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America’s Cup: No wrong answers?

by yachtracinglife - 26th October 2019

With four AC75s now successfully launched and actively foiling, this story on the America's Cup website asks: What have we learned about the outcomes of the various design strategies chosen by each of the teams for their first-generation boats? One thing seems clear – that there is more than one way

America’s Cup: British and Italian teams launch their first AC75s

by yachtracinglife - 5th October 20195th October 2019

It has been another big week for the America’s Cup with the launch of the Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team and INOEOS Team UK AC75s on Wednesday and Friday respectively. These two latest boats bring the AC75 fleet up to four including the previously launched boats from NYYC American Magic and

America’s Cup: Luna Rossa Challenge reveals test boat

by yachtracinglife - 17th June 201917th June 2019

Luna Rossa Challenge – the Italian America's Cup syndicate backed by Prada and Pirelli – has published pictures of its scaled-down test boat sailing for the first time in the waters off the team's training base in Sardinia. This makes the Italian squad – the official Challenger of Record for the

America’s Cup: Stars + Stripes refute withdrawal rumours

by yachtracinglife - 3rd April 20193rd April 2019

Stars + Stripes Team USA – the California-based challenger for the America’s Cup, led by Taylor Canfield and Mike Buckley – have issued a statement quashing rumours rumbling around the New Zealand mainstream media that the team was about to withdraw its challenge for the 2021 Cup. The team’s press release

America’s Cup: Malta Altus Challenge in doubt after arbitration spat

by yachtracinglife - 15th March 201915th March 2019

Malta Altus Challenge an America’s Cup syndicate from the Royal Malta Yacht Club has become the fourth official challenge to be accepted by the current Cup holders Emirates Team New Zealand.

The chances of the first ever Maltese America’s Cup challenge continuing are in doubt today according to a press release from the event’s organisers – the Defender Emirates Team New Zealand and the Challenger of Record Luna Rossa Challenge. The short release announced the publication of the America’s Cup arbitration panel’s

America’s Cup: Late Challengers issues resolved after talks

by yachtracinglife - 5th March 20195th March 2019

Face-to-face talks between the America's Cup Challenger of Record Luna Rosa and the Defender Emirates Team New Zealand have resolved the disputes over the validity of the three most recent challenges for the 36th edition of the ancient competition scheduled for 2021 in Auckland, New Zealand. A statement issued by America's

Panerai signs with Luna Rossa for 36th America’s Cup

by yachtracinglife - 14th January 2019

No self-respecting America’s Cup campaign is complete without a high-end watch manufacturer as one of its sponsors and nobody knows that better than the official Challenger of record for the 36th America’s Cup Luna Rossa who have just announced a partnership with fellow Italians Panerai. As part of the agreement which

Elbow injury rules Spithill out of Rolex Sydney Hobart Race

by yachtracinglife - 13th December 2018

Jimmy Spithill has been ruled out of taking part in the 2018 Rolex Sydney Hobart Race after damaging an elbow tendon while training in Sydney, Australia this week for the Boxing Day race aboard the 100-foot supermaxi Comanche. With double America’s Cup winner Spithill’s primary focus being on his role with

America’s Cup “our obsession” says Luna Rossa skipper

by yachtracinglife - 4th December 20184th December 2018

Some powerful and intensely evocative words from the Italian skipper of the Luna Rossa Challenge Max Sirena as he makes it clear the Prada-backed Challenger of record is not there just to make up the numbers in the 36th America's Cup cycle. I just want to make sure this is clear

Eight new America’s Cup challenges lodged

by yachtracinglife - 30th November 2018

America’s Cup holders the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron and Emirates Team New Zealand say they received notices of challenge from eight new syndicates before today’s 1700 New Zealand Time deadline for late entries for the 36th edition of the America’s Cup. No details have been made available on who the