Latest News - 34th Americas Cup

America΄s Cup: Kiwis rolling over the competition

    Date: 11-Aug-2011
    by: Dylan Sears
    Emirates Team New Zealand is quickly becoming the star of the show at the America’s Cup World Series – Cascais. For the second consecutive day, the Kiwis earned maximum points, after beating Artemis Racing in a match racing duel for first place to conclude a full day of racing.

America΄s Cup: Top teams tangle in Cascais

    Date: 10-Aug-2011
    by: Dylan Sears
    Emirates Team New Zealand is setting a torrid pace at the Cascais AC Match Race Championship, leading after the first day of the series.

America΄s Cup: Emirates Team NZ double winners

    Date: 07-Aug-2011
    by: Dylan Sears
    Five teams crowded the podium on Sunday at the America’s Cup World Series – Cascais as the opening weekend ended with some champagne sailing across the two events. On Sunday, large crowds on the beach and in the spectator fleet enjoyed front row seats with the racing just meters from the shore.

America΄s Cup: All guns blazing to start the AC World Series in Cascais

    Date: 05-Aug-2011
    by: Dylan Sears
    The opening races of the America’s Cup World Series – Cascais lived up to the promise of creating close, tactical racing among some of the world’s best sailors

America’s Cup Charts New Course in Cascais

    Date: 10-Jul-2011
    by: Dylan Sears
    Inaugural AC World Series Event to Deliver Intense Action at the Water’s Edge

America΄s Cup: Korea celebrates entry into America΄s Cup

    Date: 06-Jul-2011
    by: Dylan Sears
    The two greatest trophies in sailing were together on an extraordinary day in the history of the America’s Cup competition, as Team Korea, known locally as the White Tiger Challenge, celebrated its entry to this prestigious event, with a press briefing at the spectacular Seoul Marina on the mighty Han River in Seoul.

America΄s Cup: Format Defined for Louis Vuitton Cup

    Date: 02-Jul-2011
    by: Dylan Sears
    The Regatta Director has issued the dates and format for the Louis Vuitton Cup, the America΄s Cup Challenger Series.

America΄s Cup: New Era for America’s Cup goes live in 35 days

    Date: 01-Jul-2011
    by: Dylan Sears
    The first competition of the new multihull America’s Cup era begins with the inaugural America’s Cup World Series in Cascais, Portugal, on August 6.

America΄s Cup: Green Comm Racing opens a new chapter

    Date: 24-Jun-2011
    by: Dylan Sears
    Thursday in the Spanish port city of Valencia, well known for its love of fiestas and sports, a Spanish challenger for the 34th America’s Cup was revealed.

America΄s Cup: Green Comm Racing and RCNV launch the challenge of sustainability

    Date: 23-Jun-2011
    by: Dylan Sears
    The Real Club Nautico de Valencia (RCNV) and Green Comm Racing announced the details of their Challenge for the 34th America’s Cup at a press conference Thursday afternoon in Valencia, Spain.

America΄s Cup: It΄s a Wrap.

    Date: 21-Jun-2011
    by: Dylan Sears
    Week one of the AC45 test period in San Francisco is done, filled with some hair-raising fly-bys and one spectacular capsize heard ΄round the world

America΄s Cup: New logo revealed for Louis Vuitton Cup

    Date: 16-Jun-2011
    by: Dylan Sears
    A new logo has been created to celebrate one of the most enduring relationsips in the history of sports.

America’s Cup Teams Welcomed to San Francisco

    Date: 15-Jun-2011
    by: Dylan Sears
    On Wednesday the field of international competitors for the 34th America’s Cup revealed their game plans for winning the trophy and bringing the honor of hosting the Cup to their home country.

America΄s Cup: Wild Ride

    Date: 14-Jun-2011
    by: Dylan Sears
    The first day of the America΄s Cup Race Management (ACRM) test period saw wild winds and an even wilder capsize out on San Francisco Bay, where conditions were at their best.

America΄s Cup: Tuning up, shipping out

    Date: 10-Jun-2011
    by: Dylan Sears
    While ORACLE Racing begins testing on its home waters of San Francisco Bay, Emirates Team New Zealand is packing up in Auckland and heading to Europe ahead of the AC World Series.

America΄s Cup: Short, sharp, fast racing on tap

    Date: 08-Jun-2011
    by: Dylan Sears
    The America’s Cup World Series (AC World Series) in Cascais - the first event of the 34th America’s Cup - promises to deliver thrills and spills on a level never before seen at the Cup.

America΄s Cup: Countdown to Cascais Begins

    Date: 07-Jun-2011
    by: Dylan Sears
    In just two months’ time, the inaugural America’s Cup World Series (AC World Series) will get under way in the port city of Cascais, Portugal, a location world-famous for its spectacular sailing conditions.

America΄s Cup World Series competitive bid process for host venues is open.

    Date: 02-Jun-2011
    by: Dylan Sears
    The competitive bid process for cities to become 2012 and 2013 America’s Cup World Series (AC World Series) host venues is now open. All bids must be sent to the America’s Cup Event Authority (ACEA) via email on or before June 30, 2011.

America΄s Cup: Artemis and Emirates Team NZ top the table

    Date: 30-May-2011
    by: Dylan Sears
    Artemis Racing and Emirates Team New Zealand finish one-two at the Extreme Sailing Seris in Istanbul.

America΄s Cup: Emirates Team New Zealand on track

    Date: 27-May-2011
    by: Dylan Sears
    It΄s been a good week for Emirates Team New Zealand. A few days ago, the Kiwi team announced it had secured its funding to see it through this challenge for the Cup. And this week, the team is showing good pace during the test sessions off Auckland.