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The second event of the 2016 season of the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series: the Defender and Challengers meet again- this time in New York City on the 7th and 8th May- for a fresh series of battles on the…
Emirates Team New Zealand is in full event mode setting up for a return to the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series in New York this weekend (7th & 8th May). It will be the first time America’s Cup racing…
The America’s Cup youth education and sailing program, called America’s Cup Endeavour, is branching out to New York and Chicago over the coming months. AC Endeavour has been operating in Bermuda, the host venue for the 2017 America’s Cup, since…
In a scene more reminiscent of The Matrix than Master and Commander, Land Rover BAR have launched the third in their series of testing boats. Audio communications network; jacked in and levels tested. Check. Computer; booted, logged in and network…
America’s Cup challenger SoftBank Team Japan added to their ranks by confirming that Olympic multihull sailor Jason Waterhouse will join the sailing team after racing in the 2016 Olympics in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. Representing his native Australian Sailing Team,…
The 2016 Australian Championships has now come and gone. The record shows that Steve Brewin dominated the regatta, and won his third Australian Championship in the A Class Catamaran. Steven has been at the top of the class for many…
The 2015 World O’pen Cup, held at Safety Beach Sailing Club in Melbourne from 27th December – 3rd January, saw some of the best sailors in the world confronted with testing wind and sea conditions. With 130 sailors competing (including…
During testing in Bermuda, SoftBank Team Japan athlete Winston MacFarlane (using Derek Sawards life vest) took an unplanned swim during a gybe. All are safe and accounted for! https://youtu.be/NKxHEbPOz0Q
The Largs Bay Sailing Club was the host for the 51st Hartley TS16 Australian Championship held between the 28th December 2015 and the 6th January 2016. Largs Bay Sailing Club, situated towards the northern end of the Adelaide metropolitan coast…
With Luke Payne as crew, Mike Quirk won his 5th Australian Championship in convincing style without having to race the last two races in the nine race series. Using the World Championship scoring format, the “Quirk / Payne” team had…
The 2015/2016 Compass Global Markets MG14 Australian Championship were held at Illawarra Yacht Club in early January 2016. The fleet of 34 boats from 12 different clubs enjoyed a range conditions with some close and interesting racing. Tempest sailed by…
The 2015-16 Australian 16ft (and 13ft) Skiff Championships were sailed at Hervey Bay (Queensland) between 28th December 2015 and 3rd January 2016. The 2015/16 16ft Skiff National Championships were a close fought battle between Brydens Lawyers and Fire Stopping. With one point separating…
Sydney’s Middle Harbour Yacht Club were the worthy hosts of the 54th National Championship Regatta for the Cadet Class over the traditional Christmas-New Year period. The regatta experienced the full range of Sydney weather from gusty southerlies to torrential rain…
“The International 18 Foot Skiff Class was born in the 1890s in Australia to satisfy a need for a boat within the means of the ‘average man’ to provide good, competitive racing to attract public interest.” So state the class…
The staging of a spectacular America’s Cup preview regatta on the Gold Coast in February next year would create a long-term, multi-million dollar boost to the region’s economy according to the commodore of Southport Yacht Club, Phil Short. Mr Short…
The America’s Cup – which will return to New York Harbor for the first time in almost a century – today unveiled details of its highly anticipated race program, public event village, activity schedule, and local charity initiatives related to…
BBC Changes to the staging of America's Cup World Series events in Portsmouth are to be introduced, following criticism of last year's event. A city council report said the yacht racing in July 2015 boosted visitor numbers and raised the…
With the 2017 America's Cup still more than a year away, the Brits are already planning what to do if they win it – and return the historic trophy to the country where it was made. The News Portsmouth. By…
The Louis Vuitton America's Cup World Series is coming to New York on May 7-8, 2016. This marks the first America's Cup racing in New York in nearly 100 years. Skipper Jimmy Spihill is bringing his ORACLE TEAM USA, defending…
Three renowned Queensland identities – each a pioneer and internationally recognised in his area of expertise – have teamed up to head a bid to bring the America’s Cup downunder. The trio and their supporters are not considering entering a…
Artemis Racing officially declared their new America’s Cup base open and fully operational on Friday. Nearly 500 guests attended the glamorous opening ceremony held indoors, including Torbjörn Törnqvist, Artemis Racing team principal, Michael Dunkley, the Premier of Bermuda, local dignitaries,…
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All crew are safe and the ORACLE TEAM USA AC45S test platform is secure back at base following a capsize during training in Bermuda on Wednesday afternoon. “It was a great day for training, sunny, 15-20 knots of wind,” said…
The Red Bull Youth America’s Cup will bring the best national youth teams to Bermuda for racing in 2017 during the 35th America’s Cup. Applications for teams are available now Six youth crews will compete in Bermuda through their affiliation…
Ben Ainslie, the most decorated Olympic sailor in history, led his Land Rover BAR team to victory at the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series in Oman this weekend. Ainslie beat his former skipper, Jimmy Spithill and ORACLE TEAM USA, by…
Ben Ainslie and Jimmy Spithill had big recoveries on Saturday to vault to the top of the leaderboard at the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series in Oman. Ainslie and his team were the class of the field. After incurring…
The six America’s Cup teams took to the water in Oman on Friday for official practice racing, the first competition the fleet has seen since racing in Bermuda in October. At the morning press conference, team skippers all expressed an…
ORACLE TEAM USA transitions from training in Bermuda to racing in Oman this week with the start of the 2016 Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series season. Three races featuring six teams will be held on both Saturday and Sunday,…
The first event of the 2016 Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series begins in Muscat Oman this weekend where the current overall leaders, Emirates Team New Zealand, will be looking to continue their dominance on the water in the one-design…
Six America’s Cup teams from France, Sweden, America, Great Britain, Japan and New Zealand hit the water this weekend in Muscat, all aiming to get their 2016 America’s Cup campaigns off to a flying start. …
After conquering the competitive V8 Supercars circuit, motor racing enthusiast and two-times Bathurst winner Tony Longhurst is transferring his attention to racing fast catamarans. And it could lead all the way to an Australian challenge for the America's Cup. Longhurst,…
Yesterday marked an important milestone for Artemis Racing, launching their new Turbo boat in the waters of Bermuda, and beginning their two boat testing programme. Artemis Racing skipper, Nathan Outteridge, commented, “It was good to have our first two boat…
Competing in an event like the America’s Cup is a human adventure that is indissociable from technical and sporting commitment. For the past two years almost, with a ramping-up of activity back on 25 June 2015 thanks to the support…
The Australian 18 Footers League 2016 JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship sponsored by appliancesonline.com.au, runs from February 12-21, 2016. The championship, which has been the world’s major 18 Footer championship since it was first sailed on Sydney Harbour in 1938,…
The defending champion of the America’s Cup, Oracle Team USA, will face the top challenging team in race one of the America’s Cup Match presented by Louis Vuitton in 500 days, on Saturday, June 17, 2017. Racing will take place…
Artemis Racing has made a flying start to 2016, relocating the team’s sailing operations to Bermuda, and perhaps even more significantly, launching its second turbo development boat of this America’s Cup campaign. The new boat, nicknamed ‘T2’, was launched…
Emirates Team New Zealand has been awarded a research and development growth grant by Callaghan Innovation having met the eligibility criteria for the fund. “It is fantastic Callaghan Innovation has recognised both the importance and the potential Emirates Team New…
For many Aussies exercise/sport and physical activity are closely linked with alcohol consumption. Sport teams celebrate wins and losses with a few drinks, most weekend recreational sports often finish with a beer and a recap of the competition, especially in…
Last issue we considered the basic calibration needed to get good, valid numbers out of our instrument systems. Now the basics are correct in this article I consider possible measurement refinements to produce the most meaningful data for the tactician….
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