Ben Ainslie’s Land Rover BAR were knocked out of the America’s Cup today after a conclusive demonstration by Emirates Team New Zealand that they have the faster boat. All of…
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Huge day of reckoning for Ben Ainslie’s Land Rover BAR and Artemis Racing in America’s Cup showdown
Today is a huge make or break day for challengers of the America’s Cup in a bumper day of racing. The six races this afternoon in Bermuda will decide which…
Time for Ainslie to get angry? What will it take for Land Rover BAR to beat Emirates Team New Zealand
Ben Ainslie is not averse to controversy. It wouldn’t be too much of a stretch to suggest he thrives on it. Where most sailors perform less well when they lose…
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…
America’s Cup racing – all you need to know about how the points system works
Current team rankings Confused about how the points will be allocated during the fight for the 35th America’s Cup? Here is our guide to how the competition will…
Rumours abound as the teams run out of time to make significant changes to their boats
Emirates Team New Zealand is making the most of its status as the dark horse of this America’s Cup. As I write, the Kiwi AC50 has not long emerged out…
What we can expect from the 35th America’s Cup in Bermuda – and why there could be surprises
If Jimmy Spithill had been invited to step into a time machine ten years ago to catch a glimpse of what his future looked like, even his famously cool head…
Ainslie delivers dream result for opening day of the 35th America’s Cup cycle. Matthew Sheahan reports
Unlike the practice day on Friday when conditions were fluky, the visibility shocking and the rain biblical, for the opening day of the 35th America’s Cup cycle the sun shone,…
Spoiling Ainslie’s dream, why practice day at the Portsmouth America’s Cup World Series was a big deal
“We would like nothing more than to spoil the dream that Ben [Ainslie] and his team has,” said Oracle Racing’s skipper Jimmy Spithill on the eve of the practice day…
Gallery: Spectacular pictures of Land Rover BAR and Emirates Team New Zealand out on the water
Top sailing photographer Mark Lloyd took these fantastic pictures of two of the America’s Cup teams practising, in preparation for the America’s Cup World Series in Portsmouth at the end…