News Archive

America's Cup: From Opti to AC45 – the stuff of dreams By Tim Adair, Hauraki Gulf , 8:39 PM Thu 28 Apr 2011
From Opti to AC45 – the stuff of dreams On a damp Wednesday morning on 27th April 2011, six excited young sailors – selected from the recent 2011 NZ Optimist Nationals – were lucky enough to be invited to crew on the AC45. To my surprise, skipper James (Jimmy) Spithill invited me to take the helm as we entered the Hauraki Gulf. ...[more]

America's Cup: Oracle Racing release new capsize video By Oracle Racing Media, 7:23 PM Thu 28 Apr 2011
Oracle Racing who capsized their AC45 on the first day of the America's Cup Regatta Management Trials have released a new video of the 'event', along with crew reactions to the free-fall. ...[more]

America's Cup: Team China becomes the fourth team to sail their AC45 By Gilles Martin-Raget, America's Cup.com, 9:19 PM Wed 27 Apr 2011
Ahead of the Competitors Forum due to be held tomorrow morning in Auckland tomorrow, Team China too delivery of their new AC45, and became the fourth team to own and sail one of the one-designs. Here Gilles-Martin-Raget presents a gallery of the occasion of the first sail of the team. ...[more]

America's Cup: What the Regatta and Media Trials will achieve By America's Cup Media, 9:09 PM Wed 27 Apr 2011
America's Cup organizers will begin a two-week test period in Auckland by evaluating new race course configurations, umpiring systems and racing rules. With the first week focused on race management, the second week will be dedicated to testing next generation television and graphics as well as onboard cameras. ...[more]

America's Cup: First impressions of Regatta and Media Trials By Richard Gladwell and Event Media, 7:47 PM Wed 27 Apr 2011
Two days of testing in the America's Cup Regatta and Media Trials have concluded. Conditions for both days have been quite different - with breezes at the top end of the scale on Tuesday and more moderate winds today, Wednesday. Today winds lightened from 16-17 kts at the start of the test round to 4-5kts at the end. ...[more]

America's Cup: Oracle Racing's James Spithill joins the Mile High Club By Sail-World.com Auckland NZ, 6:32 PM Tue 26 Apr 2011
The first day of the America's Cup Regatta and Media Trials ended in spectacular fashion today as Oracle Racings's America's Cup winning skipper, James Spithill, managed to go down the mine in their AC45. While the leap from the windward hull to the briny might be 'only' 26ft, we bet it looks a Mile High from up there. Courtesy of Oracle Racing's Gilles Martin-Raget we have the full sequence ...[more]

Bob Fisher celebrates his 21st birthday, again and again ... By Various Sinners, 4:12 PM Fri 22 Apr 2011
Doyen of the sailing media, Bob Fisher was sixty something or other, this week. One of the downsides of the social media is that you often have to enter your birth date - and all your friends get the tip-off. Last week, Bob's big day came around again, and the occasion was dutifully passed around the SINnerS (members of the Society of International Nautical Scribes) for comment ...[more]

America's Cup: Emirates Team NZ score top international design talent By Richard Gladwell, 10:24 AM Fri 22 Apr 2011
Emirates Team New Zealand have named some of their 30 strong team have assembled for the 34th America's Cup. The group was named yesterday, and has been on the project for over six months. It is now obvious that the initial funding to which the team had access ahead of securing major sponsor backing, has been used to pull together a very strong multi-national design team. ...[more]

America's Cup: Emirates Team NZ pick up Alinghi sponsor for campaign By Richard Gladwell, 5:46 AM Fri 22 Apr 2011
New sponsors are hard to find in the America's Cup and it was to the surprise of many that Emirates Team NZ CEO, Grant Dalton was able to announce coffee maker, Nespresso as the fifth premium level sponsor at the teams entry confirmation announcement yesterday. Nestlé Nespresso S.A., is a worldwide pioneer and reference for highest quality premium portioned coffee. ...[more]

Artemis Racing AC45 training in Auckland By Terry Hutchinson, 12:41 AM Fri 22 Apr 2011
We have been on the ground for four days in preparation for the AC45 test events next week here in Auckland. Not unlike the sailing team, this version of the America's Cup is taking on an entire new look. TV, jet ski umpires and onboard lighting systems are all becoming part of the new world ...[more]

America's Cup: Grant Dalton on the state of the Kiwi Cup play + Video By Richard Gladwell, 10:03 PM Thu 21 Apr 2011
Emirates Team New Zealand CEO, Grant Dalton spoke with Sail-World's NZ Editor after the sponsorship announcement today. He reveals the contribution of the likes of Glenn Ashby; describes the Oracle Racing team as 'old'; discusses the merits of using cranes for launching AC72's says Emirates Team NZ do not have their complete set of sponsors in place yet ...[more]

America's Cup: Emirates Team NZ confirms campaign, announces sponsors By Warren Douglas, 3:53 PM Thu 21 Apr 2011
Emirates Team New Zealand announced today that it was challenging for the 34th America’s Cup to be sailed at San Francisco in 2013. Managing Director Grant Dalton said the team was now in a position to formally announce its campaign. 'We believe that we can mount a credible challenge which will have a very good chance of winning the America’s Cup. That’s our mission and that is the expectation ...[more]

America's Cup - Test periods to focus on preparation and refinement By America's Cup, 10:33 AM Thu 21 Apr 2011
In preparation for the America’s Cup World Series 2011, which kicks off this August in Cascais, Portugal and features stops in Plymouth, UK and San Diego, event organizers will stage on and off the water dress rehearsals in Auckland April 26-29 and May 2-6. ...[more]

America's Cup: Emirates Team NZ capsize AC45 in Auckland By Richard Gladwell, Devonport, NZ , 3:28 PM Wed 20 Apr 2011
Emirates Team New Zealand today confirmed that their AC45 had capsized in Auckland while training today. The one design wingsailed catamaran left the Viaduct Harbour just before 1000hrs this morning and returned soon after noon. ...[more]

America's Cup: Ehman, Trouble, Reggio and more at 'Cup Chat' By Michelle Slade, San Francisco, USA , 6:20 PM Tue 19 Apr 2011
If there’s one subject that America’s Cup aficionados agree on, it’s that the event is all about its personalities. Thursday night’s shindig at the Golden Gate Yacht Club brought the point home in more ways than one under the guise of a US Sailing Speaker series program called 'Cup Chat'. Event pros Hartmann studios transformed the GGYC into a pseudo TV studio Letterman style.. ...[more]

America's Cup: AC45 high speed wipeout video's and images By Oracle Racing and Sail-World, 7:24 AM Tue 12 Apr 2011
Last week, Oracle Racing were out training on the Hauraki Gulf in strong-to-high winds between 25 and 35 knots with a sea running. They were sailing off the wind under North Head when a strong puff hit. The leeward bow dug in the water and the trampoline was nearly engulfed before control was regained, before the distribution of buoyancy in the hull allowed the bow to pop out and avert calamity. ...[more]

Oracle Racing News: Edition 5 - Team Korea enters; High speed wipeouts By Oracle Racing Media, 7:12 AM Tue 12 Apr 2011
Edition 5 of the Oracle Racing newsletter with an introduction to Team Korea, and two videos of AC45 wipe-outs while training in the Hauraki Gulf., plus more... ...[more]

America's Cup: Teams offered jump-start design package for AC72's By America's Cup Media, 10:11 AM Fri 8 Apr 2011
For the first time ever in the America’s Cup, a shared design program is being offered to the entered teams to jump-start designs of the fast, high-tech AC72s, the new wing-sailed catamarans to be launched next year. With the surge of new teams that just entered the 34th America’s Cup, the 15 teams that met last week’s entry deadline now have the opportunity to share in an initial design packag ...[more]

America’s Cup: White Tiger becomes the latest entry By Team Korea, 7:13 PM Wed 6 Apr 2011
As indicated by Sail-World late last week the ninth entry in the 34th America's Cup is an entry from Korea known as the White Tiger Challenge or Team Korea. The team is headed by the organiser of the Korea match Cup, and in common with most the the America's Cup Challengers accepted the details of the money-men behind the team are announced but there is no mention of design or sailing team ...[more]

America's Cup: Artemis conclude buildup; Oracle Racing dunked in 25kts By Various, 9:58 PM Tue 5 Apr 2011
Check out these two video clips to see Artemis Racing finish their build up in Auckland with some great boat to boat combat shots. Then see Oracle Racing caught in a 25kt squirt with too much sail on - it's close and the crew cheer at the end. ...[more]

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