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America's Cup: Eight teams announced in San Francisco for 34th Match By Richard Gladwell, 4:06 AM Thu 16 Jun 2011
America's Cup organisers have announced a line up of eight teams for the 34th America's Cup in San Francisco. The numbers are well down on the 15 teams who initially entered by the entry close date of the 31st March. ...[more]

America's Cup: Oracle Racing News - Edition 14- Drama Day By Oracle Racing Media, 12:45 PM Wed 15 Jun 2011
Oracle Racing's newsletter for 14 June 2011 covering the Media Day in San Francisco and more. ...[more]

America's Cup: Russell Coutts reflects on AC45's + new Video By Bernie Wilson, AP, San Francisco, CA, USA , 9:48 AM Wed 15 Jun 2011
Bernie Wilson, long time America's Cup correspondent for the Associated Press reports on yesterday's drama on San Francisco Bay: Said Coutts, a 49-year-old New Zealander: 'Sometimes it helps to be a little younger, you know. You've got to get to the point of finding the edge and not going over the edge, and sometimes you're going to go over the edge.... ...[more]

America's Cup: Coutts capsizes in San Francisco - crew injured, Video By Richard Gladwell, 9:33 AM Tue 14 Jun 2011
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 By Richard Gladwell, Auckland , 5:52 AM Tue 14 Jun 2011
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 of the AC45 wipeout at Golden Gate Bridge By Gilles Martin-Raget, 10:39 PM Mon 13 Jun 2011
Further to yesterday's spectacular images and video of Oracle Racing's Russell 'Crash' Coutts having a very near miss on the second day of sailing on San Francisco Bay, more photos have been released of a very spectacular incident - or maybe a new view of the same one. ...[more]

America's Cup: Video of Oracle Racing's pitchpole and near capsize By Oracle Racing, 11:55 AM Sun 12 Jun 2011
Video of Oracle Racing's near pitchpole/capsize in San Francisco Bay in the AC45, sailing in fresh testing conditions ...[more]

America's Cup Events Authority bulks up in San Francisco By Michelle Slade, Sailblast, San Francisco, CA, USA , 9:30 PM Sat 11 Jun 2011
it’s business as usual at 160 Pacific Ave, downtown San Francisco, home to the 40-50 employees of the America’s Cup - both ACEA and ACRM. Still running on a somewhat 'skeleton' staff and in 'start-up' mode, finding qualified individuals willing to risk the security of their current comfy job for the wild waters of the America’s Cup is the least of the challenges facing the administration of this n ...[more]

America's Cup: Images of San Francisco - Oracle Racing on the Bay By Guilain Grenier, 8:02 PM Sat 11 Jun 2011
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 By Guilain Grenier, 6:47 PM Sat 11 Jun 2011
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 By Richard Gladwell, 6:18 PM Sat 11 Jun 2011
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]

34th America’s Cup – Loick Peyron committed to Energy Team challenge By Pierre Giboire, 7:22 PM Fri 10 Jun 2011
34th America's Cup challenger Energy Team are the seventh team entered into the competition to be staged in San Francisco in September 2013 So it is to be Loïck Peyron, who will be at the helm of the maxi trimaran Banque Populaire V for the Jules Verne Trophy this winter. This decision in no way affects his commitment to the Energy Team challenge to conquer the 34th America’s Cup. ...[more]

America's Cup: Oracle Racing on San Francisco Bay - First Images! By Erik Simonson, 10:23 AM Fri 10 Jun 2011
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 By Sail-World, 7:28 PM Thu 9 Jun 2011
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]

34th America’s Cup - Venezia Challenge welcomes Torvar Mirsky on board By Venezia Challenge, 6:23 PM Thu 9 Jun 2011
34th America´s Cup official challenger Venezia Challenge welcomes Torvay Mirsky and Ganga Bruni to the team. Torvar Mirsky has signed an agreement to helm Venezia Challenge to the America’s Cup’s adventure. Born in 1986, Australian, Torvar began very early his sport career, bringing home his first victory when he was only 12. Nowadays, Torvar, just 25, is fifth in the ISAF world ranking (second in ...[more]

America's Cup: Oracle Racing on San Francisco Bay By Oracle Racing PR, 8:10 PM Mon 6 Jun 2011
Throughout the month of June ORACLE Racing will be training in two of the AC45 wingsail catamarans that will be used in the America’s Cup World Series through 2012. ...[more]

Emirates Team NZ mentor recognised in Queens Birthday Honours By Richard Gladwell, 9:47 AM Mon 6 Jun 2011
Emirates Team NZ mentor, Matteo de Nora has been recognised in the Queens Birthday Honours list just published in New Zealand. He is recognised both for his support of the world's premier professional sailing team, as well as funding private neurological medical research involving experts from around the world, including New Zealand, into tinnitus. He was made a Companion of the New Zealand ...[more]

America's Cup: Sweeping changes will ease financial pain for teams By Richard Gladwell, 7:28 AM Sat 4 Jun 2011
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]

America's Cup: Bid process opens for World Series venues By AC Media edited by S-W, 6:52 PM Thu 2 Jun 2011
The competitive bid process for cities to become 2012 and 2013 America’s Cup World Series (AC World Series) host venues has opened. All bids must be received by the America’s Cup Event Authority (ACEA) via email on or before June 30, 2011. ...[more]

America's Cup: Emirates Team NZ's AC45 shows off new livery By Warren Douglas, 6:01 PM Thu 2 Jun 2011
The new livery for Emirates Team New Zealand’s AC45 catamaran went on display for the first time today when the yacht was re-launched at Auckland. With a bright red wing sail and the traditional black hull, the yacht has the New Zealand flag on each of the bows. ...[more]

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