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ETNZ’s Focus Turns to Match Racing
What a way to end a week. Emirates Team New Zealand held AC40-3 and their LEQ12 in dock waiting for a Friday weather window to appear and when it did, the team took the opportunity of the summer Auckland light to throw some remarkable shapes on their dancefloor of the Hauraki Gulf in big breeze and leaden, misty skies.
Ed Wright opens 2023 Finn Gold Cup with two bullets
The 2010 Finn world champion Ed Wright, from Britain, has taken the early lead at the 2023 Finn Gold Cup in Miami, USA, after winning both races on the opening…
Emirates Team New Zealand looking sleek and slick
On only their third outing on “Te Rehutai”, their second generation AC75 flying machine, Emirates Team New Zealand were looking sleek and slick as they burned their way around the
New Toys for Alinghi Red Bull Racing!
Much excitement around the dockside today at the Alinghi Red Bull Racing temporary base out at the western end of the Port Vell in Barcelona as the team’s first AC40 arrived, shrink-wrapped in the distinctive McConaghy’s delivery livery and it will be all hands to the pump now to give the sailors a new, and very exciting,
Alinghi Red Bull Racing Got Wings
It’s early days for a campaign that has persistently and admirably overcome a myriad of issues so far but Alinghi Red Bull Racing ‘got wings’ today sailing long stints out around the bay in the autumnal light of Barcelona with lift-off achieved after days of on and off-the-water drills, checks and procedures.
Instinct and Experience Lead to Wins in 168th Annual Regatta’s Around-the-Island Race
Ray Davies spends most of his time in the highly analytical world of the America’s Cup, where empirical data comes by the gigabyte, and little is left to subjective…
Mateusz Kusznierewicz/Bruno Prada’s Instinct is again pure brilliance on Bacardi Cup Day 2
The Star Class leader board ended the same as yesterday’s opener, with defending Bacardi Cup Champions Mateusz Kusznierewicz/Bruno Prada again dominating the fifty-eight boat fleet for their…
La Roche-Posay Racing Team Leads the Way With First AC75 Launch in Naples
La Roche-Posay Racing Team kicks off the 38th America’s Cup in Naples. As the first team to launch its AC75 in the bay that will host the competition…
Emirates Team Zealand Capsize During Training Race – Monday 11 January, 2021
Emirates Team New Zealand have capsized during a training session race against INEOS Team UK. We’ve received information that all the crew on board are ok. ETNZ were zipping along
Iain Murray – “I’m all for people going sailing.”
Iain Murray responded to our question in the press conference. He is not hopeful yet of racing on Friday as of 11.40am today. As a spectator I’d prefer to wait
Emirates Team New Zealand take Te Rehutai for her first sail
Emirates Team New Zealand took to the water for their first sail on their second generation AC75 ‘Te Rehutai’ on Friday 20 November. Japan SailGP Team member Leonard Takahashi was
Santa’s Sleigh Spotted on Pensacola Bay
They had their Santa hats on at the crew briefing this morning before the New York Yacht Club American Magic Team docked-out early and took to the water for a Saturday blast around a blustery Pensacola Bay. And it was one heck of a sail with the team covering some 54 nautical miles and throwing in a total of 65 manoeuvres.
AC35: And the host is BERMUDA!
The worst kept secret in the America’s Cup (in the past three weeks) has been revealed – the 35th addition of the Cup will be held in the British held
Auckland in Alert Level 1 from Midday Today 12/03/2021
This morning in a live press conference, New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced Auckland will be going into Alert Level 1 from 12:00pm today, March 12th 2021. What does
Match in Pink – A tour de force in San Fransisco
Day two of the Casa Vela Cup 2025, the opening stage of the 2025 Women’s World Match Racing Tour hosted by the St. Francis Yacht Club, delivered another thrilling…
Alinghi Red Bull Racing – BoatZero Running Two Different Foils on a Cold Winter Day
It was a tough and very cold day for the Alinghi Red Bull Racing team after what promised to be some fairly lively conditions as the predicted southerly airflow switched in early in the afternoon, mixing with easterly flowing waves playing havoc on the Flight Control as the breeze clocked in at 13-16 knots.
Are you Emirates Team New Zealand’s Biggest Fan?
Are you Emirates Team New Zealand’s Biggest Fan (literally?) TheMarket.com – New Zealand’s fastest growing online retailer and official retail partner and sponsor of Emirates Team New Zealand’s defence of
Watch Live Chat with Max Sirena, Skipper of Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team
Sailors talking to sailors about sailing! Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team skipper Max Sirena caught up with Live Sail Die’s Cameron Dunn, Chris Steele and Suellen Hurling for a Facebook
Challenger of Record 36 Calls For Resuming Racing As Soon As Possible
It seems like a stoush is brewing between the Challenger of Record and the Event Authority, with this response by Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli to the latest press release from
Southern Yacht Club Wins Rolex NYYC Invitational Cup for Second Time
NEWPORT, R.I. — For the second time in three editions, Southern Yacht Club will leave the New York Yacht Club Harbour Court with the most prestigious trophy in Corinthian sailing,
