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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]

America's Cup: Veteran Grinder tunes into the multihull By AC Media, 8:25 AM Tue 8 Mar 2011
Craig Monk, the experienced grinder on Artemis Racing, says the new America's Cup boats are more physically demanding than what's gone before - and he can't wait to face up to the challenge. New Zealander Craig Monk is busting to get his hands on an AC45. New to catamaran sailing, like many of his America's Cup brethren, Monk had a taste at the first Extreme 40 event of the season in Oman. Now, ...[more]

America's Cup: The Freo Files - 'Bye 'Bye Birdie - Eagle exits By Sail-World Archive, 11:00 PM Sun 6 Mar 2011
The Newport Harbour Yacht Club's Challenger Eagle fluttered rather than soared at the 1987 Louis Vuitton Cup. Designed by Johan Valentijn and skippered by Rod Davis, the Challenger from California exited the 1987 America's cup before the Semi-Finals. TVNZ's Jane Dent goes behind the scenes to talk with her design and skipper and other crew. ...[more]

America's Cup: A day in the life of KZ-7 By Sail-World Archives, 1:36 PM Fri 4 Mar 2011
TVNZ's America's Cup anchor, PJ Montgomery follows the New Zealand America's Cup Challenger KZ-7 as she goes through her daily race routine, today against one of the French challengers. Here he talks to mastman, Jeremy Scantlebury on the nuances of wooling spinnakers, chats with weatherman Bob McDavitt, gets the run-down from tender driver Peter Vandersloot, and then chats with sail-boss Joy Al ...[more]

America's Cup: The Freo Files - Heart of America goes home By Sail-World Archives, 1:13 PM Fri 4 Mar 2011
Heart of America were one of the character challengers in the 1987 America's Cup, they were headed up by the incredibly successful, hugely respected and universally admired, Buddy Melges all the way from Zenda, Wisconsin. Although they didn't make the Challenger Semi-Finals, Buddy and his team gave it a very serious try, and like most America's Cup Challengers just ran out of time. Here PJ Mo ...[more]

America's Cup: New Racing Rules - 'Jimmy, You've got Mail' By Sail-World, 7:01 PM Thu 3 Mar 2011
The Racing Rules for the 34th America’s Cup have been issued today following months of consultation with the entered teams to ensure spectacular racing in the next edition of sailing’s pinnacle event. The rules have been simplified to take into account the significant investment in technology that will improve the experience of watching America’s Cup racing. ...[more]

America's Cup: Images of USA-17's Return Home By Gillles Martin-Raget, 9:52 PM Tue 1 Mar 2011
The winner of the 33rd America's Cup, BMW Oracle Racing's USA-17 returned to her home country on Monday, local time. It was her first trip to her home town and port of San Francisco - although she was built an sea-trialled at Anacortes and then taken to San Diego for a final work up. At this stage there are no definite plans her her to sail again. ...[more]

America's Cup - USA 17 trimaran back home By Oracle Racing, 4:52 AM Tue 1 Mar 2011
America’s Cup - The ship carrying USA 17 passed underneath the Golden Gate Bridge at 0530 PST and berthed alongside San Francisco's Pier 80 at 0650. The trimaran may not sail again, her place in history assured by two brief, glorious moments in February 2010. USA 17 has only ever contested two races in her life. She won both convincingly to win the oldest trophy in international sport from the Swi ...[more]

America's Cup: The Freo Files - KZ-7 forces White Crusader out By Sail-World Archives, 6:00 AM Mon 28 Feb 2011
The British Challenger, White Crusader was one of the top boats forced out of the semi-finals for the 1987 Louis Vuitton Cup. Here PJ Montomery anchors the TVNZ coverage of her final race, the arm-wrestle downwind luffing match, followed in a second clip with the Media Conference and comments from White Crusader challenge head, Harold Cudmore. ...[more]

America's Cup: AC45 back sailing with repaired wing By America's Cup Media, 8:21 PM Sat 26 Feb 2011
Weekend boaters out on the water in force were thrilled to see the America’s Cup cat fly past – less than a week after it capsized in a freak wind gust in the Rangitoto Channel. After the capsize, the damaged wing was taken to the Core Builders facility in Warkworth, north of Auckland, where a small team, including the America’s Cup Race Management (ACRM) team and members of the Artemis Racing ...[more]

America's Cup: The Freo Files - Erle Williams on wintering over By Sail-World Archives, 7:25 PM Fri 25 Feb 2011
Erle Williams is one of the hard men of New Zealand sailing. A chip off the old block. Erle was a watch captain aboard Whitbread line honours winner at the age of just 22years old. Less than four years later he was bowman aboard KZ-7 in the Louis Vuitton Cup. Here he tells how the Kiwis under the baton of Michael Fay and whip of Laurent Esquier and friends... ...[more]

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