News Archive

America's Cup: Regatta Director presents safety recommendations early By Richard Gladwell, 2:10 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. The announcement today was silent on the causes of the fatal incident involving the AC72 Artemis Racing on May 9, which triggered the establishment of the Review Committee. ...[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]

America´s Cup Artemis Crew in shock - newspaper quotes inaccurate By Rob Kothe and the Sail-World Team, 8:04 AM Tue 14 May 2013
The sailing world is very much in shock following the death of British Olympic Gold and Silver medallist and America's Cup strategist Andrew 'Bart' Simpson trapped under water after the capsize of the Swedish AC72 Artemis on San Francisco Bay last Thursday. Helmsman Nathan Outteridge has issued a statement saying that quotes attributed to his father were not accurate. ...[more]

America's Cup: Barclay expects Cup to proceed as planned By Richard Gladwell, 4:00 AM Tue 14 May 2013
TV3's that America's Cup CEO Stephen Barclay is confident regatta director Iain Murray will take every step to ensure the America's Cup goes ahead, and does so as safely as possible. 'I have every expectation that the event will proceed as planned. But I'm going to give Iain Murray the time he needs to really look at it with his expert panel and get it right.' ...[more]

Gladwell's Line: Tragedy in San Francisco + RYA Tribute Video By Richard Gladwell, 10:42 AM Mon 13 May 2013
Following is the editorial published in Sail-World NZ's newsletter published on May 10, NZT. It is republished for those who don't subscribe to Sail-World.com's New Zealand newsletter. Tragedy hit the 2013 America's Cup with the death of double Olympic Medalist, Andrew 'Bart' Simpson. Includes RYA tribute video to Andrew Simpson ...[more]

America's Cup: Artemis Racing's damaged AC72 is pulled from the water By pressure-drop.us, 2:36 PM Sun 12 May 2013
Artemis Racing's first AC72 has been hauled from the water in San Francisco after it destructed during a bearaway on its final sailing day on May 9, 2013. The wreckage and incident is now the subject of two inquiries - one by San Francisco Police Department, and the other by America's Cup Events Authority. ...[more]

America's Cup: Artemis Racing seek a cessation in media speculation By Sail-world.com, 10:38 AM Sun 12 May 2013
Artemis Racing has requested a cessation on speculation in the media on the causes of the fatality on April 9, 2013: They have issued a statement: Out of respect for Bart's memory and his family, we ask that the broader sailing community and others reserve judgment until all the facts are known, and not persist in unnecessary rumor. ...[more]

America's Cup: Am-Cam Video of Artemis Racing's final run By Sail-World, 10:38 PM Sat 11 May 2013
Video shot on May 9, 2013 of Artemis Racing's final run on San Francisco Bay, before she had her fatal capsize later in the day. Second shows Oracle Team USA sailing very quickly in a fresh breeze, easily the fastest we have seen to date. ...[more]

America's Cup: Tributes flow after Gold Medalist dies in AC72 capsize By Richard Gladwell, 10:38 AM Sat 11 May 2013
Artemis Racing have confirmed that 2008 Olympic Gold Medalist and 2012 Olympic Silver Medalist in the Star keelboatclass, Andrew 'Bart' Simpson has died in a training incident in San Francisco. Simpson was pulled from the water after the incident, and CPR was attempted on the water and ashore, but was not successful, and he was pronounced dead. ...[more]

America's Cup: Second AC72 capsize - San Francisco Police investigate By Richard Gladwell, 9:09 AM Sat 11 May 2013
Regatta Director Iain Murray will lead a review into the events surrounding the capsize of Artemis Racing’s first AC72 and the subsequent tragic death of crewman Andrew Simpson. During training on San Francisco Bay yesterday, Artemis Racing capsized in winds between 18 and 20 knots. The boat broke apart and Simpson, 36, became trapped. ...[more]

America's Cup: Two inquiries underway in fatal capsize - Updated By Richard Gladwell, 8:34 AM Sat 11 May 2013
At an international media conference today, America's Cup Events Authority, Stephen Barclay, announced that two inquiries were running into the Artemis incident. The first is being conducted by the San Francisco Police Department, as is standard practice in any fatality. The SFPD have impounded the boat as part of their accident investigation. ...[more]

America's Cup: Andrew Simpson MBE remembered By Bob Fisher, Lymington, England , 6:55 AM Sat 11 May 2013
Andrew Simpson died doing what he did well – sailing a high-end racing craft. He was a leading figure in the development of the Artemis Racing 72-foot wing-sailed catamaran for the upcoming America’s Cup. Simpson, known universally among his fellow sailors as 'Bart', was trapped under the boat when it capsized on San Francisco Bay during a routine training exercise. ...[more]

Artemis Racing's Andrew Simpson dies in training accident By Lindsey Bell, 9:44 AM Fri 10 May 2013
The RYA and British Sailing Team are devastated to confirm the death of Olympic gold and silver medallist Andrew Simpson after a training accident involving his Artemis Racing AC72 boat in San Francisco today. Simpson became trapped underneath the boat and despite attempts to revive him, by doctors afloat and subsequently ashore, his life was lost. Tributes from John Derbyshire and Stephen Park ...[more]

America's Cup: Am-Cam Video - Oracle's second AC72 sailing in San Fran By Sail-World, 10:15 PM Thu 9 May 2013
Am-Cam video sequences of Oracle Team USA's AC 72 sailing in San Francisco. ...[more]

America's Cup: Television deals, details and conflict revealed By Richard Gladwell, 6:39 AM Thu 9 May 2013
A spat between two America’s Cup team bosses at a fundraising dinner has led to details of the America’s Cup television coverage being revealed to Sail-World. CEO of America's Cup Event Authority revealed that organisers had been forced to buy TV air time in USA to to reach the maximum audience. ...[more]

America's Cup: Simmer one of three inductees for Hall of Fame By Herreshoff Marine Museum, 3:27 AM Thu 9 May 2013
The identities of three inductees to the America's Cup Hall of Fame have been announced. They include two Australians. All three began their America's Cup associations within teams in the 12-Metre era, two of them subsequently became instrumental in America's Cup event organization, two of them are still heavily involved today, and two of them have been Cup sailors as well as managers. ...[more]

America's Cup Camaraderie - Video interview By America's Cup Media, 2:01 PM Wed 8 May 2013
Genny Tulloch asks Nathan Outteridge, Tom Slingsby and Iain Percy how they remain friends without giving away any of their secrets. ...[more]

America's Cup: March-April 2013 Edition - Time out - for some By ., 5:37 PM Mon 6 May 2013
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