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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…
Wednesday 15th February is 100 days until the start of the greatest race on water, the 35th America’s Cup in Bermuda, from 26th May to 27th June 2017. Right across the beautiful island of Bermuda, preparations continue apace for the…
Air Transport World. By Karen Walker. Airbus is working on a redesign of its A320 Sharklet wingtips as a result of developing a new design manufacturing process for the foil of a high-speed yacht competing in this year’s America’s Cup…
Just 100 days out from the first race of the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup Qualifiers, Emirates Team New Zealand accomplishes the most significant milestone of its challenge for the 35th Americas Cup by christening their America’s Cup Class catamaran that…
On Tuesday evening, ORACLE TEAM USA held a ceremony at its team base to reveal its new America’s Cup Class boat, “17”, the foiling catamaran the team will race this summer in Bermuda. “This is the boat we’re racing to…
The America’s Cup Superyacht Regatta will be one of the greatest highlights of the 35th America’s Cup in Bermuda in 2017. Some of the world’s most beautiful yachts will be given the perfect stage on which to perform on Bermuda’s…
The America’s Cup Online Store is live right now at shop.americascup.com and is the one-stop-shop online for the very best, 100% official, America’s Cup merchandise. Whether you are a fan of ORACLE TEAM USA, the Defenders of the America’s Cup, or any…
The ambitions of Land Rover BAR to win the 35th America's Cup – and finally bring the trophy back home to Britain after 166 years – took solid form today, with the launch and christening of their America's Cup Class…
Sailing in big breeze can be many things, fun, exciting, maybe even stressful and sometimes expensive when things go south. Last year’s Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race saw many teams face retirement when they suffered sail damage on the first…
An extended series of practice racing has concluded in Bermuda with skipper Jimmy Spithill saying the team has added to its knowledge base through competition against the other Bermuda based teams. “Anytime you get to simulate real race conditions, with…
America's Cup syndicates have had a 28-day sailing ban imposed on their new boats in an apparent concession to Team New Zealand. The protocol for the Cup has been amended under agreement by all six teams involved in the 35th…
You’ve just bought all your Category 1 safety gear, and are ready to take on the great race, but where on the boat does it all go? Not only is this a matter of personal preference, it is also a question…
On Friday afternoon, ORACLE TEAM USA donated a second batch of 15 Optimist dinghies to a Bermuda sailing club. The boats have been completely refurbished to ‘better than new’ condition by the ORACLE TEAM USA boat-builders after being rescued from…
Hakata Bay in Fukuoka was the scene for the historic first ever day of America’s Cup racing in Japan and it was Land Rover BAR who finished day one of the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series Fukuoka racing…
The stage is set for the final weekend of racing in the Louis Vuitton America's Cup World Series. The ultimate event is taking place in Fukuoka, Japan this weekend, the first America's Cup racing in Asia, and showcase event for…
If someone told me six years ago that I would be writing about how inspiring New Zealand sailing was, I would have probably laughed out loud. But here I am, pen to paper, fingers to keys, about to explain why…
During the day we have many visual clues to help us determine where we are and avoid collisions. At night the whole game changes. You lose the ability to quickly see and assess the situation. Many navigators rely on their…
Late summer sunshine greeted the thousands of spectators who made it out in force for Super Sunday at the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series Toulon, and it is Artemis Racing who leave France celebrating after taking the regatta honours….
Associated Press has reported that Harvey Schiller, a former executive director of the U.S. Olympic Committee, is stepping down as commercial commissioner of the America's Cup. Will Chignell, the chief marketing and communications officer with the America's Cup Event Authority…
On board navigation systems have evolved to the point that they are common place on almost every level of racing yacht. This includes Med Cup TP52s, offshore “thoroughbreds” and club cruiser-racers. There are many reasons why these systems are so…
Tom Slingsby is expected to resume training with his Oracle Team USA team-mates this month. The Oracle sailing team manager, helmsman and tactician is on the mend after having surgery to replace a damaged disc in his back at the…
Going into the Men's 470 medal race at Rio 2016, it was obvious that Croatia was going to win its first sailing Gold. On just 27 points after the 10 race qualifying series, Sime Fantela and Igor Marenic held a…
Although the London Silver medallists Hannah Mills and Saskia Clark of Great Britain had secured the Gold at Rio 2016, leading by an insurmountable 20 points going into the medal race, the battle for the minor placings was always going…
Sailing a Finn is a demanding occupation. Every one of the 23 Finn sailors who made it to Rio made huge sacrifices to be here and many will go home with unrealised goals and unfulfilled ambition. Some will be back,…
No-one could deny that the best crew won the 49er Gold medal at Rio 2016. Peter Burling and Blair Tuke (NZL) had won every major event since they finished second to Nathan Outteridge and Iain Jensen (AUS) at London 2012….
Like most of the women's events at the Rio Olympics, the 49erFX was a close and exciting contest. Three crews were tied on 46 points going into the medal race and a fourth was just a point behind. The leading…
Going into the Laser Radial medal race at Rio 2016, London Silver medalist Marit Bouwmeester was in a strong position. She had finished the qualifying series of 10 races on 47 points, eight clear of second-placed Anne-Marie Rindom of Denmark….
In our excitement at the amazing performance of Jason Waterhouse and Lisa Darmanin to bounce back from an awful final day of qualifying in the Nacra 17 at Rio 2017, to win Silver after starting in fourth place, we probably…
At London 2012, legendary New Zealand media man and “the voice of sailing” Peter Montgomery was standing next to me at the 49er medal ceremony. Australians Nathan Outteridge and Iain Jensen had won the Gold before the medal race was…
The Australian cousins Jason Waterhouse and Lisa Darmanin were in fourth place going into the Nacra medal race at Rio 2016. They were nine points out of Gold but only four behind Silver. However their medal chances weren't helped at…
Giles Scott missed the British nomination for the Finn at his home Olympics because of the greatest Olympic sailor of all time, Ben Ainslie. Scott was arguably the better Finn sailor at the time but understandably the British selectors gave…
Unless a miracle happens during the 470 medal race tomorrow, Australia has failed to defend the Olympic titles they won at Beijing and London. Croatians Sime Fantela and Igor Marenic have been the best crew in the class at these…
Despite the very light conditions inshore that caused the postponement of the Laser final, there was just enough breeze out in the Atlantic Ocean to sail three races in the 49er and 49erFX. For Kiwi superstars Peter Burling and Blair…
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