Why did Emirates Team New Zealand pitchpole so disastrously during the America’s Cup playoffs? There have been numerous theories about this – the wingmast being allowed to develop too much power;…
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Emirates Team New Zealand in dramatic capsize, but Ben Ainslie says “most exhilarating sailing ever”
The windiest day of America’s Cup racing to date ended with the dramatic and serious pitchpole of Emirates Team New Zealand just before crossing the start line on the final race of the…
Oracle Team USA beat NZ to go 1-0 up for America’s Cup, and are LandRover BAR finding their form?
Some of the most exciting racing in the America’s Cup so far saw Oracle Team USA seize two wins and storm away from the qualifier series with a one-point advantage for the…
Land Rover BAR has precarious win as America’s Cup teams sail at four times wind speed
Skippers Franck Cammas and Sir Ben Ainslie today suffered two of the harshest defeats so far in the America’s Cup qualifiers in Bermuda. In light winds of 6-7 knots in which…
Artemis Racing lose another NZ protest, while Land Rover BAR dazzles with flawless win
There were extra lashings of melodrama again today in the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup qualifiers. Emirates New Zealand claimed another win as a result of a protest against Artemis Racing,…
Podcast: how did umpires get that protest wrong, and what’s the matter with Land Rover BAR?
After only a few days of racing, America’s Cup fans have plenty of big questions to ponder. One is about the protest decision by Emirates Team New Zealand that went against…
Shockwaves as French trounce Ainslie’s Land Rover BAR and Kiwis win with controversial protest
In two surprising and dramatic turnarounds today in the America’s Cup qualifiers, Groupama Team France trounced Ben Ainslie’s Land Rover BAR in an intense first race of the day, and…
Oracle Team USA and Emirates Team New Zealand in top form but Land Rover BAR count two losses
After a second day of racing in the America’s Cup qualifiers, a picture is beginning to form of the top teams as defenders Oracle Team USA and Emirates Team New…
Land Rover BAR wins first America’s Cup race, then Ben Ainslie smashes boat in start line crash
The fastest America’s Cup in history got off to a storming start today in Bermuda, with top teams racing at more than 40 knots in just 10-12 knots of true wind.…
Podcast: How America’s Cup foiling is changing sailing
Since the introduction of multihulls to the America’s Cup and, since 2013, fully foiling flight, the America’s Cup has either enthralled or enraged. To those whom it enrages, the speed…
Brilliant short film shows Artemis Racing’s sailing journey from surface to air
Foiling has changed the America’s Cup forever. The speeds the AC50 catamarans achieve are exhilarating to watch, and behind this lies perhaps the biggest technological leap in any sport over…
Podcast: What’s the America’s Cup pecking order – and what really happened in that Ben Ainslie collision?
With a week to go until the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup qualifiers begin, the race action and controversy have stepped up into another league. During practice racing this week, we…
Things you never knew about the historic ‘Auld Mug’ America’s Cup trophy
The America’s Cup, affectionately known as the ‘Auld Mug’ is an impressive piece of silverware that stands 1.1m high and weighs over 14kg. It was made in 1948 by London-based…
Podcast: Who’s standing out as favourites for the America’s Cup – and why?
Less than three weeks are left until the start of the Louis Vuitton qualifiers and playoffs and for the six teams in the America’s Cup the prospect of real battle is nerve-wrackingly…
26 interesting facts about Ben Ainslie (like he drives a Range Rover Sport and loves beef wellington)
He drives an Aston Martin, his favourite meal is beef wellington, he supports Chelsea FC and other facts
Podcast: The secrets behind the race for the fastest America’s Cup foils
At first glance, the America’s Cup teams’ AC50s may look similar, but out of sight within the hulls and under the water lie significant differences in foil designs and control…
Tracy Edwards’ Whitbread maxi Maiden returns home for ambitious new project
A moment of history was revisited on the banks of the River Hamble in April when the Whitbread maxi Maiden returned home. It was from here she set off on…
Podcast: Are Land Rover BAR off the pace in their America’s Cup preparations?
With less than two months to go before the start of the playoffs for the 35th America’s Cup in Bermuda, the teams have completed a round of practice racing and…
Video tour of Adventuress, the glorious 83ft Fife-designed 1924 schooner
Take a walk through the stunning interior of newly restored 83ft Fife schooner Adventuress
Russell Coutts lashes out at Emirates Team New Zealand for biased reports and “constant bickering”
A massive salvo has been fired by Russell Coutts at the New Zealand media and Emirates Team New Zealand. Coutts accuses the media of bias and says that Team New…