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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]

America's Cup: Oracle Racing News - Edition 4 By Oracle Racing Media, 5:56 AM Tue 5 Apr 2011
Oracle Racing's newsletter for 4 April 2011 covering the latest entries and America's Cup World Series and more. ...[more]

America's Cup entries soar, World Series venues announced + Audio By Richard Gladwell and America's Cup Media, 8:38 PM Sun 3 Apr 2011
With the passing of the entry deadline for the 31st America's Cup passing on the 31st March 2011, event organisers have announced that five more teams have entered plus two being 'vetted' and the first three venues for the new America's Cup World Series has also been announced. Also features PJ Montgomery's interview with Iain Murray at end ...[more]

America's Cup accepts Venezia Challenge By Geronimo Emili, 5:30 AM Sat 2 Apr 2011
America's Cup - In a letter addressed to Club Canottieri Roggero di Lauria, the Golden Gate Yacht Club has officially accepted the Venezia Challenge into the 34th America’s Cup. ...[more]

34th America's Cup - China Team enters + Video By America´s Cup / China Team, 11:50 PM Mon 28 Mar 2011
The 34th America's Cup World Series begins its inaugural season July 2011. For the second time in the Cup history, China is back in the competition and has entered a team to challenge for the oldest sporting trophy in the world ...[more]

America's Cup: Artemis Racing - Paul Cayard's update from Valencia By Paul Cayard, 5:43 AM Mon 28 Mar 2011
Artemis Racing - Paul updates us from the middle of a two week stint in Valencia, Spain working mostly with the Artemis Racing technical team which is based here. Juan Kouyoumdjian (Juan K) has his office here with about 20 engineers and since Juan is our lead designer, we built a lot of our structure around Valencia. ...[more]

America's Cup: AC45 Closeup - Pre Flight Check and Launch + Video By Richard Gladwell, 12:01 PM Sun 27 Mar 2011
Sail-World's America's Cup Editor, Richard Gladwell, presents this 'fly on the wall' and commentary on the load and launch process required to get an AC45 off the dock following Artemis Racing as they prepare to launch their AC45 before a practice session. For those who haven't seen the AC45s launch first hand, this is a good option, and we don't expect to get this close with the AC72's ...[more]

America's Cup: AC45 Closeup - Rigging and Liftoff - Video By Richard Gladwell, 11:32 AM Sun 27 Mar 2011
Sail-World's America's Cup Editor, Richard Gladwell, presents this 'fly on the wall' and commentary on the fitting of the wingsail and ground rigging process for Oracle Racing as they prepare to launch their AC45 before training. For those who haven't seen the AC45s launch first hand, this is a good option, and we don't expect to get this close with the AC72's ...[more]

America's Cup: Ten teams now entered with a week to entry close By America's Cup Media, 6:35 AM Fri 25 Mar 2011
With the entry deadline of 31st March fast approaching, two more teams have been accepted as competitors for the 34th America's Cup. Formal, public announcements by these two teams, revealing their identities, nationalities and plans are expected as early as next week. (Three teams are now undisclosed) ...[more]

America's Cup: AC45's together as a fleet on the Hauraki Gulf By Ivor Wilkins, 8:50 PM Wed 23 Mar 2011
Four of the five AC45's were together as a fleet on the Hauraki Gulf today, with Emirates Team NZ remaining in the shed. This is the first time that the AC45's have been together as a fleet, two boat training is expected to start in the next couple of days, with Defender, Oracle Racing, expected to do their own thing with their two boats and the Challengers, Artemis Racing (SWE) and Emirates Team ...[more]

America's Cup: Four AC45s flying on the Hauraki Gulf + Video By America's Cup Media, 7:26 PM Wed 23 Mar 2011
The development of the new AC45 class reached another significant milestone in Auckland, New Zealand today when four of the high-performance catamarans lined up for a sailing session in the Hauraki Gulf. In a 10-15 knot breeze, the four yachts sped along at speeds reaching the mid-20 knot range, often within a couple of metres of each other. 'What we learned today is that we made the right deci ...[more]

Oracle Racing News - #2 - covering the buildup in Auckland and SFO By Oracle Racing, 6:12 AM Wed 23 Mar 2011
Oracle Racing's newsletter for 21 March 2011 covering the buildup in Auckland and developments in San Francisco and more. ...[more]

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