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America’s Cup: Kiwis stunned by Oracle rules infraction

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


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America’s Cup champion Oracle forfeits ACWS titles

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,


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America’s Cup: Will Artemis Racing survive the weekend?

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


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America’s Cup Chronicles: Same as it always is…

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


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Roshambo: Speed beats Smarts

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


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AC34: Arrivederci, again

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


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Statement by Golden Gate Yacht Club regarding African Diaspora Maritime dispute

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


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My America’s Cup Experience: Two days in San Francisco

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,



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