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America's Cup: Four AC45s flying on the Hauraki Gulf + Video By America's Cup Media, 7:26 PM Wed 23 Mar 2011
The development of the new AC45 class reached another significant milestone in Auckland, New Zealand today when four of the high-performance catamarans lined up for a sailing session in the Hauraki Gulf. In a 10-15 knot breeze, the four yachts sped along at speeds reaching the mid-20 knot range, often within a couple of metres of each other. 'What we learned today is that we made the right deci ...[more]

Oracle Racing News - #2 - covering the buildup in Auckland and SFO By Oracle Racing, 6:12 AM Wed 23 Mar 2011
Oracle Racing's newsletter for 21 March 2011 covering the buildup in Auckland and developments in San Francisco and more. ...[more]

Inside Core Builders Composites' facility at Warkworth By Oracle Racing Media, 11:34 AM Sun 20 Mar 2011
If you are not one of the fortunate few who have toured through the Core Builders Composites' facility at Warkworth, join the US Ambassdor to NZ, David Huebner, as he is shown through the facility by Tim Smythe who heads up CBC along with Mark Turner. CBC has a contract with the America’s Cup Event Authority to handle a current order of 10 AC45s. ...[more]

Oracle Racing: James Spithill and Murray Jones compare notes on AC33 By Oracle Racing, 10:00 AM Sun 20 Mar 2011
Two sailors who were rivals in the 33rd America's Cup are now together in the Oracle Racing campaign for the 34th America's Cup. In this video from Oracle Racing, James Spithill, skipper of the Challenger, trimaran USA-17 interviews/compares notes with Murray Jones, one of the crew aboard Alinghi, Defender in the 33rd Match ...[more]

Videos from Oracle Racing: Two boats train in the rain By Oracle Racing Media, 9:54 AM Sun 20 Mar 2011
Oracle Racing presents a video of the two AC45's sailing together on the Waitemata Harbour last Friday afternoon, when a serious downpour occurred, as it only can in Auckland out of a blue sky. Winds were not that strong in the Bean Rock area at the entrance to the Waitemata - being recorded at a peak of 21kts at 3.00pm and only 14kts earlier in the afternoon. ...[more]

America's Cup: The Freo Files - KZ-7 vs US-61 in a big breeze By Sail-World Archives, 11:01 PM Sat 19 Mar 2011
The Fremantle Doctor was the single feature that differentiated the 1987 America's Cup from every regatta that has occurred before or since. The strong on-shore breeze that came in every afternoon, arrived around 1.00pm, just in time for the racing. The normally sedate 12 Metre class came to life in the Fremantle Doctor, and provided a spectacular television spectacle, on schedule ...[more]

America's Cup: Swedish team splashes AC45 in Auckland By Sail-World and Artemis Racing, 7:25 PM Sat 19 Mar 2011
The third America's Cup team to launch an AC45, Artemis Racing (SWE), splashed their new boat in Auckland's Viaduct Harbour today, Saturday.Hutchinson and the crew left the dock immediately to begin Artemis Racing’s first two-week trial of the wing sailed AC45. Meanwhile back in Valencia, the design team is hard at work under the direction of Principal Designer Juan Kouyoumdjian. ...[more]

Sail-World.com covers the America's Cup AC45 - Video Gallery 1 By Sail-World.com, 8:33 AM Sat 19 Mar 2011
Over the past couple of months Sail-World has built up a collection of videos of the AC45, and the development of the America's Cup World Series. For those who have missed any of these here is the first of a three part collection ...[more]

America's Cup: Gary Jobson on Unfurling Opportunities - Video By Vince Casalaina, 12:17 PM Fri 18 Mar 2011
Gary Jobson came to speak at Unfurling Opportunities a forum hosted by GoSailingSF.org. His longtime association with the America's Cup as both a competitor and a commentator gives him a unique perspective on what having the Cup in San Francisco might mean. He's got some great stories and some good points to think about for anyone who wants to be a part of America's Cup 34. ...[more]

America's Cup: Principal Race Officer describes the courses - Video By Vince Casalaina, 12:14 PM Fri 18 Mar 2011
John Craig, America's Cup 34 Principal Race Officer, gave the first public presentation in San Francisco about what the course area for the Cup races would look like. He's planning on using every available inch of open water in the main bay and working with all the stakeholders to make sure that works. ...[more]

America's Cup: Images of AC45's first two-boat test on Hauraki Gulf By Gilles Martin-Raget, 11:25 AM Fri 18 Mar 2011
Top international photographer, Gilles Martin-Raget, was out on the water yesterday to get the first shots of the two Oracle Racing logo'd AC45's, as they were put through their paces in a piece of two boat testing/combat, giving fans their first taste of what match racing in catamarans could look like. ...[more]

America's Cup: Media Trials to start in Hauraki Gulf in late April By America's Cup Media, 6:03 AM Fri 18 Mar 2011
In preparation for the inaugural America’s Cup World Series this July, event organizers will stage on and off the water dress rehearsals in Auckland April 25-29 and May 2-6. These test periods will focus on refining all of the courses, support systems and management procedures necessary to stage each AC World Series event and provide a superior experience for both the teams and spectators world ...[more]

America's Cup: Two boat trialling begins on the Hauraki Gulf By Richard Gladwell, 9:56 PM Thu 17 Mar 2011
A significant milestone in the 34th America's Cup occurred today on the Hauraki Gulf when two AC45's being sailed by crews from Oracle Racing lined up for a two boat practice session. It is the first time that two AC45's have lined up against each other. Viewers from the shore, were treated to a glimpse of what match racing could be like in the smaller version of the AC72 catamaran to be used ...[more]

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]

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