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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]

America's Cup: Significant changes for Teams on formats and finance By Richard Gladwell, 3:19 PM Wed 1 Jun 2011
America's Cup organisers have announced significant changes to the structure of the event and its preliminary, the America's Cup World Series. The smaller AC45 design will stay in use for the America's Cup World Series for a longer period, and the cut-over the larger AC72, to be used in the America's Cup itself, has been delayed. ...[more]

America's Cup: Competitors Forum breaks up on a promise By Richard Gladwell, 11:12 AM Tue 31 May 2011
The competitors in the 2013 America's Cup met by teleconference today. Sail-World is informed that the meeting broke up without any decisions being reached. That is somewhat surprising given that there is currently a Protocol in place for the event, a number of teams have purchased AC45's and have active design teams for the AC72 program, and a regatta management and media test event has just b ...[more]

America's Cup: Different players - but the arguments remain the same By Richard Gladwell, 6:47 PM Mon 30 May 2011
Readers will recall at the time of the recent Emirates Team NZ funding announcement that CEO, Grant Dalton advised, in little more than a quick sentence in a 40 minute presentation that one of the tentacles of the NZ Government, NZ Trade and Enterprise would again be one of the principal investors in the 2011-13 America's Cup campaign on the basis of a long-standing contract ...[more]

America's Cup: Emirates Team NZ queries basis of Challenger selection By Richard Gladwell, 9:57 PM Fri 27 May 2011
Emirates Team New Zealand is asking the America’s Cup jury to clarify the method of selecting the Challenger of Record for the 34th America’s Cup. Emirates Team New Zealand managing director Grant Dalton said that with so much public money and sponsorship involved in the New Zealand challenge it was reasonable to seek clarification on how Artemis was selected. ...[more]

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