No America's Cup Homecoming As New Zealand Government Rules Out Auckland
For the second consecutive America’s Cup cycle, the holders will not defend the trophy on home waters. Despite months of behind-the-scenes negotiations and public hope for a return to Auckland, Emirates Team New Zealand confirmed today that it will not stage the 2027 regatta in the City of Sails.
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Racing Roundup #019
Our curated digest of the latest news and stories from across the yacht racing world.
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The World Match Racing Tour has announced the sixteen confirmed skippers to compete in the 2025 World Match Racing Tour Final Shenzhen Bao’an in China scheduled to take place from 6-11 January 2026.
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Game changer
The latest video from PlanetSail takes a closer look at how the closing stages of this season's two Jules Verne Trophy around-the-world record attempts played out for Thomas Coville's Sodebo and the all-women crew of The Famous Project CIC.