Spirit Yachts and BAR Technologies have unveiled what they claim is the first fully electric boat capable of a fast cruising range of 100 nautical miles. Created on the basis of BAR’s America’s Cup simulation and design expertise, the SpiritBARTech35EF is a purpose-built electric boat with a trio of active retractable foils to help minimise […]
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What happened in the Cup – March 13, 2023: Alinghi Red Bull Racing sailed out of Barcelona in their AC75, with Dean Barker back onboard. American Magic sailed off Pensacola in their AC40 INEOS Britannia sailed off Mallorca, in their AC40 in light winds. Luna Rossa did not sail. Emirates Team New Zealand did not […]
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Emirates Team New Zealand continued to train in the their two boat AC40 program, on a bright sunny day, in the Rangitoto Channel off North Head – otherwise known as Course C, or the Stadium Course from the 2021 America’s Cup This was also the venue for Auckland’s early match racing going back into the […]
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Five of the six teams entered in the 2024 America’s Cup are sailing, some with only one boat, others with two, and Emirates Team New Zealand with three. With about 18 months left until the start of racing in August 2024, the various team strategies are unfolding and changing. Some look to be on their […]
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Swiss sail again in their AC75 What happened in the Cup – Feb 12, 2023: Alinghi Red Bull Racing sailed out of Barcelona on February 12, having rigged and launched the AC75 on February 10. It was last sailed on February 1. The AC37 Recon team stated that the AC75 had been forced ashore by […]
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What happened in the Cup – Feb 4, 2023: American Magic sailed off Pensacola in what was her final sail. The team will not be back on the water until early March, 2023. Luna Rossa sailed from Cagliari, in the fresh breeze of the Maestrale. Emirates Team New Zealand did not sail, with fresh onshore […]
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The Accor hotel group has committed to K-Challenge for the 37th America’s Cup naming its Orient Express brand as title partner of the official French challenger, which will be known as Orient Express Team. This commitment to sports oldest trophy, one of the most demanding in competitive sailing, alongside K-Challenge, continues Accor’s expansion into the […]
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Only two of the six teams entered in the 2024 America’s Cup sailed today, January 18, 2023 What happened in the Cup – January 18, 2023: INEOS Britannia last sailed out of Mallorca on January 14, 2023. American Magic sailed inshore again in Pensacola after deciding that the seaway was too extreme outside in the […]
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From luxury brands like Ulysse Nardin and Omega to entry-level models by Spinnaker or Timex, all the best chronograph watches offer a stopwatch function for sailors while on board – particularly handy when it comes to regatta timing… There are plenty of options to choose from when it comes to the best sailing watches, with […]
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An electrifying chat with Mercury Racing’s Stuart Halley. Born to Fly Mercury’s radical electric outboard will shake up boat racing. We’ve seen a slew of radical electric boating technology over the last few years. From X-Shore’s daycruisers to Evoy-driven Axopars to hyper-efficient hydrofoils from Candela and America’s Cup Emirates Team New Zealand, it’s a fascinating […]
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Cup Spy Jan 10 – Funky breeze gives Brits the run around in Mallorca What happened in the Cup – January 10, 2023: INEOS Britannia had their third sail on their LEQ12 prototype, in a funky breeze in Mallorca. American Magic did not sail, as signalled in their last report. Emirates Team New Zealand are […]
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The rumoured French America’s Cup entrant has finally been announced with Stephane Kandler and Bruno Dubois leading the outfit A long-rumoured French team has finally been announced as an entry to the next America’s Cup in 2024. Details are still thin on the ground but from the information sent out by the organisers of the […]
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The New Zealand team has set a new wind powered land speed record, which is not awaiting ratification from the body who oversees the record books Emirates Team New Zealand’s Wind powered Land speed World Record attempt at South Australia’s Lake Gairdner. The Land yacht called ‘Horonuku’ is assembled on the lake and taken for […]
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We ask top sailors and marine industry gurus to choose the coolest and most innovative yachts of our times. Guillaume Verdier nominates Olympus Photo “The late Mike Birch’s Olympus Photo, designed and built by Walter Greene, sits at the root of all modern multis,” says Verdier. “Mike and his boat began the legend of the […]
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Meet the radical new 50-knot fuel cell chase boat for America’s Cup. Is this hydrogenated hydrofoil the shape of things to come? Meet the radical new 50-knot fuel cell chase boat for America’s Cup. Is this hydrogenated hydrofoil the shape of things to come? As a propulsion source for boating, hydrogen has a lot going […]
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INEOS Britannia has unveiled its new ‘LEQ12’ America’s Cup test boat, T6, while activity among all the teams has ramped up with two years to go until the 37th America’s Cup INEOS Britannia has launched its first America’s Cup test boat. Code-named T6, the test boat is known as an ‘LEQ12’ , a scaled down […]
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Bluegame is developing a hydrogen-powered chase boat for American Magic, the American entry in the 2024 America’s Cup sailing series. This futuristic hydrogen foiler is a precursor to Bluegame’s forthcoming range of cruising catamarans Hydrogen powered chase boats form part of the event’s ‘protocol’, a strict set of rules set out by the current holders […]
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Emirates Team New Zealand have completed a successful first day of testing for the new AC40, which will be used in the run up to the 37th America’s Cup, and for the Youth and Women’s AC America’s Cup Defender, Emirates Team New Zealand has reported a successful maiden sail of the first AC40 in New […]
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