DEFIANT, the first AC75 racing yacht built for New York Yacht Club American Magic, Challenger for the 36th America’s Cup, has arrived in New Zealand. The AC75 was shipped through the Gulf of Mexico, transited the Panama Canal and then crossed the Pacific after departing from the team’s winter base
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America’s Cup: From rivals to teammates
American Magic skipper Terry Hutchinson and helmsman Dean Barker are no strangers to each other on America's Cup racecourses. Having sailed both with and against each other across multiple campaigns for the oldest trophy in international sport, they are back together again leading the New York Yacht Club's challenge to
America’s Cup: American Magic AC75 flies on first test sail
America’s Cup: American and British crews report good winter progress
Two of the America’s Cup “super teams” – American Magic and INEOS Team UK – have reported accelerated progress in their campaigns after both teams ran winter training camps away from their home bases. Faced with the prospect of freezing temperatures and winter storms back home in the United Kingdom, the
