As each of the new AC75s were wheeled out into the open for the first time, amid the celebration and champagne spraying, each team will have been keenly aware that…
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Emirates Team New Zealand win World Series in first clues for 36th America’s Cup
Can the Kiwis be beaten for the 36th America’s Cup? They must be on short odds already, three months out from the main event, given the dominant performance of Emirates…
The Yachting World hall of fame: 50 yachts that changed the way we sail
1. Mariquita Built: 1911 Design: William Fife III Mariquita is a living link between the ‘Big Class’ behemoths, such as Britannia, the J Class and all that went after, including…
Ernesto Bertarelli: The Team Alinghi mastermind who shook up the America’s Cup
When Ernesto Bertarelli’s Alinghi (SUI64) crossed the finish line for the final time in Auckland, New Zealand, in 2003, the Swiss 5-0 victory was more than just a decisive new…
Ainslie gets £110 million backing from Ineos for second bid to win America’s Cup with BAR team
Anglo-Swiss chemicals and manufacturing company Ineos will fully fund Ben Ainslie’s America’s Cup team in what is the biggest – and fastest – sponsorship investment in British sailing. The £110m…
Radical 75ft flying monohull ‘could be fastest America’s Cup design ever’
One of the fastest and most futuristic sailing designs in history has been unveiled by Emirates Team New Zealand (ETNZ) and challenger of record Luna Rossa as the class for…
New boss for Ainslie’s Land Rover BAR America’s Cup team: Grant Simmer takes over as CEO
The four times America’s Cup winner Grant Simmer has been brought in as the new CEO of Ben Ainslie’s Land Rover BAR team. Martin Whitmarsh, the former CEO who joined…
36th America’s Cup New Zealand: the Challenges that face the new host nation this time around
As the saying goes, when you win the Cup you make the rules. The champagne was still running down the outside of the Auld Mug and the sailors still drenched…
What went wrong for Land Rover BAR in Bermuda?
Knocked out at the semi-final stage of the Louis Vuitton Challenger series by 5-2 against the eventual America’s Cup winners, ETNZ, Ben Ainslie’s start-up team Land Rover BAR did much…
The purist’s America’s Cup – the story of the seven-strong J Class Regatta in Bermuda
Inviting the J Class fleet to sail in Bermuda during the America’s Cup finals was one of the smartest decisions made by Russell Coutts and the organisers of the event.…
J Class picture highlights: spectacular images of 7 J Class sailing together at the 35th America’s Cup
It is a sight many sailors have looked forward to as much or even more so than the America’s Cup itself – Seven J Class, the largest fleet to ever…
A spectacular day as seven J Class yachts race for the first time ever
Seven J Class yachts raced against each other today off Bermuda’s azure waters, the largest collective fleet to race in their near nine-decade history. It was a sight many had…
Pure speed of Emirates Team New Zealand crushes defenders Oracle Team USA in America’s Cup
For the many who want to know who has the quicker boat out of Emirates Team New Zealand and Oracle Team USA in the America’s Cup finals, today produced an…
Svea rules the day and Lionheart wins the J Class Superyacht Regatta in Bermuda
If Svea’s third place in her first race yesterday was impressive for the debutante J Class member, her victory over the seasoned fleet today was quite a phenomenal achievement. It…
Brand new J S1 Svea stars in a record J Class racing fleet at America’s Cup
We expected her to be fast, but would the new J Class Svea be competitive too? It is a tall order for a boat, which in two years has gone…
The J Class brings timeless elegance to the America’s Cup during their first day’s racing in Bermuda
Five J Class yachts raced in Bermuda today, making up one quarter of the 20-strong fleet of superyachts in a superyacht regatta that is being held as a showcase event…
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: Ben Ainslie’s wing trimmer explains how the team flies the foiling America’s Cup AC45 boat
Land Rover BAR’s wing trimmer Paul Campbell-James, who also has a great deal of experience helming these new foiling boats, explains how the America’s Cup teams sail their World Series…
Sir Russell Coutts talks about New Zealand’s pedal power and the America’s Cup
With less than three months to go until the start of the Louis Vuitton qualifiers and 35th America’s Cup in Bermuda, Sir Russell Coutts was in London celebrating the event’s…
The America’s Cup defender has given away much of its historic advantage, but can anyone beat Oracle?
One of the unwritten rules of the America’s Cup is that every decision the defender makes must be in the interests of self-interest. What sets the Cup apart from every…