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America's Cup: Coutts capsizes in San Francisco - crew injured, Video *Feature
By Richard Gladwell,
11:33 PM Mon 13 Jun 2011 GMT
Four times America's Cup winner, Russell Coutts was at the helm of an AC45 which capsized on San Francisco Bay, today. At the time Oracle Racing was participating in some practice starts with the America's Cup Race Management Team. We feature earlier images and a video of today's incident. ... [more] 
America's Cup: Media day on San Francisco Bay *Feature
By Richard Gladwell, Auckland ,
7:52 PM Mon 13 Jun 2011 GMT
A large contingent of media has assembled in San Francisco to launch the sailing side of the 34th America's Cup in the Californian city. Sail-World understands that about 40 or more media have attended the first of a series of media conferences and events designed to acquaint local and international media with the event and the new catamarans that will be sailed in the lead-up to the Match. ... [more] 
America's Cup: Images from San Francisco Bay *Feature
By Oracle Racing, San Francisco ,
12:30 AM Mon 13 Jun 2011 GMT
Despite all the drama about near capsizes, Oracle Racings two AC45's did stay upright long enough to provide a great insight of the spectacular backdrop afforded by San Francisco for the 34th America's Cup. ... [more] 
15th Musto Etchells Australasian Winter Championship - A new King *Feature
By Musto Etchells Australasian Winters media,
2:13 AM Sun 12 Jun 2011 GMT
The final day of the 15th Musto Etchells Australasian Winter Championship commenced at 10.00am. It was an uncharacteristically bad start to race five of the series for overall leader Tom King (Iron Lotus), who was back in the third row at the Committee Boat end. ... [more] 
YANMAR Racing into semi finals at Korea Match Cup *Feature
By Yanmar Racing Media,
8:22 PM Sat 11 Jun 2011 GMT
Peter Gilmour and his YANMAR Racing crew of Cameron Dunn, Yasuhiro Yaji, Thierry Douillard and Martin Berntsson have reached the semi-finals of Korea Match Cup 2011 Gyeonggi Province, Korea. The path to the semi finals on this Stage 3 of the 2011 World Match Racing Tour was torturous path for the Australian team, who went into this event third on the overall Tour points table. ... [more] 
America's Cup: Images of San Francisco - Oracle Racing on the Bay *Feature
By Guilain Grenier,
10:02 AM Sat 11 Jun 2011 GMT
Top international photographer Guilain Grenier presents this first gallery of images from Oracle Racing's jaunt around San Francisco Bay. ... [more] 
America's Cup: More Images of San Francisco - Oracle Racing on the Bay *Feature
By Guilain Grenier,
8:47 AM Sat 11 Jun 2011 GMT
Top international photographer Guilain Grenier presents this second gallery of images from Oracle Racing's jaunt around San Francisco Bay. Plus a video of their near capsize ... [more] 
America's Cup: Close call for Oracle Racing on San Francisco Bay *Feature
By Richard Gladwell,
8:18 AM Sat 11 Jun 2011 GMT
Oracle Racing had a first taste of San Francisco Bay's reputation for strong winds and choppy waters that makes yacht racing in these conditions a real challenge. The pair had a close call today, and one came close to a first capsize in the bay. 'It was a typical San Francisco day,' said Oracle Racing CEO Russell Coutts. ... [more] 
Olympic Gold medallist leads Musto Etchells Australasian Winters *Feature
By Musto Etchells Australasian Winters media,
5:47 AM Fri 10 Jun 2011 GMT
Australian 2000 Olympic Gold medallist Tom King and his crew of David Edwards, Owen McMahon and Ivan Wheen are leading a tight fought series after day one of the 2011 Musto Etchells Australasian Winter Championships off Mooloolaba. ... [more] 
America's Cup: Oracle Racing on San Francisco Bay - First Images! *Feature
By Erik Simonson,
12:23 AM Fri 10 Jun 2011 GMT
Oracle Racing has been out sailing for the first time on San Francisco Bay, today. The two AC45's feature new graphics from those seen at their launch in Auckland, ahead of next week's media functions and announcement/outing of the teams who have been accepted/remain as Challengers in the 34th America's Cup. ... [more] 
America's Cup: Oracle Racing to continue AC45 racing in San Francisco *Feature
By Sail-World,
9:28 AM Thu 9 Jun 2011 GMT
America's Cup Race Management (ACRM) will conduct testing sessions on San Francisco Bay beginning on Monday June 13th, ahead of the first America's Cup World Series event in Cascais in August. Oracle Racing will participate in the sessions with two AC45 wing-sailed catamarans - the same boats the Cup teams will be racing over the next two years in the AC World Series. ... [more] 
Musto Etchells Australasian Winters - Registration Day 2011 Photos *Feature
By www.sail-world.com,
6:37 AM Thu 9 Jun 2011 GMT
It looked like Mooloolaba but felt like Melbourne today. Melbourne yachting photographer Teri Dodds wandered through the Musto Etchells Winter Australasian Championships boat park today. ... [more] 
Musto Etchells Australasian defending Champion beaten by the clock *Feature
By Musto Etchells Australiasian Winters media,
10:59 PM Wed 8 Jun 2011 GMT
New Zealand’s Alistair Gair has confirmed overnight that he will not be defending his 2010 Musto Australasian Etchells Winter Championship title this week in Mooloolaba. In a late night call Gair detailed the final stages of a drama that has been unfolding all week. ... [more] 
World Match Racing Tour - YANMAR Racing leads Korea Match Cup 2011 *Feature
By Yanmar Racing Media,
7:55 PM Wed 8 Jun 2011 GMT
Four times ISAF World Match Racing World Champion Peter Gilmour and his YANMAR Racing crew of Cameron Dunn, Yasuhiro Yaji, Thierry Douillard and Martin Berntsson were atop the Qualifying Round leader board after Day One of the Qualifying Rounds of Korea Match Cup yesterday. ... [more] 
Musto Etchells Australasian Winters title wide open *Feature
By Musto Etchells Australasian Winters media,
7:08 AM Tue 7 Jun 2011 GMT
For the fifteenth year in a row many of the top Etchells sailors in the Asia-Pacific are heading to Mooloolaba on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast to battle for one of the most prestigious titles on the sailing scene. ... [more] 
Presenting 'The Fabulous 40s' *Feature
By Jill Campbell, ,
9:22 PM Mon 6 Jun 2011 GMT
The Farr 40 Class Association is excited to share with us the announcement of the very first book detailing the history of the class and bringing together the owners, boats and crews who have shaped its development over the past 15 years. ... [more] 
Fourteen Etchells Winters and Fourteen Winners *Feature
By Rob Kothe,
1:33 AM Mon 6 Jun 2011 GMT
The first Etchells Winter Championship was conducted in Mooloolaba in 1997 and in the fourteen regattas since there have been fourteen different winners. In 2010 New Zealander Alastair Gair, the runner up in the 2006 Worlds in Fremantle was the winner, while in 2009 Damien King, took the prize. ... [more] 
WMRT Portimão Portugal Match Cup 2011 – Win a trip of a lifetime *Feature
By World Match Racing Tour,
12:56 PM Sat 4 Jun 2011 GMT
Portimão Portugal Match Cup 2011 is the fourth stage of the 2011 World Match Racing Tour. Win a VIP trip for two to watch the racing in person. Head to Portugal’s stunning Algarve coast to watch the world’s leading sailors battle it out in Portimão Marina as they bid to win the prestigious 2011 Match Racing World Championship ... [more] 
America's Cup: Sweeping changes will ease financial pain for teams *Feature
By Richard Gladwell,
9:28 PM Fri 3 Jun 2011 GMT
Sweeping changes have been made to the America’s Cup Protocol following a Competitors Forum earlier this week, held be teleconference, and followed by subsequent negotiations and voting. The fundamental change that has been made is for the America’s Cup World Series to be split away from the America’s Cup itself. ... [more] 
Audi Winter Series images by Craig Greenhill *Feature
By Craig Greenhill images,
1:27 AM Fri 3 Jun 2011 GMT
Audi Winter Series on Sydney Harbour images thanks to photographer Craig Greenhill - wwwsaltwaterimages.com.au ... [more] 
America's Cup: Significant changes for Teams on formats and finance *Feature
By Richard Gladwell,
5:19 AM Wed 1 Jun 2011 GMT
America's Cup organisers have announced significant changes to the structure of the event and its preliminary, the America's Cup World Series. The smaller AC45 design will stay in use for the America's Cup World Series for a longer period, and the cut-over the larger AC72, to be used in the America's Cup itself, has been delayed. ... [more] 
Antipodean Laser firepower – a chat with Dan Slater *Feature
By John Curnow, PSA media,
6:22 AM Tue 31 May 2011 GMT
Laser sailors in New Zealand have a very accomplished pair of hands to help helm them through their boat requirements. Dan Slater, a proud Kiwi Olympian and podium finisher at World Championship level, is the Laser distributor for New Zealand. Not only passionate about the sport, because he’s very actively involved at the highest level, he also has some very astute observations about t ... [more] 
America's Cup: Competitors Forum breaks up on a promise *Feature
By Richard Gladwell,
1:12 AM Tue 31 May 2011 GMT
The competitors in the 2013 America's Cup met by teleconference today. Sail-World is informed that the meeting broke up without any decisions being reached. That is somewhat surprising given that there is currently a Protocol in place for the event, a number of teams have purchased AC45's and have active design teams for the AC72 program, and a regatta management and media test event has just b ... [more] 
Designer Greg Elliott on the eviction of the Olympic Keelboat in 2016 *Feature
By Richard Gladwell,
12:22 AM Tue 31 May 2011 GMT
Greg Elliott, designer of the Womens Olympic Keelboat, is understandably not pleased with the decision by the International Sailing Federation to drop the Womens (and Mens) Keelboats from the 2016 Olympics in Brazil. He is even more surprised that a boat and event into which so much effort has been dropped before even sailing in the Olympics. ... [more] 
America's Cup: Different players - but the arguments remain the same *Feature
By Richard Gladwell,
8:47 AM Mon 30 May 2011 GMT
Readers will recall at the time of the recent Emirates Team NZ funding announcement that CEO, Grant Dalton advised, in little more than a quick sentence in a 40 minute presentation that one of the tentacles of the NZ Government, NZ Trade and Enterprise would again be one of the principal investors in the 2011-13 America's Cup campaign on the basis of a long-standing contract ... [more]
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