August 9th, 2013
The America’s Cup challenger Emirates Team New Zealand issued this response regarding the discovery that the Oracle Team USA had made modifications to their AC45s that were not approved by the measurement committee… (August 9, 2013) – Emirates Team New Zealand managing director Grant Dalton says he is stunned by revelations that Oracle Team USA
August 9th, 2013
By Bernie Wilson, AP America’s Cup champion Oracle Team USA forfeited its overall championships from the first two seasons of the America’s Cup World Series on Thursday after it was determined that its yachts were modified without the permission of the Measurement Committee. The violation occurred when America’s Cup teams were sailing 45-foot training yachts,
August 8th, 2013
The third and fourth races of the America’s Cup challenger Semi-Final series are on August 9 and 10, and unless the Artemis Racing (SWE) team unlocks the mysteries of offwind AC72 sailing, these could be their last two races in the best of seven Louis Vuitton Cup Semi-Finals. Artemis Racing is on the brink of
August 8th, 2013
The Louis Vuitton Cup challenger series for the 34th America’s Cup is not what it was supposed to be. The promise of 15 challengers has been reduced to just 3 teams, but we were comforted in that they appeared to be strong teams. Quality over quantity, right. However, a field of three teams was a
August 7th, 2013
Before Artemis Racing had launched their AC72, helm Nathan Outteridge knew what it would take to win… “To succeed in the 34th America’s Cup, a team will certainly require a fast boat, but more importantly being able to do all the maneuvers properly. It will be imperative to understand what a boat can do, being
August 7th, 2013
San Francisco, CA (August 7, 2013) – In another lop-sided match, the America’s Cup challenger Luna Rossa (ITA) trounced the Swedish Artemis Racing team in the second race of the Louis Vuitton Cup Challenger Semi-Final series. The final delta was 2:06 minutes. The two minute start cycle provided riveting maneuvers, with Artemis Racing claiming a
August 7th, 2013
San Francisco, CA (August 7, 2013) – Today African Diaspora Maritime Corp. withdrew with prejudice (i.e., permanently) its motion for a preliminary injunction against Golden Gate Yacht Club seeking to enjoin the America’s Cup races scheduled to begin on September 7, 2013. The parties have agreed not to comment publicly on this matter until further
August 7th, 2013
By Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Riding the BART train from San Francisco International airport, I exited two blocks from the Bay on Market Street. At lunch time there is the ebb and flow of the downtown workforce. People seem to seek out the water to recover from cubicle cramp. Arriving at the end of Market Street,
August 7th, 2013
On the left is the replica yacht America, the 139-foot yacht that won the historic, Royal Yacht Squadron’s “100 Guinea
August 7th, 2013
Louis Vuitton Cup race (Semi-Final, Race 2) on August 7, 2013 at 1:00pm PDT between challengers Luna Rossa Challenge (ITA)