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Images from the Viaduct: Emirates Team NZ is purring By Richard Gladwell, Auckland, NZ , 2:34 AM Thu 23 Jun 2011
This week and early next, Emirates Team NZ will launch their two SL33's - which will be their training boats in the lead up to the 34th America's Cup. On a wet winter's day, Sail-World took a sneak peak at the new catamarans which are just small enough to dodge the Surrogate Rule for the event which prohibits the sailing of catamarans above 10 metres in length. ...[more]

Fisher's View: San Francisco is perfect for the America’s Cup By Bob Fisher, 10:01 PM Sat 18 Jun 2011
Any underlying fears that the America’s Cup was off course should have been fully allayed after last week’s tests over the proposed course area for the 34th Cup match in 2013. The two Oracle Racing AC-45s, skippered by Russell Coutts and Jimmy Spithill, showed the world that the venue is perfect and that Catamarans will provide all the excitement due from the Cup in the 21st Century. ...[more]

America's Cup: New videos take Cup to the people By Oracle Racing & America's Cup Media, 1:24 PM Sat 18 Jun 2011
Oracle Racing and America's Cup Media have posted three new videos focusing on the Media Events held last week in San Francisco, and clearly aimed outside the wider sailing audience ...[more]

Team Australia down but not out By Peter Baker, 7:42 AM Sat 18 Jun 2011
Team Australia’s entry to the America's Cup 45 World Series has now been delayed but, the team remains high spirited. Despite securing Team support from the local sailing authorities this week, Team Australia was not announced as a contestant by race organizer’s at a press conference in San Francisco. Despite this setback Team Australia are resolved to continue ...[more]

Paperwork hiccup overcome for Australian America’s Cup Challenge By Jeraldine Kennedy, Sail-World.com, 1:57 PM Fri 17 Jun 2011
A dramatic turn of events in the last few days when the list of challengers announced at a press conference in the host city of San Francisco included two teams from France plus representatives from China, Italy, New Zealand, South Korea, Sweden and the United States but no Australian Team. ...[more]

America's Cup: AC45's - Redefining the 'Dolly Ride'.. By Kimball Livingston, 11:15 AM Fri 17 Jun 2011
San Francisco based sailing journalist, Kimball Livingstone is a passionate follower of things America's Cup. Seeing the AC45's sailing on San Francisco Bay is a small slice of heaven, and sailing on one is probably as good as it gets.. Here's Kimball's take on his Big Day Out. I have to tell it to you backwards. It went like this . . . ...[more]

America's Cup: Inside Wednesday's Media Conference By Michelle Slade, 11:01 AM Fri 17 Jun 2011
San Francisco based sailing journalist, Michelle Slade, was at the Media Conference held in the San Francisco Ferry Building on Wednesday. It was too difficult for ACEA to put on a phone line for the international media to listen in to proceedings. Here's Michelle's take on the day: ...[more]

America's Cup: Aboard the AC45 - Still pinching myself.. By Michelle Slade, 10:55 AM Fri 17 Jun 2011
It was my turn to clamber aboard the 45, I got a quick introduction to the guys on Coutts 5 - Dirk 'Cheese' de Ridder, Matt Mason, Phillipe Presti, Simon Daubney and Jonno Macbeth - before being shown my spot behind the aft crossbeam. The only instruction: hold onto to the piece of yellow rubber hosing fixed on the crossbeam. And we shot off on a reach ...[more]

America's Cup: Reduced line-up revealed for 34th America's Cup By America's Cup Media, 5:02 AM Thu 16 Jun 2011
Teams representing China, France (with two teams), Italy, New Zealand, Republic of Korea, Sweden and USA made their first appearance together in the host city of the 2013 America’s Cup at a press conference where organizers introduced the line-up. The ninth team will be announced at a press conference on June 23rd in Europe. ...[more]

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]

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