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America's Cup: Images from San Francisco - Workout on Day 2 By Gilles Martin-Raget, 11:02 PM Sat 25 May 2013
Top international photographer, Gilles Martin-Raget provides this gallery of images of the three AC72's sailing on San Francisco Bay in winds of up to 22kts ...[more]

America's Cup: Emirates Team NZ and Oracle Team USA line up - Video By Sail-World, 12:36 PM Sat 25 May 2013
America's Cup Challenger Emirates Team NZ and Defender Oracle Team USA have lined up for the first time on San Francisco Bay. Watch this video to see who came out on top ...[more]

America's Cup: Spectacular video of Emirates Team NZ under Golden Gate By Sail-World, 3:15 PM Fri 24 May 2013
Spectacular Am-Cam video of Emirates Team New Zealand's blast under the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, from the New Zealand challenger's first sail at the venue of the 34th America's Cup. Wind was about 16kts maximum, and seas described by the team as flat. Other video from the same sources shows Luna Rossa doing her runs. ...[more]

America's Cup: Review Recommendations not expected to be an easy meal By Richard Gladwell, 11:18 AM Fri 24 May 2013
There could be some belching in San Francisco before teams digest and maybe sign-off the 37 recommendations served up by the America’s Cup Regatta Director, Iain Murray yesterday. The recommendations came on the back of a fatal accident on the Swedish AC72, and triggered the commissioning of a six person panel, by event organisers. Includes two videos of the first sail with three AC72's together ...[more]

America's Cup: Images from San Francisco Bay - First sail for three By Erik Simonson, www.pressure-drop.us, San Francisco , 9:07 AM Fri 24 May 2013
For the first time three America's Cup AC72 catamarans were sailing on San Francisco Bay, today. Erik Simonson of www.pressure-drop.us was on the water and filed this gallery of images of the action. ...[more]

America's Cup: Three AC72's sail on San Francisco Bay By Richard Gladwell, 5:41 AM Fri 24 May 2013
Three AC72's sailed on San Francisco Bay today, Friday May 23. The three teams Defender, Oracle Team USA, and Challengers, Emirates Team New Zealand and Luna Rossa (ITA) sailed in moderate winds which increased during the day. ...[more]

America's Cup: Artemis Racing continuing for time being in Regatta By Paul Cayard, 9:17 PM Thu 23 May 2013
May 22, 2013: Statement from Challenger of Record, Artemis Racing (SWE): Artemis Racing is back to work. We will only race if our sailing team believes they are safe racing AC72s. This confidence will be dependent on many criteria, one of the most important of which is the new safety criteria and rules changes that the America’s Cup organizers and competitors will adopt. ...[more]

America's Cup: Emirates Team NZ welcomes Murray's report By Warren Douglas, 9:10 PM Thu 23 May 2013
Emirates Team New Zealand welcomes the finding of the committee reviewing the fatal incident involving the Artemis Racing AC72. The committee’s recommendations were released today in San Francisco. Managing director Grant Dalton said the team supports the review committee’s recommendations in principle. 'They are prudent and reasonable,' he said. ...[more]

America's Cup: Regatta Director presents safety recommendations early By Richard Gladwell, 6:37 PM Thu 23 May 2013
Iain Murray, wearing the dual hats of America's Cup Regatta Director and Head of the Golden Gate Yacht Club's AC Review Committee has presented a series of findings, more than a week sooner than expected. ...[more]

America's Cup: Emirates Team NZ assembles wing in San Francisco By Richard Gladwell, 8:58 PM Wed 22 May 2013
Emirates Team New Zealand have established their base in San Francisco, and are understood to be on target to have their first sail on May 23. Here John Douglas shows the wingsail assembly ...[more]

America's Cup Race Viewing at International Sailing Summit By Rachel LaMarre, , 9:25 AM Wed 22 May 2013
The International Sailing Summit (ISS), being held from August 18th to 20th 2013 at the St. Francis Yacht Club in San Francisco, CA, will open with an afternoon gathering at the Louis Vuitton Cup races on August 18, 2013. The event is organized by Sail America. ...[more]

America's Cup: Artemis damage and possible causes revealed on haulout By Richard Gladwell and Natasha Pyle, 8:51 PM Tue 21 May 2013
Sail-World has obtained images of Artemis Racing's damaged AC72 as it was hauled from San Francisco Bay at Alameda. The images show the main beam broken at about mid-way to the port hull. It is not known if this broke before, during, or after the capsize. Or indeed, if some other part failed before the main beam fractured. ...[more]

America's Cup: Luna Rossa sails on San Francisco Bay By Sail-World, 8:50 AM Sun 19 May 2013
On Saturday morning the Luna Rossa AC72 sailed for the first time in San Francisco in the bay where the Louis Vuitton Cup and America’s Cup regattas will take place starting July 7th. With an early morning roll out, Luna Rossa sailed in light winds (3 knots) that increased up to 12 and allowed the crew to carry out an extensive number of manoeuvres. ...[more]

America's Cup: We are here for the sailing not a TV show - Luna Rossa By Richard Gladwell, 2:33 PM Sat 18 May 2013
Luna Rossa, the Italian Challenger for the 34th America's Cup have just released a video of the media conference addressed by the team's principal, Patrizio Bertelli. The media conference was attended by the whole Italian team, who stood like a wall of support behind Mr Bertelli, skipper Max Sirena and key team members. Behind them all was the team's AC72 ...[more]

America's Cup: Review Committee meets Teams - Italians break to ranks? By Richard Gladwell, 10:55 AM Sat 18 May 2013
The Review Committee investigating all aspects of the 34th America's Cup have met with the four teams, today in San Francisco. The six person Committee was established by America's Cup organisers following the fatal accident when training, involving Artemis Racing, the Swedish Challenger for the 34th America's Cup. Includes video of Patrizio Bertelli's media conference ...[more]

America's Cup: All teams recommended to suspend sailing By Richard Gladwell, 9:13 PM Fri 17 May 2013
The America's Cup website has posted a note advising that following the first meeting of the America’s Cup Review Committee on Thursday in San Francisco, teams have been asked to suspend all sailing in AC72 and AC45 catamarans until the middle of next week. ...[more]

America's Cup: 'We will not participate in the slaughtering game' By Richard Gladwell, Valencia, Spain , 6:31 PM Fri 17 May 2013
Patrizio Bertelli, owner of America's Cup challenger Luna Rossa, flew to San Francisco overnight in order to be present at Friday's meeting between the teams and organizers. The day after Andrew Simpson's tragic death Bertelli talked to La Stampa, one of Italy's major newspapers, and warned America's Cup organizers his team would require 'assurances' and 'formal commitment' to changes in order to ...[more]

America's Cup: Committee to report on AC72 safety measures By Richard Gladwell, 8:06 AM Wed 15 May 2013
America's Cup organisers, Golden Gate Yacht Club, have appointed a six-strong team to investigate and report on the facts of the Artemis incident, last Thursday, and to recommend on safety issues for the event. The group is working in conjunction with the US Coast Guard who must issue SLR's (Special Local Regulations) for the event to proceed. ...[more]

America's Cup: Teams Press Conference live coverage here now! By Richard Gladwell, 4:40 AM Wed 15 May 2013
Following the meeting of the four teams entered in the 34th America's Cup, a press conference will be held today. Later Regatta Director Iain Murray and Golden Gate Yacht Club Vice Commodore Tom Ehman will announce the members of an independent panel to review all aspects of training and racing of AC72 yachts in the 34th America’s Cup. The first conference will be streamed today live at 9.00am NZT ...[more]

America's Cup: German team pulls out of Red Bull Youth series By Sail-World, 9:51 AM Tue 14 May 2013
The German team in the Red Bull Youth America's Cup, has issued a statement announcing their withdrawal from the series, citing safety concerns emanating from the Artemis Racing incident last Thursday in San Francsico. ...[more]

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