A 20-minute drag race was all it took for Emirates Team New Zealand to crush rivals Oracle Team USA today to make it 7-1 and wrest the America’s Cup from…
America’s Cup team: Emirates Team New Zealand
New Zealand on brink of ‘payback’ America’s Cup victory as Oracle Team USA falter with mistakes
Emirates Team New Zealand have a match point for the America’s Cup after winning two races of the America’s Cup against Oracle Team USA to go 6-1 up in the…
Spithill punches out first America’s Cup win with faster Oracle Team USA – but will it be enough?
Jimmy Spithill and Oracle Team USA punched out their first win in the America’s Cup today, seeding hopes of a comeback against Emirates Team New Zealand. They lost the first race…
Uncovered: the secret reason Emirates Team New Zealand is using pedal power
Before the 35th America’s Cup began, one of the biggest unknowns was whether the pedal bike grinders on Emirates Team New Zealand was going to be a big advantage and, if…
America’s Cup finals: two wins for slippery Emirates Team New Zealand after costly errors by defenders
An emphatic first two victories for Emirates Team New Zealand – plus claims they have plenty more in the tank – will give defenders Oracle Team USA plenty to think…
Emirates Team New Zealand crush Artemis Racing to become challenger for the America’s Cup
Emirates Team New Zealand have powered through to become the challengers for the 35th America’s Cup match against Oracle Team USA. If the fastest boat always wins, is this what…
Emirates New Zealand on the edge of reaching America’s Cup match after pouncing on Artemis Racing
Artemis Racing has been the team that has given the America’s Cup most of a rollercoaster ride. Their comebacks, disappointments, fast starts and pace have been unpredictably brilliant, but today it…
Did cyclist setup contribute to Emirates Team New Zealand capsize? Design guru Andy Claughton analyses
Why did Emirates Team New Zealand pitchpole so disastrously during the America’s Cup playoffs? There have been numerous theories about this – the wingmast being allowed to develop too much power;…
Emirates Team New Zealand in dramatic capsize, but Ben Ainslie says “most exhilarating sailing ever”
The windiest day of America’s Cup racing to date ended with the dramatic and serious pitchpole of Emirates Team New Zealand just before crossing the start line on the final race of the…
America’s Cup: Gear failure deals a shocking blow for Land Rover BAR during opening races of semi finals
The British team aboard Land Rover BAR suffered a major setback in their quest to challenge for the 35th America’s Cup today, when a critical component in their wingsail broke…
Oracle Team USA beat NZ to go 1-0 up for America’s Cup, and are LandRover BAR finding their form?
Some of the most exciting racing in the America’s Cup so far saw Oracle Team USA seize two wins and storm away from the qualifier series with a one-point advantage for the…
Land Rover BAR has precarious win as America’s Cup teams sail at four times wind speed
Skippers Franck Cammas and Sir Ben Ainslie today suffered two of the harshest defeats so far in the America’s Cup qualifiers in Bermuda. In light winds of 6-7 knots in which…
Podcast: how did umpires get that protest wrong, and what’s the matter with Land Rover BAR?
After only a few days of racing, America’s Cup fans have plenty of big questions to ponder. One is about the protest decision by Emirates Team New Zealand that went against…
Oracle Team USA and Emirates Team New Zealand in top form but Land Rover BAR count two losses
After a second day of racing in the America’s Cup qualifiers, a picture is beginning to form of the top teams as defenders Oracle Team USA and Emirates Team New…
Podcast: What’s the America’s Cup pecking order – and what really happened in that Ben Ainslie collision?
With a week to go until the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup qualifiers begin, the race action and controversy have stepped up into another league. During practice racing this week, we…
Rumours abound as the teams run out of time to make significant changes to their boats
Emirates Team New Zealand is making the most of its status as the dark horse of this America’s Cup. As I write, the Kiwi AC50 has not long emerged out…
Podcast: The secrets behind the race for the fastest America’s Cup foils
At first glance, the America’s Cup teams’ AC50s may look similar, but out of sight within the hulls and under the water lie significant differences in foil designs and control…
For or against? Emirates Team New Zealand divides opinion in America’s Cup build-up
It used to be considered the height of treason for a challenger to train with the defender during the preliminaries of the America’s Cup. Yet in the build-up to Bermuda…
Russell Coutts lashes out at Emirates Team New Zealand for biased reports and “constant bickering”
A massive salvo has been fired by Russell Coutts at the New Zealand media and Emirates Team New Zealand. Coutts accuses the media of bias and says that Team New…
Sir Russell Coutts talks about New Zealand’s pedal power and the America’s Cup
With less than three months to go until the start of the Louis Vuitton qualifiers and 35th America’s Cup in Bermuda, Sir Russell Coutts was in London celebrating the event’s…