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America’s Cup challenger Ben Ainslie to join Great Britain SailGP team

by yachtracinglife - 26th November 201926th November 2019

This morning at the OXO2 in London came news that Sir Ben Ainslie, the most successful sailor in Olympic history, will helm the Great Britain SailGP F50 catamaran in its second season. Rob Kothe reports... Following a win in the America's Cup with ORACLE TEAM USA in 2013, Ainslie formed his own

America’s Cup unfinished business for American Magic skipper Terry Hutchinson

by yachtracinglife - 4th February 20194th February 2019

American yachtsman Terry Hutchinson is no stranger to success at the highest level in the sport of yacht racing. The 50-year-old from Annapolis, Maryland has racked up countless world championship titles during his career and has played senior roles in four America’s Cup challenges as well as over the last few

World Sailing Show – December 2018

by yachtracinglife - 26th November 2018

In the December 2018 edition of the World Sailing Show: Transatlantic drag race - The brutal Route du Rhum The Route du Rhum is a big deal in France. This singlehanded race across the Atlantic starts just as winter sets in and has a formidable reputation. Run every four years, this was the

Emirates Team New Zealand’s time saving technology

by yachtracinglife - 19th November 2018

Ask any seasoned America’s Cup challenger what the most critical ingredient of a successful campaign is and – even more importantly than money – the answer they give will be: time. While you can't make time, you can save it – and that's exactly what the current America’s Cup holders Emirates Team

Weekend round up: Flight school

by yachtracinglife - 12th November 201812th November 2018

US America's Cup challenger American Magic get to grips with their test boat, while down in New Zealand United States SailGP Team's embedded media man Matt Knighton pulls off a daring "fly under" of the team's F50 catamaran.

There's little denying the huge impact that foiling boats have had and continues to have on our sport – as these two video stories from the last few days so perfectly illustrate. America's Cup: Meet The Mule Impressive footage from the waters of Narragansett Bay near Newport, Rhode Island as the US

Profile: Maxi 70 skipper Hap Fauth

by yachtracinglife - 5th November 20186th November 2018

A look back to a profile we put together a few years ago of American Maxi 72 owner/skipper Hap Fauth – now one of the primary backers of the US America's Cup challenger syndicate American Magic. Hap Fauth fell in love with sailboat racing at the tender age of seven on

American Magic launches America’s Cup test boat

by yachtracinglife - 27th October 201828th October 2018

The United States' America's Cup challenger American Magic has team launched its test boat in Newport – as seen in these images from the team's Facebook page.

Airbus returns to America’s Cup with American Magic

by yachtracinglife - 23rd October 201828th October 2018

The European aerospace corporation Airbus has returned to the America's Cup arena after signing up with US challenger American Magic to become the syndicate's innovation partner. The deal mirrors an agreement the French headquartered company had with Larry Ellison's Oracle Team USA in the 35th edition of the America's Cup. Here

INEOS Team UK GC32 Racing Tour wrap up

by yachtracinglife - 19th October 201819th October 2018

A wrap up video from British America’s Cup challengers INEOS Team UK after completing their season in the GC32 Racing Tour with a win at the final event in Toulon, France. “It’s been a great series throughout the year,” said skipper and team principal Ben Ainslie. “We have done four of

SailGP F50 v America’s Cup AC50 catamarans

by yachtracinglife - 17th October 20186th November 2018

To the casual observer the F50 foiling catamarans that will be used in next year’s inaugural SailGP professional circuit will look pretty much identical to the America’s Cup AC50s boats introduced to the sailing world at the 36th Cup in Bermuda in 2016. Both designs are about the same length and