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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….
The America's Cup Hall of Fame is to induct three personalities in 2017: John K. Marshall, Doug Peterson, and Syd Fischer. The America's Cup Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will take place on October 5, 2017 in San Diego, California, aboard…
Stuff.co.nz. By Duncan Johnstone. Team New Zealand skipper Glenn Ashby admits to “plenty of hairy moments” – even losing helmsman Peter Burling overboard – as they push their new America's Cup catamaran to the limit. The Kiwi syndicate are in the…
Lake Macquarie lived up to its reputation as a great sailing venue for this season’s National E Australian Championship averaging 15 knot winds and fine conditions for the 10 race series over 5 days at Wangi RSL Amateur Sailing Club….
Justin and Jemima Carey sailing ‘Two Fools Fumbling’ took the honours at the 58th Heron Nationals held at St Leonards Yacht Club and Motor Squadron in Victoria between December 30th and January 6th. For the Queenslander it had been a…
Alison Chapman and Andrew Stephenson from Drummoyne Sailing Club dominated the 54th Cherub Nationals sailed on their home waters of Sydney’s Upper Harbour. Racing in a variety of conditions that ranged from 25kt black nor-easters to light south westerlies Chapman…
Over the New Year, Australia’s B14 skiffs competed in the Gill Australian B14 National Championships at Twoflold Bay Yacht Club, Eden. The picturesque location and prediction of fair winds drew a total of 18 boats to the shores of Quarantine…
The 2017 Historic 18 Footer Australian Championship for the Galloping Ghost Trophy was conducted by the Sydney Flying Squadron in conjunction with the Australian Historical Sailing Skiff Association (AHSSA), on Sydney Harbour over 3 races in January – Sat 21,…
Twelve VX Ones rigged their up on the hardstand at Lake Macquarie Yacht Club on Australia Day 2017 for their fourth national championships. The VX Ones would be sharing the track with a fleet of Adams 10s also sailing their…
As we count down to the 35th America's Cup in Bermuda, the defender and four of the five challengers have reached a number of decisions aimed at improving the commercial return for sponsors and/or reducing costs for the teams. The…
It wouldn't be the America's Cup without controversy and accusations from one team that another team is cheating. As usual, it is Team New Zealand that is pointing the finger and claiming the other five teams are ganging up on…
Trickle down technology, it is a phrase we hear a lot in the marine trade. Over the years events like the America’s Cup, Volvo Ocean Race and Vendee Globe have all seen breakthroughs in technology that have made their way…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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