News Archive

America's Cup: Artemis damage 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]

2013 E5.9 Traveler Series opener at Opua this weekend By NZ Elliott 5.9 Class Association, Opua , 6:24 PM Tue 21 May 2013
This weekend (May 25-26) sees the first event of the 2013 Elliott 5.9 Traveler Series at Opua. The largest fleet for several years is expected with at least 15 boats and possibly up to 17. In what is a positive sign, the fleet has had to arrange for an extra shared tow line for 2013 in response to the growth in the class for the 2013 series. ...[more]

Waka Racing: Phil Robertson reflects on Match Race Germany By Phil Robertson, Langenargen , 4:40 AM Tue 21 May 2013
Waka Racing's Phil Robertson reports from Lake Constance, Germany and Match Race Germany Match Race Germany is the first stop of the World Match Race Tour. It can be so good to you or just brutal. It has been very good to us in the past, finishing third and first in the last two years. Unfortunately we experienced the brutal part this year. Missing out on the quarter finals on count back in ni ...[more]

Entries now open for 21st Anniversary edition of SSANZ Triple Series By Cameron Thorpe, Auckland , 4:35 AM Tue 21 May 2013
Entries are now open for the super popular SSANZ ATL B&G Simrad Two Handed Triple Series. Recent years have seen around 170 boats on the startline of each of the three races that make up the series. With 2013 being the 21st Anniversary of the series this year could well be bigger than ever ! ...[more]

Team Alpari FX: Storming through the Quarterfinals in Germany By Team Alpari FX (formerly Blackmatch), 11:22 PM Mon 20 May 2013
Team Alpari FX came storming through the quarterfinals over Bjorn Hansen today, in similarly stormy conditions of 20-25 knots and miserable rain, while the afternoon offered up a more sedate 5-8knots and beautiful sunshine where we are currently in the box set with a score line of 2-1 over Frenchman Mathieu Richard. ...[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]

Robertson with Waka Racing are back on the WMRT in 2013 By Nick Catley, Langenargen , 8:28 PM Thu 16 May 2013
New Zealand based match racing team Waka Racing report from Germany: The first World Match Race Tour event of the year is upon us, we find ourselves in Langenargen, Germany. We are looking forward to it after a good warm up event in Hong Kong last week. ...[more]

Kiwis dominate in International Friendship All Japan Junior YC Regatta By Brad Davies, 10:15 PM Wed 15 May 2013
Recently a young Kiwi team headed over to Japan for the annual three day youth regatta – the International Friendship All Japan Junior Yacht Club Regatta 2013 from the third – fifth of May. The team of three young and upcoming Kiwi sailors was led by North Sails New Zealand Purchasing Manager Hayden Whitburn who himself has competed in the very same regatta back in 2000. ...[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]

Volvo partners New Zealand youth sailing By Yachting NZ, 7:56 PM Tue 14 May 2013
achting New Zealand is proud to announce a new partnership with Volvo Cars to support the drive for youth sailing development around the country. A long term investment, Volvo will sponsor New Zealand’s flagship school sailing programme Volvo Sailing… Have a Go! as well as contributing to youth development camps and clinics. ...[more]

FMJ Racing win the 1010 4g Match Racing Grade 2 at Royal Hong Kong YC By FMJ Racing, 7:28 PM Tue 14 May 2013
FMJ Racing have won the 1010 4g Grade 2 Match Racing Regatta held out of The Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club. The competition was world class with tour card holders Waka Racing and Ian William's GAC Pindar in the mix and also a lot of local talent. ...[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]

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