August 19th, 2013
By Paul Lewis, The New Zealand Herald It could be a game-breaker. Oracle Team USA showed off their ability to foil upwind on Saturday as skipper Jimmy Spithill taunted Team New Zealand for “running away”. Perhaps the most riveting aspect of Saturday’s America’s Cup action on the water, it did not come in the Louis
August 19th, 2013
San Francisco, CA (August 19, 2013) – Emirates Team New Zealand regained the lead in the Louis Vuitton Cup Final today when Italy’s Luna Rossa Challenge had to pull up at the beginning of Leg 3 with damage sustained to a sheave on the control arm of the 131-foot tall wing sail. Emirates Team New
August 19th, 2013
(August 19, 2013) – The International Jury issued two Jury Notices on Monday morning, both relating to the “unauthorised modification of AC45 yachts.” JN101 says that “The Jury has decided to conduct a hearing under the Racing Rules of Sailing (America’s Cup) rule 69.1 to determine if allegations (that persons associated with ORACLE TEAM USA
August 19th, 2013
By Warren Douglas, Emirates Team New Zealand San Francisco (August 18, 2013) – An electronics problem disabled the hydraulics system on board Emirates Team New Zealand’s AC72 today, bringing the boat to a halt at the third mark of the second race in the Louis Vuitton Cup final. Without hydraulics the crew can operate neither
August 18th, 2013
Back when the America’s Cup was sailed in monohulls. The 12 meter fleet at Nantucket Race Week. Photo by Brendan
August 18th, 2013
San Francisco, CA (August 18, 2013) – Italy’s Luna Rossa Challenge evened the final of the Louis Vuitton Cup against
August 18th, 2013
By Steve Deane, The New Zealand Herald Brad Butterworth and the bulk of the crew from the Alinghi America’s Cup
August 18th, 2013
By Julian Guthrie, SFGate It was the fall of 1976 when Sally Lindsay went looking for a college student named
August 18th, 2013
Italian fans watch the Luna Rossa Challenge team dock out. Photos by Erik Simonson
August 17th, 2013
San Francisco, CA (August 17, 2013) – Emirates Team New Zealand won today’s first race of the Louis Vuitton Cup