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What impact does the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup have on a young sailor’s future? Just ask the athletes who participated in the 2013 edition. “One of the best experiences that I have had so far in my career.” That’s…
It was another glorious day in Bermuda for three America's Cup qualifying matches but with the wind at 12 knots and easing, the decision on which set of foils to fit would have the crews agonising. Artemis had the toughest…
The happiest man in Bermuda right now will be Sir Russell Coutts, the architect of this battle between high-speed foiling catamarans. For the first time, we were treated to a good old-fashioned match race where the lead changed nine times…
A difficult pre-start in the first of three scheduled races for ORACLE TEAM USA on Sunday, saw the American defender trail Land Rover BAR off the starting line. Both teams were late for the start after pushing to leeward of…
Oracle Team USA sits two points clear on the leaderboard of the America's Cup Qualifying Series after the second day. Wins over Ben Ainslie Racing and Japan were tempered by a loss to Artemis, but the defender is looking the…
The America's Cup Qualifying Series is only two days old but already we are seeing that this will be an interesting and competitive event. Everyone has had at least one win and at least one loss. While some will improve…
Emirates Team New Zealand kicked off its 35th America’s Cup campaign with a convincing win over Groupama Team France on Bermuda’s Great Sound today. It was the first race for the new look kiwi team racing on sailings greatest stage,…
ir Ben Ainslie was forced to explain a highly dramatic collision in the first day of the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup Qualifiers on Bermuda’s Great Sound. Having already seen some thrilling and action-packed racing in the first five of the…
The America’s Cup Event Authority (ACEA), and America’s Cup Race Management (ACRM), have announced that the strong winds in Bermuda have meant that day one of the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup Qualifiers and the Official Opening Ceremony of the 35th…
Emirates Team New Zealand will begin their fight for redemption from San Francisco tomorrow when racing kicks off with the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup Qualifiers in Bermuda. After four long years of reflection, rebuild and refocus the team is excited…
The America’s Cup Village is ready, the teams are prepared and excitement is building for the eagerly anticipated start of the 35th America’s Cup. The weather has been excellent this week, and is forecast to remain good on Saturday (27th…
The finals of the 35th America's Cup are about to start. The teams are racing on super high-tech catamarans with the most innovative technology on board. “The AC50 is a 15 metres catamaran, capable of achieving speeds of a 100km/h….
Land Rover BAR set a goal to be a global leader in professional sports teams, showcasing that it is possible to win on the field of play with sustainability at the core of operations. The publication of the team's third…
The second practice race day today in Bermuda, ended in a heavy pre-start collision when Land Rover BAR collided with Emirates Team New Zealand after they had been comprehensively shut out in last stages of the pre-start sequence. Peter Burling,…
NZ Herald. Team New Zealand had a man overboard drama while training in Bermuda today. The incident, which was captured by local cameraman Jason Smith, occurred as the crew began to set up for a manoeuvre, in the transition between…
The full program of events that will make up the America’s Cup Endeavour Junior Regattas has been announced, with practice and race events scheduled to take place in Bermuda, home of the 35th America’s Cup, between 14th and 24th June,…
Seven talented, young aspiring America's Cup sailors with an average age of just 22 have been chosen to represent Great Britain in the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup (RBYAC) this summer. Taking place in Bermuda, the host venue for the…
The Emirates Team New Zealand sailing team will be racing in style this America’s Cup wearing racing helmets designed by legendary MotoGP designer Aldo Drudi and his Drudi Performance design house. Aldo Drudi, who is the creative force behind legendary…
ORACLE TEAM USA capsized on Wednesday afternoon during a practice session focused on pre-start maneuvers. The boat was righted within three minutes and there were no injuries to the crew or damage to the boat. See the incident below. http://oracle-team-usa.americascup.com/en/news/305_Capsize-leaves-no-injuries-or-damage.html
Stuff.co.nz. By Duncan Johnstone. Have you heard the one about the turtle and the cats? It seems one of the world's slowest reptiles is endangering some of yachting's fastest boats. And it's no joke. In fact, the feeling is mutual as…
ORACLE TEAM USA skipper Jimmy Spithill, along with team mates Graeme Spence and Rev Minihane, took on an epic challenge on Saturday – the Devil's Isle SUP Challenge. The scheduled 40 mile race had to be shortened to 29 miles…
Following two years exhaustive work the OK Dinghy class is pleased to announce a new version of its Class Rules has finally been published, converting the original, and somewhat dated, wordings into an ERS (Equipment Rules of Sailing) compliant SCR…
While the boats that are raced in the America’s Cup have evolved throughout its 166 year history, in particular with the transformation that has seen the introduction of ‘foiling’ technology, so too have the sailors themselves with the 2017 class…
All is not well in the Australian Sailing Team. The most recent manifestation of the problems – which are all to do with people – is the recent loss of two excellent Australians to “the enemy”. On November 29 last…
Full details have been announced today about the line-up for the Official Opening Ceremony of the 35th America’s Cup, taking place on the Main Stage in the America’s Cup Village in the Royal Naval Dockyard, Bermuda, from 8.30pm on Friday…
More America’s Cup Class (ACC) practice racing has been taking place on Bermuda’s Great Sound, now with all six America’s Cup teams taking part for the first time on the racecourse that will be used in the 35th America’s Cup….
Winning a Masters is the highest achievement in Golf. It’s something every golfer aspires to and the image of the winner donning a green jacket echo’s for ages through golfing lore. While golfers have been slow to attend Olympics, they…
After less than one week since the first sail in Bermuda, Emirates Team New Zealand joined their opponents on the water for the last day of the latest round of the America’s Cup Class (ACC) practice racing. All six America’s…
The Royal Gazette. By Talbot Wilson. Emirates Team New Zealand sailed their America’s Cup Class race boat on the Great Sound for the first time over the weekend — and yesterday the Kiwis’ boat showed no ill effects from having…
Land Rover BAR's Technology in Sustainability Partner BT, together with innovative UK tech start-up Coderus, have worked with Land Rover BAR to create a tactical aid which will act as a virtual seventh crew member to help create a competitive…
It is just over three weeks since Emirates Team New Zealand was sailing in New Zealand, and today the teams America’s Cup Class race boat was out sailing on Bermuda s Great Sound for the first time under inquisitive gaze…
The West Australian. By Sue Yeap. “From high-flying businessman and America’s Cup hero to one of Australia’s biggest fraudsters, Alan Bond’s life was one of extreme highs and lows.” So read the caption on a photo of the Perth-raised business…
The America's Cup is never short on rumour and inuendo. This report on Stuff.co.nz suggests that Oracle's spies have reported that Team New Zealand are quicker through their manoeuvres, possibly as a result of using peddle power instead of upper…
It was the boat that powered one of the greatest comebacks in sporting history and soon you can visit it at America’s National Maritime Museum, The Mariners’ Museum and Park in Newport News, Virginia. “USA 17” was ORACLE TEAM USA’s…
Emirates Team New Zealand is now official on its way to Bermuda for the 35th America’s Cup. New Zealand Aotearoa, the team race boat, has been packed and loaded on the Emirates SkyCargo 747 departing from Auckland’s International Airport today….
Finn sailor, Jake Lilley, joined the team at the end of 2016 as a Grinder after impressing Exercise Physiologist , Pete Cunningham. “Jake has shown great dedication to his training over the past 5 months or so and has turned…
After 21 days of sailing in the Hauraki Gulf, Emirates Team New Zealand has lowered its bold red wing sail in New Zealand for the final time with the focus immediately shifting to begin disassembling their race boat and get…
There has been some recent uninformed comment and news reports concerning the America’s Cup Rules and the reasons America’s Cup teams voted to change various rules. In particular, there seems to be confusion about the new allowances for daggerboards and…
SYDNEY, MARCH 29, 2017: MySail, an app to find crew for racing yachts, has been launched in Sydney to help yacht owners recruit and manage appropriate crews for their vessels. Created by avid sailor, Deborah Dalziel, MySail simplifies the task…
The latest round of America’s Cup Class (ACC) practice racing ahead of the 35th America’s Cup concluded on a beautiful spring Sunday on the Great Sound. Artemis Racing had a good weekend, winning six straight races on Saturday and Sunday….
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