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QUOTABLE: America’s Cup optimism in short supply

July 1st, 2013

“Much of the (America’s Cup) vision, it is now apparent, has turned to custard. Larry Ellison’s prediction that there would be a dozen or more challengers (up to 15 perhaps) looks absurd with only 3 challengers making it to the start line and one of them not yet ready to race. The City of San


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8 Days to the LVC

June 30th, 2013

By Dean Barker, Skipper ETNZ (from Barker’s blog dated June 30, 2013) Well, again a long time between posts. It would be fair to say though there has been a fair amount happening in the last couple of months. I have been in San Fran now for about 6 weeks. It has been great to


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AC45 Goes Up Against Car in BBC’s Top Gear Show

June 30th, 2013

An America’s Cup AC45 wingsail catamaran will feature in a race against a car in the record-breaking BBC Top Gear show. The Cat vs. Car episode airs in the UK Sunday June 30th, and in the US on July 8th, followed by the other 212 countries around the world where broadcast BBC Top Gear is


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U.S. Coast Guard Issues Permit for America’s Cup Racing

June 29th, 2013

The U.S. Coast Guard has issued the America’s Cup with the Marine Event Permit required to conduct America’s Cup racing on San Francisco Bay this summer. “This is an important and necessary step for the America’s Cup,” said Iain Murray, independent Regatta Director for the America’s Cup. “I’d like to thank the United States Coast



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