Tag Archives: America’s Cup
America’s Cup to Remain on Track after Last Week’s Tragic Accident
In light of last Thursday’s events on San Francisco bay, we at BWS would like to express our heartfelt condolences to the family, friends and teammates of Andrew “Bart” Simpson. Organizers of the America’s Cup said emphatically that the race … Continue reading
US Sailing, America’s Cup Join Forces on New Website
US Sailing, the national governing body of the sport, has joined forces with the pinnacle event in sailing – the iconic America’s Cup – to introduce, inform and educate a new generation of sailors. The new website at www.startsailing.org offers visitors … Continue reading
Video of the Week: Flying on Foils
At 20 to 40 knots it looks and sounds like quite a ride for the crew of ORACLE TEAM USA’s 17… Hear from the ORACLE TEAM USA crew about what it’s like to fly their AC72 17 on foils, sometimes … Continue reading
Yanmar Partners with ORACLE TEAM USA
ORACLE TEAM USA announced that Yanmar has been selected as Official Technical Partner. Yanmar, a Japanese company with an intimate knowledge of the world’s oceans, will provide engines for ORACLE TEAM USA’s chase boats during the bid to defend the … Continue reading
Video of the Week
Now that ORACLE TEAM USA “17″ is comfortably back on it’s boards and flying high, attention turns to the constant state of development for both sailors and shore crew alike.
Improved ORACLE TEAM USA Boat Back in the Water
It’s been a long time in coming, but ORACLE TEAM USA hit the water on Monday in its ‘better than new’ AC72, named 17. After conducting load testing over the weekend, 17 was launched on a grey morning in San Francisco, with the … Continue reading
America’s Cup Authority Announces New Focus
In an effort to retain focus on the America’s Cup, the America’s Cup Event Authority (ACEA) will shift its attention from the America’s Cup World Series (ACWS) events this spring to San Francisco’s “Summer of Sailing.” The “Summer of Sailing” … Continue reading
Team NZ to Boycott Pre-Cup Regattas
Team New Zealand will boycott most of next year’s America’s Cup pre-regattas as the team believes it will be a distraction from the main event. In what is certain to create further tension between Grant Dalton and Oracle chief executive Sir … Continue reading
Update: Lawyers Battle Over Cup Cat
Hero or hijacker? The question has swirled around night watchman Todd Tholke, who filed a $200,000 salvage claim after finding the French America’s Cup World Series team’s 45-foot catamaran in the dead of night after it drifted away from a San … Continue reading
America’s Cup Catamaran Capsizes in San Francisco Bay
Another week, another capsize – this time with Oracle’s AC72… A boating outing for the Oracle racing team training for the America’s Cup in the San Francisco Bay turned into a upside-down surprise when their 72-foot catamaran capsized and was pulled … Continue reading
Video of the Week: AC72 Hydro-foiling
To fly or not to fly? This week’s Americas Cup Discovered focuses on the latest technology as the hydro-foiling 72-foot wing-sailed catamarans become a reality. The secrecy around all the teams and their boat designs has been rife, but America’s … Continue reading
Ted Turner and Dennis Conner to Reunite with Jobson and Whidden
America’s Cup history will repeat itself this week when the 2012 12 Metre North American Championships feature two of sailing’s most famous skippers, Ted Turner and Dennis Conner, reuniting with their winning tacticians, Gary Jobson and Tom Whidden, respectively. Turner, an … Continue reading
ACWS: Oracle Dominates Super Sunday
Sun, breeze and stars, the AC World Series finals for Super Sunday had it all. The bookies had James Spithill down as the favorite in the match race final against his boss Russell Coutts, but only just. Conditions were superb … Continue reading
Video of the Week
Russell Coutts gets closed out at the starting line during the ACWS San Francisco and ends up getting fresh with the committee boat.
America’s Cup Program Released
The program for the 2013 America’s Cup season in San Francisco will include up to 55 days of racing in the Louis Vuitton Cup, America’s Cup Finals and Red Bull Youth America’s Cup as four teams take up the challenge against … Continue reading
AC Defender Still King
Last week proved to be a statement event for the US defender of the America’s Cup as Oracle Team USA was prominent in all areas of the AC World Series event. Jimmy Spithill’s team claimed the overall 2011-12 season title … Continue reading
San Francisco: Fire at Pier 29 Won’t Affect Nearby AC Activities
A four-alarm fire heavily damaged a historic pier building on San Francisco’s waterfront Wednesday, June 20th, but the blaze won’t interrupt construction of nearby America’s Cup facilities, official said. Dozens of firefighters controlled the flames in the main structure of … Continue reading
America’s Cup Newport Begins!
Narragansett Bay and Newport, RI are alive with the America’s Cup experience this week. The America’s Cup World Series kicked off on June 23 and will run through July 1. The nine-day international sporting competition will see fast action on … Continue reading
Joint Effort Planned to Lessen the AC World Series’ Environmental Impact in Newport
As the eyes of the sporting world descend on Newport, RI during the final stop of the America’s Cup World Series (June 23-July 1), a trio of local organizations are working in collaboration to set a new standard for sustainable … Continue reading
America’s Cup Wins Sports Emmy for Technical Innovation
It’s not often that you hear the words sailing and broadcast innovation in the same sentence, but the new technology developed by the America’s Cup is sure to change the way we watch the sport via television for good. America’s … Continue reading
