As the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup nears, the intensity ramps up and with four teams revealing their box-fresh AC75s, it’s abundantly clear that different solutions have been found for very similar questions. The design teams have worked feverishly to…
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ETNZ name and bless ‘Taihoro’ to defend the 37th America’s Cup
In a stirring ceremony today, Iwi manaaki Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei gifted and blessed the name ‘Taihoro’ on the boat that Emirates Team New Zealand will sail in their defence of the 37th America’s Cup. The launch event took place at…
America’s Cup enters the E-sports arena with launch of official game and Championship
Watch AC sailors battle out for the first AC sailing regatta. Live streamed on Twitch from Barcelona at 6:20 pm CET AC Sailing, the ultimate regatta simulator built on actual simulation technology used by America’s Cup teams, will be available…
Cork Harbour to bid for 2024 America’s Cup
Cork Harbour is lining up a bid for the rights to host the prestigious 2024 America’s Cup yacht race — the oldest sporting trophy in the world that scooped over a billion dollars for the New Zealand economy when the…
No funding agreement in place for America’s Cup in New Zealand
Emirates Team New Zealand (ETNZ) representing the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron (RNZYS) and the Government, along with Auckland Council, has concluded exclusive discussions regarding funding for the next America’s Cup (AC37) following ETNZ’s successful defence in Auckland of the…
Eight Bells: Bruno Bich
Bruno Bich, 74, died on May 30, 2021. Son of Marcel Bich, founder of BIC, Bruno devoted́ his entire professional life to the company and served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer from 1993 to 2006, and Chairman of the…
Deed of gift challenge doesn’t sit comfortably with all British yachting faithful
“The sense that buying the Cup is a somewhat vulgar expression of opportunism is prevalent in many that I spoke to in Cowes over the weekend – it would be far more welcomed after a hard-won, deserved British victory –…
Team NZ ace predicts bright future as hosting intrigue builds
Team New Zealand veteran Ray Davies is adamant the America’s Cup is well placed to push on from its success at Auckland 2021. Duncan Johnstone reports for Kiwi website Stuff.co.nz that moving the Cup forward is now the intrigue after…
Sir Ben Ainslie wants AC75 retained for at least 10 years
Duncan Johnston writes on the Stuff website that the radical foiling boats used in AC36 will already be retained for the next two Matches, but Ainslie wants more: British yachting star Sir Ben Ainslie wants the current America’s Cup class…