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Recently the teams who have signed up to contest the 35th America's Cup in Bermuda voted to reduce the size of the catamaran to be sailed in that event. Subsequently, Luna Rossa withdrew from the Cup and Team New Zealand…
Ben Ainslie Racing (BAR) team members will spring into action later this month to take part in the first fundraising initiative of 2015; running the London Marathon on behalf of the team's official charity, the 1851 Trust. Volunteers from BAR,…
Stuff.co.nz. By Duncan Johnstone. Oracle's desperation to make the struggling America's Cup more competitive now extends to handing their design secrets to cash-strapped newcomer Team France. Team France boss Franck Cammas made the revelation in an interview with French radio…
The new America’s Cup wing sail foiling catamaran will be “more manoeuvrable” and “better suited” to Bermuda’s racecourse. That’s the opinion of Sir Ben Ainslie, team principal and skipper of British challenger Ben Ainslie Racing, who firmly backs the amendment…
Luna Rossa has followed through with its threat to pull out of the 35th America's Cup after the chellengers voted by a majority to drop the AC62 in favour of a smaller class for the 2017 event. The Italians issued…
The America’s Cup teams have agreed to make changes aimed at significantly reducing costs for the 2017 America’s Cup. Central to these changes is the introduction of an exciting new America’s Cup Class – a wing-sailed, foiling catamaran between 45…
By the deadline of the 31st March the America’s Cup teams voted by a majority in favour of changes to the 35thAmerica’s Cup Protocol, which included a reduction in boat size to between a 45 and 50 foot foiling catamaran and…
Recent negotiations between teams in the Americas Cup have created a lot of attention but the reality is these are hugely critical and exciting times for sport's oldest international competition and the stakes couldn't be higher. An impending vote by…
While most teams have welcomed the proposal to race the 35th America's Cup in smaller (45ft) foiling cats (see Related Content), one team is distinctly not happy! Luna Rossa issued this statement: Team Luna Rossa Challenge is distinctly opposed to…
According to a report in the NZ Herald, the qualifying regatta scheduled for early 2017 won't be held in Auckland, but ETNZ says, “That's news to us” and produces a signed agreement to back their claim. It's a big issue…
The competitors and organizers of the 2017 America’s Cup are planning to implement a series of rule changes to dramatically reduce team operational costs, primarily by racing in a smaller boat. “After reviewing prototypes of the new AC45 sports boats…
Part One: The Beginning and Skill Development The Dinghy Academy in Valencia is going from strength to strength. Established two years ago by 2000 Olympic Finn silver medalist Luca Devoti as a way to develop the skills of aspiring Olympians…
Bermuda will be the venue for the 35th America's Cup. It's a brand new race track for foiling multihulls, and Ben Ainslie Racing (BAR) were the first to test it back in January. It was immediately clear that it would…
Judge Joseph C. Spero has ordered marshals to release Oracle Team USA's foiling AC45 which was seized on March 9 during a dispute with fired grinder Joe Spooner. Spooner is claiming at least $725,000 in compensation for wrongful dismisal (see…
AP San Diego. By Bernie Wilson. SAN DIEGO — A federal judge in San Francisco has ordered attorneys for America's Cup champion Oracle Team USA and Joe Spooner to meet during the next two weeks to discuss a settlement of…
Ben Ainslie Racing (BAR) today announced that Martin Whitmarsh, former CEO of the McLaren Group and Team Principal of the McLaren F1 team, will be joining the British challenger for the 35th America's Cup. Whitmarsh will take the position of…
NZ Herald/AP: Marshals have been authorised to seize America's Cup champion Oracle Team USA's prototype boat in response to a lien filed by New Zealand sailor Joe Spooner, whose contract was terminated in January. The warrant was issued late Friday…
New Zealand Herald. By Dana Jahanssen. Team New Zealand's bid to host the America's Cup qualifiers has hit a further snag, with crisis meetings held yesterday over problems with the proposed locations for the team bases. An announcement confirming Auckland…
Without cutting edge design and engineering, no one wins the America's Cup. In pursuit of their goal, the British team has developed their own sophisticated 3D sailing simulator, modelled on those used by the world of motorsport. The virtual flying…
On board with the Alvimedica, Dongfeng and Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing teams we gain insight into technology at play within their teams, the advantages and drawbacks of it's use and the off-shore navigation risks they tackle everyday. Features discussion with…
The New Zealand Herald. By Susan Strongman. Team New Zealand's newest co-helmsman Peter Burling says he hopes dumped skipper Dean Barker will stick with Team New Zealand. In an exclusive interview with the Weekend Herald last night, the young sailor…
The Royal Gazette. By Jonathan Bell. Special America’s Cup provisions allowing open-air drinking on Front Street will not limit festivities to that area alone, according to Junior National Security Minister Jeff Baron. Senator Baron faced some Opposition queries earlier today,…
Emirates Team New Zealand announced today that the Halsey Street, Auckland, base will be fully operational from Monday, March 2. Work will start immediately on modifying an AC45 catamaran to foil. With the first America’s Cup World Series regatta scheduled…
Herald on Sunday. By Dana Johanssen: A furious Dean Barker has called in the lawyers as the bitter battle over his future with Team New Zealand intensifies. Barker was left shell-shocked at leaks to media this week that he was…
New Zealand is this morning welcoming news that Australia's last-gasp bid to host the America's Cup qualifying event has fallen over. The Daily Telegraph reports that a decision to delay Sydney's formal entry by two months has prompted America's Cup…
In the last week there has been a lot of mainstream media beat-up about the location of the America's Cup qualifying series – a regatta that counts towards the Cup match. John Bertrand and others have been quoted in support…
The majesty of the J Class era will return to the America’s Cup eighty years after the class last raced for the oldest trophy in international sport. The J Class Association (JCA) and the America’s Cup Event Authority have agreed…
Artemis Racing team manager Iain Percy says he’s very excited about the prospect of racing in Bermuda, which he is calling a tricky venue that will demand the best from the sailors. “I’m really excited about Bermuda,” he says. “You’ve…
Today, Ben Ainslie Racing announced a new project with City College Southampton to build two specialised docking ribs. The boats will be built by apprentices trained by the college under the supervision of Darren Patten at the College's Marine Skills…
The America’s Cup has selected NBC Sports Group as its partner for the upcoming edition of the America’s Cup – including the America’s Cup World Series events (2015-16), and the America’s Cup Qualifiers, Playoffs and America’s Cup Finals (2017). “We…
The defending America's Cup champion, Oracle Team USA, is scheduled to be training on its new AC45 foiling catamaran this month in San Francisco. “It will be great to commission the new boat,” said tactician and sailing team manager Tom…
Ben Ainslie Racing were the first America's Cup team both on – and under – the race course waters of the 35th America's Cup last week, when the team conducted an initial training camp in Bermuda. “It's been great for…
The Telegraph. By James Quinn. Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group is considering backing Sir Ben Ainslie’s America’s Cup bid, in a move that would propel the fortunes of the Olympic gold medallist yet further. It is understood that Virgin is…
The News Tribune. By Bernie Wilson. SAN DIEGO — New Zealander Matt Mitchell has asked sailing's governing body to investigate former Oracle Team USA teammate Simeon Tienpont for gross misconduct, the latest fallout from one of the biggest scandals in…
Although there was no America's Cup racing in 2014, Tom Slingsby had a busy year. He popped up on an RC44, a TP52, at the Farr 40 Worlds, at Hamilton Island Race Week, in the Extreme Sailing Series, the World…
Cagliari, January 22nd 2015. The city of Cagliari (Sardinia – Italy) will inaugurate the 2015 – 2016 America's Cup World Series, the regattas preliminary to the 35th America's Cup. The event will take place in the Gulf surrounding the island's…
ORACLE TEAM USA skipper Jimmy Spithill is in Bermuda this week, along with other team members, to lay the groundwork for a smooth transition for the team as it moves to the new host venue of the America’s Cup over…
The make-up of the new body tasked with preparing Bermuda for the 2017 America’s Cup has been revealed by Grant Gibbons, the Minister for Economic Development. Dr Gibbons said that America’s Cup Bermuda Ltd (ACBDA) will be funded by an…
Royal Gazette. By Colin Thomson. History was made at the Royal Naval Dockyard yesterday when Ben Ainslie Racing rolled out the first foiling catamarans to reach these shores. Curious pedestrians and motorists watched in awe as an advance party from…
The former head of sailing's governing body has filed complaints of gross misconduct against the five members of an international jury that handed down the harshest penalties in America's Cup history. Paul Henderson of Toronto has requested hearings by the…
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