All the latest news and developments within the America’s Cup world
Auckland, New Zealand: In the world of the America’s Cup a lot of emphasis is placed on design, innovation and sailing. But one of the unseen challenges for every team is the ongoing battle of production. The high-pressure high stakes,…
In Emirates Team New Zealand’s 30 year history, the team has designed and built over 20 different race boats and it will come as no surprise that not one of them involved any amount of R&D on tyres. Obviously, this…
Auckland, New Zealand: Some childhood dreams can become realities, others remain just that- dreams. For a 10-year-old boy growing up in Bendigo Australia, his childhood dream was to go faster than anyone else had done, powered by the wind. Speed…
Emirates Team New Zealand’s prototype hydrogen foiling chase boat is in the final stages of a complex fit out prior to its launch in March. The construction of the boat was started in August 2021 at the team’s North Shore…
Earlier this week the Trustees of the New York Yacht Club approved a challenge for the 37th edition of the America’s Cup, arguably sailing’s most prestigious trophy. “We are extremely excited to continue our quest to regain the America’s Cup…
Newport, R.I. – American Magic, the U.S. Challenger for the 36th America’s Cup [AC36] and a prospective Challenger for the 37th, was pleased to receive the AC37 Protocol and updated AC75 Class Rule as part of a joint release earlier…
Cork Harbour‘s goal to host the 2024 America’s Cup is understood to be a step closer after initial assessments in June saw the Irish venue as a ‘strong possibility.’ It appears more unlikely that the 37th America’s Cup will not be staged…
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…
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…
Stuff.co.nz: New Zealand sailor Matt Mitchell is suing two-time defending America's Cup champion Oracle Team USA for the US$68,000 (NZ$87,000) he has spent on legal fees fighting accusations he helped illegally alter a catamaran used in a warm-up regatta. Mitchell filed…
The Competitor Forum, comprising the six teams registered for the 2017 America’s Cup, has appointed Iain Murray as Regatta Director. Murray is a former America’s Cup skipper who also served as Regatta Director in the last America’s Cup. Murray started…
What the teams are saying about the announcement of Bermuda as the venue for the 2017 America’s Cup. Jimmy Spithill, ORACLE TEAM USA: “It’s fantastic. I’ve spent a bit of time there and really enjoyed the racing, the people. We…
The Court of Arbitration for Sport has reduced sailor Dirk de Ridder's suspension from sanctioned events from three years to 18 months. The Dutch wing trimmer was suspended on the eve of the 34th America's Cup, won by his team…
NZ Herald. By Paul Lewis: It will be fascinating to see whether the event or events Team New Zealand might bring to Auckland under the banner of the America's Cup are enough to plunge the Government's hand back into the…
Ben Ainslie Racing (BAR) is pleased to announce it will be working with Red Bull Advanced Technologies (RBAT), a division of the Red Bull Formula One group, as it progresses with its campaign to claim the 35th America’s Cup. Operating…
NZ Herald. By Dana Johanssen: Just as the news Bermuda is the next home of the America's Cup was expected, so too was Team New Zealand's bullish response. Little more than 15 minutes had passed following the close of the…
The next America’s Cup will be raced in Bermuda in June of 2017. The host venue was confirmed at a press conference in New York on Tuesday by Harvey Schiller, the Commercial Commissioner for the America’s Cup. “In Bermuda we…
Parker Hannifin Corporation, the global leader in motion and control technologies will work with ORACLE TEAM USA, the defending champion of the America’s Cup, to design and implement hydraulic control systems on its America’s Cup racing yachts. As Official hydraulic…
NZ Herald. By Dana Johanssen, Chief Sports Reporter. Although we've been well-prepared for the news, the likely confirmation this week that Bermuda will host the next America's Cup is still going to make jaws drop. And not in a good…
NZ Herald. By Audrey Young. With just two days to go before the next America's Cup venue is announced, Economic Development Minister Steven Joyce has confirmed it would be harder to justify government funding if the venue were Bermuda in…
Portsmouth, a city on the south coast of the UK that is home to Ben Ainslie Racing (BAR), will host two America's Cup World Series events over the next two years.The America's Cup World Series is the preliminary race series…
Evidence continues to mount that Bermuda will host the 2017 America's Cup with a San Diego official claiming his city's bid was scuppered on financial grounds. The formal announcement will be made by America's Cup bosses in New York on…
NZ Herald. By Phil Taylor: Treasury has advised against taxpayer backing for Team New Zealand in the next America's Cup, labelling it “poor value for money”. The Government contributed $5 million to Team New Zealand to help retain key staff…
We've waited over a year for it, but finally the America's Cup Event Authority has set a firm date to announce whether Bermuda or San Diego will host the 35th America's Cup. I have just received an invitation to the…
America's ABC News: By Bernie Wilson, AP Sports Reporter. The tax haven of Bermuda has been picked over San Diego to host the 2017 America's Cup, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Thursday. The…
Stuff.co.nz. By Paul Easton: A Kiwi accountant has managed to do what Team New Zealand could not – thrash Aussie sailing ace Jimmy Spithill on the water. Sam Finnigan, 22, yesterday defeated Spithill as the pair took turns to pilot…
A 22 year old, well-mannered Auckland accountant is charged with redeeming New Zealand’s record against Jimmy Spithill – recently dubbed the King of the Waves as World Sailor of the Year. In an extraordinary race, Sam Finnigan will duel with…
The America’s Cup World Series – a racing circuit featuring the best sailors in the world, competing on foiling, wingsailed catamarans – will be coming to Bermuda in October of 2015. The America’s Cup World Series is the first stage…
Anyone who followed the build-up to the 2012 Olympic Games will remember that the biggest hurdle to Ben Ainslie’s historic fourth gold medal was another Brit by the name of Giles Scott. Their rivalry was one of the most compelling…
My mother always said, “If you haven't got aything good to say, don't say anything.” I wish the America's Cup organisers would listen to that advice, as they have come out with another “non-announcement” – stuff we already knew. The…
The New Zealand Herald. By Steve Deane: The Government will not say how much taxpayer cash Team New Zealand have requested to help bankroll their next tilt at the America's Cup. Documents about public funding of the yachting syndicate sought…
Artemis Racing is pleased to announce its 7th Olympic gold medalist with 2008 Laser Olympic Champion Paul Goodison joining the sailing team. Paul brings a wealth of Olympic experience to Artemis Racing, having competed at the 2004 Athens, 2008 Beijing…
AIRBUS, one of the world’s leading aircraft manufacturers, and ORACLE TEAM USA, the defending champion of the America’s Cup, have forged a technology partnership. As Official Innovation Partner of ORACLE TEAM USA for the 35th America’s Cup, AIRBUS will share…
The Portsmouth News. By Miles O'Leary. STANDING tall, this is the first set of steel structures to go up at the future site of Sir Ben Ainslie’s race base. Building work is well under way on the Olympic sailing hero’s…
THOUSANDS of people will line the seafront to watch teams from across the globe battle in the very first America’s Cup regattas of the series. It comes as it has been revealed the four-day World Series events in Portsmouth are…
Stuff.co.nz. By Duncan Johnstone. Luna Rossa skipper Max Sirena believes the Italian syndicate can finally win the America's Cup. “For the first time I feel in a position to win the America's Cup,” Sirena told a media conference at the…
The Royal Gazette. By Colin Thompson. Bermuda’s bid to host the 35 America’s Cup has received a ringing endorsement from one of the world’s top match racing skippers. Taylor Canfield, the reigning Alpari World Match Racing Tour champion, says that…
Businesses can learn lessons from the America's Cup, one of the most prestigious sporting competitions in the world, say Imperial researchers. The America’s Cup is a trophy awarded to the winner of a sailing competition between two yachts. One yacht, known as…
We heard a rumour of at least one more entry for the America's Cup during the Skipper's Conference in London earlier this month. Now Jimmy Spithill has confirmed the rumour in an interview with Jane Nixon of the NZ Herald:…
CD-adapco, the largest privately held CFD focused provider of Computer Aided Engineering software, today announced its new partnership with Ben Ainslie Racing. The America’s Cup team will be utilizing the CD-adapco simulation tool, STAR-CCM+® in the design of its racing…
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