Subscribe now Although, happily, the American Magic base had been safely out of reach of the devastation caused when Hurricane Ian cut a swathe through South Florida recently, on the day of our interview an imminent line of thunderstorms had meant the postponement of the team’s first actual sailing
Subscribe now The Notice of Race for the 2024 Women’s America’s Cup and Youth America’s Cup has been posted and firm plans can now be laid by prospective teams from around the world to compete in Barcelona in 2024. The rapidly re-vamping Port Olímpic, a short
Subscribe now Iain Murray has been appointed as Independent Regatta Director for the 37th America’s Cup in Barcelona alongside Richard Slater who continues in the role as Chief Umpire, positions they both occupied for the 36th America’s Cup in Auckland. Murray’s role will see him take charge
Subscribe now It was up up and away on a very successful maiden sail for Emirates Team New Zealand’s AC40 on the familiar waters of the ‘back paddock’ between Auckland’s Waiheke Island and Howick Beachlands. After a long tow out behind the team’s hydrogen powered chase boat
Subscribe now When the British America’s Cup syndicate INEOS Britannia signed off on the Protocol for AC37 they made certain that, in addition to the obligatory purchase of an AC40, the Cup rules allowed the teams the option of building their own scaled down development boats. In official America’
Subscribe now The first of the America’s Cup’s AC40 one-design foiling monohulls has been out on the water for the first time in Auckland today as Emirates Team New Zealand continued its detailed commissioning process with some controlled tow testing to check the boat’s sensors, foil
Subscribe now America’s Cup holders Emirates Team New Zealand have taken delivery in Auckland of the first of the new one-design AC40 class foiling monohull yachts that will be used for the preliminary regattas of the 37th America’s Cup, as well as for the Youth and Women’
Subscribe now Alinghi Red Bull Racing’s first sailing day aboard their AC36-generation AC75 training boat and development boat in Barcelona, Spain on the final day of August this year was always going to be a milestone moment for the revamped Swiss America’s Cup syndicate. As it turns
Subscribe now A new America’s Cup team founded in Barcelona, Spain – host city for the 37th America’s Cup – has announced it will field teams in the Youth & Women’s America’s Cup events scheduled to run in parallel with AC37 in 2024. The team – which will represent
Swiss syndicate Alinghi Red Bull Racing is within days of becoming the first team in the 37th cycle of the America’s Cup to take to the water following the christening yesterday in Barcelona of the team’s AC75 training boat. Subscribe now Code named Boat Zero and freshly branded