Sunday, February 17, 2019
F50-Catamaran - Sail GP, Act 1 - Sydney AUS - Final results
Act two will be held on San Francisco Bay in May.
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America's Cup – Sunday, February 17, 2019
Act two will be held on San Francisco Bay in May.
America's Cup – Saturday, February 16, 2019
Saturday, February 16, 2019
F50-Catamaran - Sail GP, Act 1 - Sydney AUS - Day 2
Two races - both won by Team Australia of Tom Slingsby AUS and a Matchrace Final were held this morning UTC on Sydney Harbour and the Australians as clear winners, leading the overall SailGP rankings after the first Act of the Series 3 points ahead of Team Japan of Nathan Outteridge AUS. The rest of the fleet is 9 points and more behind rank 2 with Team Great Britain on 3rd.The official report and the overall standings.
America's Cup – Friday, February 15, 2019
Friday, February 15, 2019
F50-Catamaran - SailGP, Act I - Sydney AUS - Day 1
The inaugural SailGP event on the former America's Cup catamarans transferred in One-Design Foiling F50 multihulls was held this morning UTC on Sydney Harbour. Winners of the three races were Team Japan with Nathan Outteridge AUS and twice Team Australia with Tom Slingsby AUS. The Japanese are the interim's leaders after the first day one point ahead of Team Australia who had a bad first race (4th). Three more races will take place tomorrow morning that can be followed live on our website.
The event website.
America's Cup – Thursday, December 13, 2018
Thursday, December 13, 2018
America's Cup News - 'Stars & Stripes' with Taylor Canfield ISV as 5th Challenger
Yesterday, the NZL Cup Defender accepted the US Long Beach YC 'Stars & Stripes' as 5th Challenger of the 36th America's Cup, to be held in Auckland NZL. Helmsman will be the matchracer Taylor Canfield ISV.The news.
America's Cup – Friday, December 7, 2018
Friday, December 7, 2018
America's Cup News - Royal Malta YC 'Malta Altus Challenge' accepted
Yesterday, Sailing Illustrated reported that the 'Malta Altus Challenge' had been accepted by the Cup Defender RNZYS as fourth challenger, joining the Challenger of Record 'Luna Rossa', and the other challengers 'American Magic' and 'Team INEOS UK'. The news.
America's Cup – Sunday, November 11, 2018
Sunday, November 11, 2018
America's Cup - first tests American Magic
The short report and the video.
America's Cup – Wednesday, May 30, 2018
Wednesday, May 30, 2018 (Image © STUFF)
America's Cup News - Next Cup whithout Alinghi
After Team New Zealands victory in the last cup, rumours were going around that Ernesto Bertarelli SUI and his Alinghi will return in the America's Cup. In an interview during the GC32 Worlds on Lake Garda Ernesto Bertarelli renounced a future paricipation. The foiling monhulls will reduce the number of participants, it will a Cup for the constructors and not the sailors. If Team New zealand would have continued on multihulls, Alinghi would have been present in Auckland. The report.
America's Cup – Friday, April 27, 2018
Friday, April 27, 2018
America's Cup - Britain gets rebranded
INEOS, a UK company headquartered in Rolle/Lake Geneva SUI since 2010, has formed 'INEOS Team GB' and is making the biggest ever British investment in the America’s Cup in an unprecedented effort to bring the trophy back to Britain for the first time since the competition was established in 1851. 'INEOS Team GB' has teamed up with Sir Ben Ainslie replacing 'Landrover' as title sponsor, who will continue to lead the design and build boat programme and skipper the racing yacht, challenging the current holder 'Emirates Team New Zealand' on behalf of Royal Yacht Squadron Racing. INEOS is committed to spending £110 million, as Jim Ratcliffe, INEOS founder and chairman confirmed.
America's Cup – Tuesday, April 17, 2018
Tuesday, April 17, 2018
America's Cup - More about the AC75 Class Rule
Want to know more about the AC75 technology ? There were a bunch of unanswered questions from the America’s Cup AC75 Class Rule presentation last week. Ray Davies and Dan Bernasconi from Emirates Team New Zealand answer a few more questions on the specifics of the rule in a video discussion.
America's Cup – Friday, March 30, 2018
Friday, March 30, 2018
America's Cup - AC75 Class Rule for the 36th America’s Cup published
The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron and Circolo della Vela Sicilia, together with their respective teams Emirates 'Team New Zealand' and the Challenger of Record - 'Luna Rossa', published the AC75 Class Rule for the 36th America’s Cup yesterday according to schedule.
The AC75 Class Rule defines the parameters within which teams can design a yacht eligible to compete in the 36th America’s Cup. It regulates all aspects of the boat to ensure fair and exciting racing, whilst leaving plenty of freedom for innovation to flourish.
The details with video explanations.
The development of the Class Rule has been a four-month process led by Emirates Team New Zealand, working together with Luna Rossa Challenge
The AC75 Class Rule defines the parameters within which teams can design a yacht eligible to compete in the 36th America’s Cup. It regulates all aspects of the boat to ensure fair and exciting racing, whilst leaving plenty of freedom for innovation to flourish.
The details with video explanations.
The development of the Class Rule has been a four-month process led by Emirates Team New Zealand, working together with Luna Rossa Challenge
America's Cup – Tuesday, November 21, 2017
Tuesday, November 21, 2017
America's Cup News - the new AC75 foiling monohulls
The America's Cup holder 'Team New Zealand' presented yesterday the concept for the AC75, the class of boat to be sailed in the 36th America's Cup in 2021, a bold and modern vision for the high-performance fully foiling monohull racing yacht. The
America's Cup – Sunday, November 5, 2017
Sunday, November 5, 2017
World Sailor of the Year 2017 - Voting open now !
The general Voting Window to select the World Sailor of the Year 2017 is open now until Tuesday, November 7. The most cited favorite in the Men is the America's Cup winner Peter Burling NZL, btw also 2016 Olympic Champion in the 49ers, and with his crew Blair Tuke NZL already Sailor of the Year 2015. Tuke, also on the AC winning foiling catamaran, has not been nominated this time. Both are at present underway at the Ocean Race in different teams.
In the women, the Laser Radial World Champion Marit Bouwmeester NED and Martine Grael/Kahena Kunze BRA are the favorites.
The preview and the
voting link.
