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All stories for all Sail-World regional websites on the America's Cups and associated regattas from November 2008. Includes the current America's Cup World Series and the next Match, the 34th America's Cup.
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America's Cup: Paul Cayard reflects on 25 years plus of pro-sailing
By Erik Simonson and Vince Casalaina,
9:15 AM Thu 17 Mar 2011
Upcoming in the next issue of Seahorse Magazine is an interview with Paul Cayard who sat down with Vince Casalaina of Image Integration and Erik Simonson of www.pressure-drop.us for a near two hour interview. See a six minute video clip where Cayard talks of the design development of US-61 in the 1987 America's Cup, life with Raoul Gardini, a key decision aboard EF Language.. ... [more] 
America's Cup: Emirates renews commitment to Emirates Team New Zealand
By Sail-World and Emirates Team NZ media,
12:12 PM Wed 16 Mar 2011
Emirates Team New Zealand launched an AC45 catamaran at Auckland's Viaduct harbour this morning, in conjunction with several other AC45's - all are expected to be sailing today. The AC45 is a 45ft long one design version of the larger AC72 catamaran to be used for the 34th America's Cup in San Francisco in September 2013. Both the AC45 and AC72 carry wingsails of a type similar to USA-17 ... [more] 
America's Cup: AC45's start massing in the Viaduct Harbour
By Oracle Racing Media and Sail-World,
9:16 PM Tue 15 Mar 2011
Oracle Racing sailors took to the water today in their team-branded AC45. With skipper James Spithill on the helm and joined by teammembers Ross Halcrow (trimmer), John Kostecki (tactician), Murray Jones (traveler), Piet van Nieuwenhuyzen (bow) and others, the crew went zipping around the Hauraki Gulf for approximately 90 minutes in an orientation sail. ... [more] 
America's Cup: Oracle Racing are the first team AC45 to sail
By Gilles Martin-Raget,
9:43 PM Mon 14 Mar 2011
Oracle Racing team became the first America's Cup squad to sail its own AC45 when it went for a short shakedown sail in Auckland on Monday afternoon. For the first time out, the team was on the water for about 90 minutes, checking systems and ensuring everything on the newly branded AC45 was 'shipshape'. More serious testing and training will take place later this week. ... [more] 
America's Cup: Oracle Racing - assembly of the team's first AC45
By Gilles Martin-Raget,
9:28 PM Mon 14 Mar 2011
Oracle Racing’s new AC45 has come together over the past few days in a shed in Viaduct Basin in Auckland. Quick assembly of the AC45 was a priority in the design process, it’s quite a simple process. Bolt the crossbeams in place, add the center spine, plant the wing, string the tramp and off you go. OK, that’s a bit simplistic, but it doesn’t take an army to assemble the craft. ... [more] 
America's Cup: Erle Williams on the AC45
By Richard Gladwell,
5:22 AM Thu 10 Mar 2011
Erle Williams is one of those sailors who has done pretty well everything in big-boats. After a few years roaring up and down Auckland's harbour on 18ft skiffs, he moved over to be a watch captain aboard the Dutch yacht Flyer at the ripe old age of 22. We caught up with Erle Williams after he had his first sail aboard the AC45 and asked for his comparisons and comments. ... [more] 
Gladwell's Line: Aboard the AC45 + On-board Videos
By Richard Gladwell,
8:54 PM Wed 9 Mar 2011
As the sailing world waits for the first of the Class of 2013 to commission their AC45's, today was the turn for some media to step abroad and experience at first hand what wingsailed catamarans will be like in the America's Cup. ... [more] 
America's Cup: Veteran Grinder tunes into the multihull
By AC Media,
8:25 AM Tue 8 Mar 2011
Craig Monk, the experienced grinder on Artemis Racing, says the new America's Cup boats are more physically demanding than what's gone before - and he can't wait to face up to the challenge. New Zealander Craig Monk is busting to get his hands on an AC45. New to catamaran sailing, like many of his America's Cup brethren, Monk had a taste at the first Extreme 40 event of the season in Oman. Now, ... [more] 
America's Cup: The Freo Files - 'Bye 'Bye Birdie - Eagle exits
By Sail-World Archive,
11:00 PM Sun 6 Mar 2011
The Newport Harbour Yacht Club's Challenger Eagle fluttered rather than soared at the 1987 Louis Vuitton Cup. Designed by Johan Valentijn and skippered by Rod Davis, the Challenger from California exited the 1987 America's cup before the Semi-Finals. TVNZ's Jane Dent goes behind the scenes to talk with her design and skipper and other crew. ... [more] 
America's Cup: A day in the life of KZ-7
By Sail-World Archives,
1:36 PM Fri 4 Mar 2011
TVNZ's America's Cup anchor, PJ Montgomery follows the New Zealand America's Cup Challenger KZ-7 as she goes through her daily race routine, today against one of the French challengers. Here he talks to mastman, Jeremy Scantlebury on the nuances of wooling spinnakers, chats with weatherman Bob McDavitt, gets the run-down from tender driver Peter Vandersloot, and then chats with sail-boss Joy Al ... [more] 
America's Cup: The Freo Files - Heart of America goes home
By Sail-World Archives,
1:13 PM Fri 4 Mar 2011
Heart of America were one of the character challengers in the 1987 America's Cup, they were headed up by the incredibly successful, hugely respected and universally admired, Buddy Melges all the way from Zenda, Wisconsin. Although they didn't make the Challenger Semi-Finals, Buddy and his team gave it a very serious try, and like most America's Cup Challengers just ran out of time. Here PJ Mo ... [more] 
America's Cup: New Racing Rules - 'Jimmy, You've got Mail'
By Sail-World,
7:01 PM Thu 3 Mar 2011
The Racing Rules for the 34th America’s Cup have been issued today following months of consultation with the entered teams to ensure spectacular racing in the next edition of sailing’s pinnacle event. The rules have been simplified to take into account the significant investment in technology that will improve the experience of watching America’s Cup racing. ... [more]
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