News Archive

America's Cup: Artemis Racing launch their AC45 yacht in Valencia By Vsail.info, 10:31 AM Fri 15 Jul 2011
Thursday wasn’t the first day the AC45 yacht of the 34th America’s Cup Challenger of Record was sailing here in Valencia but it was the first time the Swedish team opened its base and allowed media and guests to watch the entire procedure of the wing being mounted on the catamaran as well as the actual launch on the water. ...[more]

Volvo Ocean Race: Camper completes testing and heads for Europe By Sail-World, 8:07 PM Thu 14 Jul 2011
Boat testing for the Volvo 70, Camper, sailed by Emirates Team New Zealand, has ended. After sailing 8,000 nautical miles in the last three months, Camper has been lifted out of the water and is being decommissioned before shipping to Europe later this month. ...[more]

All-star line-up to open America’s Cup World Series in Cascais By Sail-World, 8:55 PM Wed 13 Jul 2011
Some of the best sailing teams in the world are coming to Cascais, Portugal in August for the opening event of the America’s Cup World Series. The America’s Cup World Series – Cascais will feature 10 boats, sailed by nine teams, representing eight countries. ...[more]

Dell to add computer power to Emirates Team New Zealand By Warren Douglas, Auckland, New Zealand , 8:28 PM Wed 13 Jul 2011
Dell has joined the Emirates Team New Zealand challenge for the 34th America’s Cup, adding significantly to the design team’s computer fire power. Dell will supply the team with IT system design, hardware, system software and implementation. The technology will help the design team’s programme for the AC72 catamarans that will race in San Francisco is 2013. ...[more]

America's Cup: Video of Emirates Team NZ sailing the SL33 By Sail-World, 1:45 PM Wed 13 Jul 2011
First video of Emirates Team NZ sailing the SL33 catamaran, which the team are using as a surrogate boat for the AC72. The SL33 is the largest size catamaran that can be used without breaking the Surrogate Rule, which is part of the Protocol for the 34th America's Cup, and is designed to prevent more well funded teams running extensive two-boat testing programs. ...[more]

America's Cup: Emirates Team NZ signs with Dell and launches new boat By Richard Gladwell, Auckland. New Zealand , 1:39 PM Wed 13 Jul 2011
Emirates Team New Zealand have announced a partnership with US based multinational, technology company Dell computers. The team will be looking to make up one of the 'holes' in its 2007 America’s Cup campaign – which was in the area of applied technology, which by the estimate of CEO, Grant Dalton, cost the team about 10 seconds a leg in that event. ...[more]

America's Cup: Oracle Racing News - Edition 18 - Cascais Bound By Oracle Racing Media, 8:59 PM Tue 12 Jul 2011
Oracle Racing's newsletter for 12 July 2011 covering the announcement of the latest team ...[more]

America's Cup: Warm-Up beginning for Cascais - Race formats announced By Sail-World, 7:13 AM Sun 10 Jul 2011
Sailing fans will get a first look at teams entered for the 34th America's Cup as competitors begin arriving in Portugal next week ahead of the inaugural America’s Cup World Series competition in Cascais. The regatta is the opening event on the path to the next America’s Cup in 2013. ...[more]

America's Cup: Int Jury upholds basis of Challenger selection By Richard Gladwell, 10:51 PM Thu 7 Jul 2011
Sail-World understands that the International Jury for the 34th America's Cup has upheld the position advanced by the Defender, Golden Gate Yacht Club, over the transition of the original Challenger of Record role to Sweden's KSSS. The full Jury decision can be read in this story ...[more]

America's Cup: Team Korea names top 49er sailor as skipper + Video By Sail-World, 10:27 PM Wed 6 Jul 2011
Team Korea finally revealed their skipper and helmsman, a young man who has been one of the dominant forces in the light and fast 49’er dinghies over the past decade. Having focused mainly on the fast and light 49er ‘skiff’ type dinghy in his career, the 33 year old, married with a young child is a two time world champion in the class, multiple vice-world champion, two time European champion, and ...[more]

Extreme Sailing: Come from behind win for America's Cup team By Sail-World, 10:19 AM Tue 5 Jul 2011
Dean Barker’s Emirates Team New Zealand clinched victory at Act 4 of the Extreme Sailing Series™ in an epic showdown as the circuit made a very successful USA debut. As the country celebrated Independence Day, American Terry Hutchinson on board Artemis Racing went in to the final race with an 8 point lead after heading the leaderboard for most of the past 5 days ...[more]

Extreme 40's: Emirates Team NZ wants to improve on third at Boston By Warren Douglas, 1:20 PM Sun 3 Jul 2011
Dean Barker and his crew are looking for a strong showing on the water tomorrow to set them up for the crucial last day of the Boston Extreme Sailing Series regatta. At the end of Day 3 Emirates Team New Zealand retained its third place on the overall standings with 158 points, one behind The Wave placed second. Artemis leads after 22 races with 169 points. ...[more]

America's Cup: Format announced for Louis Vuitton Cup By Sail-World, 6:53 AM Sun 3 Jul 2011
Iain Murray, the Regatta Director for the 34th America's Cup, has issued the dates and format for the Louis Vuitton Cup, the America's Cup Challenger Series. To take place in 2013, the objective of the challenger series is to both build and identify the strongest possible challenger to meet the defender in the America's Cup Finals. ...[more]

Extreme Sailing Series Act 4 Boston wide open at halfway stage + Video By Extreme Sailing Series, 3:45 AM Sun 3 Jul 2011
Extreme Sailing Series Act 4 - The ever changing conditions on the second day of racing in Boston, resulted in a game of snakes and ladders for many of the 11 Extreme 40 teams and leaves Act 4 wide open going into the halfway stage tomorrow. ...[more]

Volvo Ocean Race - A wild ride for Camper By Volvo Ocean Race, 9:26 PM Sat 2 Jul 2011
Chris Nicholson's team enjoyed a wild offshore testing trip. But is 'enjoy' really the word for Media Crew Member Hamish Hooper? He describes facing the 'constant wall of water' in his blog. 'Will Oxley’s forecast was for a nice sail testing out past Great Barrier Island and through the night to the north east of East Cape,' Hamish writes. ...[more]

America's Cup: The countdown starts for Cascais - Coutts to skipper By Jane Eagleson, 2:57 PM Sat 2 Jul 2011
The first competition of the new multihull America’s Cup era begins with the inaugural America’s Cup World Series in Cascais, Portugal, on August 6. Nine teams from eight different countries will race identical AC45 wing-sailed catamarans directly off the coast. Designed for extreme speed, the AC45 has proven to be a handful in strong conditions, which predict a strenuous, physical event in wi ...[more]

Extreme 40's: Emirates Team NZ climbs the leader board at Boston By Warren Douglas, 2:14 PM Sat 2 Jul 2011
Emirates Team New Zealand climbed to third overall on Day 2 of the Boston Extreme Sailing series regatta. With four wins from the seven races held, Dean Barker and crew (Adam Beashel, Jeremy Lomas and James Dagg) end the day on 106 points on a point adrift of second place The Wave Muscat. Artemis is at the top of the leader board on 114 points. ...[more]

America's Cup: New style website opens for fans and media By Richard Gladwell, Auckland, New Zealand , 7:54 AM Sat 2 Jul 2011
A new look America's Cup website has opened as of 1 July 2011 for the 34th America's Cup and supporting events. Under the terms of the current Protocol all teams are required to be hosted on a single America's Cup website, or really a web-portal, to aggregate traffic and make simpler fan and media navigation. ...[more]

Extreme Sailing Series 2011 Act 4 Boston - Challenging opening day By Extreme Sailing Series, 10:40 AM Fri 1 Jul 2011
2011 Extreme Sailing Series Act 4 at the Fan Pier in Boston proved to be a challenging one as the 11 Extreme 40 teams made their USA debut. Roman Hagara’s Red Bull Extreme Sailing pulled off two race wins in the final two races. Special guest and two-time Velux Five Oceans victor, Brad Van Liew, dropped by to experience his first Extreme 40 ride as guest fifth man. ...[more]

America's Cup: Oracle Racing News - Edition 16 - Latest team outed By Oracle Racing Media, 12:04 AM Wed 29 Jun 2011
Oracle Racing's newsletter for 27 June 2011 covering the announcement of the latest team ...[more]

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