Year, new fast boat and fair Protocol rules will be unveiled September 13th
Organizers for the 34th America’s Cup plan to host a press conference on September 13th, in Valencia, to reveal three of the four cornerstones of the next competition…
Organizers for the 34th America’s Cup plan to host a press conference on September 13th, in Valencia, to reveal three of the four cornerstones of the next competition…
Eyeing an economic windfall in the billions of dollars, the Senate of the State of California issued on Tuesday a resolution urging organizers for the 34th America’s Cup to designate San Francisco as the host venue. The resolution, SCR 124, also urges the State of California to support San Francisco’s bid to host the 34th [...]
An insightful and exclusive ‘behind the scenes’ look at the 1851 Cup, held the first week of August in Cowes, England, is to be broadcast this week on Sky Sports. Hosted by the Royal Thames Yacht Club, the 1851 Cup featured the winning team from the 33rd America’s Cup, BMW ORACLE Racing matched against Britain’s Cup hope, TEAMORIGIN.
Russell Coutts, CEO of BMW ORACLE Racing, came to Cowes, birthplace of the America’s Cup, to update potential teams about plans for the 34th America’s Cup, scheduled for 2013 or 2014. He met skippers, sponsors and team owners competing in the Extreme Sailing Series for 40-foot catamarans…
Following on the heels of Sunday’s conclusion of four days of highly successful America’s Cup media trials, a new web site has been launched – www.acmediaevaluation.com – where all the clips have been posted and comments are welcome. The media trials were geared to examine every aspect of America’s Cup racing, including the type of [...]
A strong sea breeze on the final day of the America’s Cup media trials concluded what has widely been regarded as a successful experiment. Over the past four days two pairs of high-performance monohulls and multihulls have been loaded with a plethora of cameras and microphones and put through their paces, with the goal of improving television coverage of the America’s Cup…
The boats are still out on the water, just outside Port America’s Cup, racing off Malvarrosa Beach. Gilles Martin-Raget was also out for the first session – here’s a selection of what he shot.