall of Fame welcomes Ken McAlpine to the America’s Cup Hall of Fame as the sole inductee for the Class of 2018. The America’s Cup Hall of…
Speed & Smarts compiler David Dellenbaugh has released his latest issue of Learn the Racing Rules. This resource is designed to help racing sailors understand and apply all the right-of-way rules in the 2017-2020 rulebook. The program includes lots of live…
As, it seems, like everything the Italian America's Cup syndicate does, they weren't able to keep their biggest signing a secret for long. An Italian newspaper reported that two-time America's Cup winning skipper Jimmy Spithill had been seen in Cagliari…
World ranked Tasmanian sailor Matt Bugg has shown over the weekend he has lost none of his seamanship and tactical skills in the International 2.4mR yacht, the class in which he won a silver medal at the Rio Paralympics. The…
Oracle America's Cup skipper Jimmy Spithill has been linked to Italy's Luna Rossa syndicate according to Stuff.co.nz. The two-time Cup winner is desperate to stay in the game after his demise in Bermuda last year and with it looking increasingly…
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