August 3rd, 2013
Santa Cruz, CA (August 2, 2013) – Santa Cruz’s Dennis Bassano and the North American Land Sailing Association will show off their land yachts this weekend as part of the AC Open, which is running parallel to the America’s Cup, in San Francisco. Bassano, who is president of NALSA, and others will compete in three
August 1st, 2013
By Cupinfo.com For the 2013 America’s Cup, Andrew Mason worked for Oracle Team USA on the optimization of their two AC72 Class catamarans using evolutionary modeling techniques to test design possibilities and “breed” faster yachts. His work for Oracle built on the innovative analysis of America’s Cup Class monohulls he brought to Alinghi’s successful defense
August 1st, 2013
San Francisco, CA (July 31, 2013) – AC UNCUT’s Genny Tulloch catches up with Artemis Racing’s helmsman Nathan Outteridge on the team’s performance so far on their new AC72 Big Blue. Artemis Racing lined up with ORACLE TEAM USA on the America’s Cup racecourse and the Swedish team was pleased with their sailing given the
August 1st, 2013
(August 1, 2013) – Team New Zealand will not be punished for this week’s joyride with Tom Cruise, America’s Cup organisers have confirmed. Regatta director Iain Murray this week issued a notice reminding teams of the safety regulations and responsibilities when carrying guests on board following Team NZ’s highly successful publicity stunt involving the A-list
August 1st, 2013
There is a moment when the yachts racing in this year’s America’s Cup go from being mere boats to something more like flying machines. It happens at around 17 knots, or 20 miles per hour, when both hulls of the carbon-fiber catamarans rise out of the water and the entire craft skims over the surface
July 31st, 2013
Team New Zealand are still trying to get definitive performance figures on Oracle but have conceded that the America’s Cup holders look “real quick”. While the Kiwis have totally dominated Italy’s Luna Rossa, and struggling challenger Artemis Racing will need a miracle to be competitive, the big question remains: how fast are the Americans? The
July 30th, 2013
By Michelle Slade, Sailing World When Chris Draper tells you his team’s working very hard, you’d better believe it. After waiting a week for the opportunity to chat to the amiable Brit and only then squeezed in between late-in-the-day meetings, Draper’s excuse was hard to challenge, “I’m really sorry but I am just so busy
July 29th, 2013
“Sailing an AC72…it’s kind of like a mountain climber taking on Mount Everest. It’s probably one of the most beautiful things ever, but in an instant it can reach out and grab you; try to knock you down. And we’ve experienced that, we flipped over one of these AC72s at the end of last year.
July 28th, 2013
San Francisco, CA (July 28, 2013) – In their final match of the Round Robin segment for the Louis Vuitton
July 28th, 2013
Louis Vuitton Cup race (RR5, Race 1) on July 28, 2013 at 12:00pm PDT between challengers Emirates Team New Zealand
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