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Steely Stuff: Louis Vuitton Americas Cup “The racing is everything”
So day 2 and super Sunday always promises to deliver Drama, spectacular racing, and winners and losers. It lived up to exactly that! I was again on the water with
Italy is Back
It’s the news that every fan of the Luna Rosa Prada Pirelli Team wanted to hear and today out in a mistral-infused Cagliari, the Italians were back in action going through a series of test tows with their LEQ12.
12 Metre Yacht Club Releases 12mR: An Enduring Legacy
On the eve (hopefully) of the 36th America’s Cup Match, here’s a throwback to the Cup of yesteryear. The 12 Metre class is still being raced competitively, could…
57th Congressional Cup kicks off with plenty of breeze at LBYC
A morning of fanfare: an evening of glitz. And in between — five hours of high-octane sailing!
INEOS Britannia’s New Cyclor, Matt Rossiter
Olympic Rower to America’s Cup Cyclor, Britain’s Matt Rossiter joins INEOS Britannia as a Cyclor
Prada Cup Challenger Series – Day 1 Wrap Up
What a day! Finally we have the start of the racing and boy, there’s a lot to discuss. Ineos Team UK have made a dramatic comeback from their performance in
Bacardi Cup And Bacardi Invitational Regatta Attract Record Line-Up
The 96th Bacardi Cup and Bacardi Invitational Regatta (BCIR), will take place March 5-11, 2023 and will welcome some 180 teams across six classes, making it a record line…
INEOS Britannia’s New Curved Starboard Foil
The mood around the INEOS Britannia winter training base in Palma continues its upwards trajectory with an air of performance expectation around the new starboard curved foil that appears very much to have step-changed the on-water performance of ‘T6’ – the British Team’s LEQ12 prototype test platform.
Meanwhile in generic America’s Cup News…
PROTOCOL AND CLASS RULE EXPECTED IN MARCH The new version of the America’s Cup Class Rule, which will produce a foiling, wingsailed catamaran in the 60-65 foot range…
Flying Start
Ben Ainslie and his INEOS Team UK are off to a flying start with the launch of a foiling prototype for the 36th America’s Cup launching a mini version…
7th Annual Star Class Vintage Gold Cup Underway
The Vintage Gold Cup and ISCYRA welcomed this year’s participants to Gull Lake, Michigan for the 7th Annual Vintage Gold Cup. Competitors have traveled from Germany, Brazil, Sweden, Canada…
Emirates Team New Zealand AC40 – Two boat testing underway!
America’s Cup Defender Emirates Team New Zealand began its two boat testing programme on Auckland’s Waitemata Harbour today in ideal 12- 15 knots NE winds. It was the…
Red Bull Youth America’s Cup Selections
The selection trials for the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup begins tomorrow in San Francisco. The worlds best 18-24 year olds will line up and race off in…
Want to race on an AC40? Applications now open for Emirates Team New Zealand Women and Youth AC Teams!
…to apply to represent Emirates Team New Zealand, the RNZYS and New Zealand’s Women and Youth America’s Cup teams via an initial application which opens today – May 11th.
Raw Footage: American Magic Recovery
The American’s Cup media team has released raw footage of the rescue efforts to ensure that American Magic didn’t completely sink to the bottom of the Waitemata Harbour…
Terry Hutchinson: “We will be back”
Less than 24 hours after American Magic’s dramatic capsize and subsequent near sinking on the third day of the Prada Cup, team boss Terry Hutchinson fronted for a press…
How to Follow the 2023 NYYC Invitational Cup
It’s back for its eighth edition! The Rolex New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup, a biennial event, has attracted 19 teams from all over the world to Newport, Rhode…
2023 69F Youth Foiling Gold Cup Starts in Miami, Florida
The Youth Foiling Gold Cup 2023 started today in Miami, Florida, with Act 1 of four. The Youth Foiling Gold Cup is the successful 69F circuit reserved for under 25…
Prada Cup Final Day 2 : Luna Rossa Sweeps Day 2 for a 4-0 Lead
Day 2 delivered what we all have been waiting for. If there were any doubts that these foiling 75ft boats can match race, those are gone! Both teams came out
Luna Rossa Focusing on the Details
“The boat is going better day by day,” was how Francesco Bruni described the progress being made by the Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli team out at the team’s winter training base in Cagliari and he’s certainly not wrong.
