Cup Headlines
Artemis rebounds; Energy hangs on to Fleet lead
Artemis Racing skipper Terry Hutchinson rallied from two disappointing days of sailing Saturday, winning one of the two fleet races and topping France’s Energy Team to advance to Sunday’s match race final at the America’s Cup World Series stop in Venice. With the shoreline crowded with thousands of spectators, Hutchinson ...
Italians shine on Day 2; Energy atop fleet standings
Prada shook off its opening day frustrations Friday, claiming both fleet races in dominating fashion at the America’s Cup World Series stop in Venice. Prada’s Luna Rossa – Swordfish boat took the day’s opening race while Prada’s Luna Rossa – Piranha captured the day’s second fleet race. “Today has been ...
Peyron masters Venice field on Day One
Veteran skipper Loick Peyron was back at the helm of the Energy Team Thursday, ending the first day of racing day at the America’s Cup World Series in Venice in the top spot in the fleet race and also defeating Oracle Bundock in a match race. Peyron, swooping places with ...
Prada captures Naples Fleet title; Oracle Spithill moves into first overall
Chris Draper and his Luna Rossa crew ignited a wild celebration along Naples waterfront Sunday by capturing the final fleet race and the title at the fourth stop of the AC World Series 2011-2012 racing season. Meanwhile, the San Francisco-based Oracle Spithill crew rallied from last place early in the ...
Oracle’s Spithill closes the gap
Oracle skipper Jimmy Spithill may not have won a race Friday, but his two second place finishes propelled his boat ever closer to Naples America’s Cup World Series leader Team New Zealand in the race for the overall title. Friday’s winds blew offshore from the east amid heavy rain showers ...
Team New Zealand dominates Day 2
Taking advantage of light breezes, the Emirates Team New Zealand scored a pair of wins Thursday at Day Two of the America’s Cup World Series event in Naples. New Zealand skipper Dean Barker now had his team squarely on top of the standings of the event and opened some distance ...
Oracle’s Spithill navigates rough waters in Naples
Oracle Racing Jimmy Spithill fought off pounding waves and stiff winds Wednesday to guide his crew to a first place tie with Emirates New Zealand during the opening day of racing of the America's Cup World Series off Naples. Spithill dominated the day’s opening race, taking a commanding lead after ...
Outteridge perfect for fast-paced America's Cup
With its fast catamarans, the newfangled America's Cup is a perfect fit for young adrenaline junkie Nathan Outteridge. Just 26 and headed for his second Olympics in the 49er class, the Australian will make his debut as Team Korea's skipper when the first season of the America's Cup World Series ...
America's Cup agreement sent to full SF Board of Supervisors
A San Francisco Board of Supervisors committee on Wednesday sent an agreement between city officials and organizers of the America's Cup sailing race to the full board for consideration. The board's budget and finance committee voted 2-1 to move forward the agreement, under which race organizers would rebuild aging piers ...
Some skepticism as America's Cup agreement comes under review
The America's Cup racing team sailed the waters of the San Francisco Bay Tuesday during a demonstration amid growing skepticism about how much the city stands to cash-in on the upcoming series of sailing events. The demonstration was billed as a preview of things to come. "I feel the America's ...
Second appeal filed against America's Cup EIR; hearing expected Jan. 24
The Sierra Club has filed a second appeal this week against the environmental impact report for the America's Cup in San Francisco. The environmental group's San Francisco chapter on Wednesday filed the appeal, primarily in response to concerns about the planned placement of a floating Jumbotron screen at Aquatic Park, ...
America's Cup officials pondering best-of-3 daily format
Regatta organizers are considering a new best-of-three daily match-racing format for the Louis Vuitton Cup for challengers and the America's Cup match on San Francisco Bay next year. Defending champion Oracle Racing of San Francisco and the eight foreign challengers discussed the "three-for-one" proposal in Auckland, New Zealand, this week. ...
Planning commission certifies America’s Cup environmental impact report
The San Francisco Planning Commission unanimously certified the America's Cup environmental impact statement Thursday night setting the stage for a business and construction boom. Environmental groups said they needed more time to review San Francisco's eight-volume plan for hosting the America's Cup before it went up for a vote Thursday ...
Oracle tops Energy Team for match race title
America's Cup champion skipper Jimmy Spithill of Oracle Racing swept the French Energy Team in two races Saturday to win the match racing portion of the America's Cup World Series on San Diego Bay. Spithill, who skippered Oracle Racing's trimaran to victory in the 2010 America's Cup off Valencia, Spain, ...
Oracle, Energy Team advance to match race finals
After training in San Diego for 16 months before winning the America's Cup in 2010, Oracle Racing's sailors are familiar with everything from the wind to the best waterfront bars. Skipper Jimmy Spithill and his crew used their local knowledge in quickly dispatching Dean Barker and Emirates Team New Zealand ...
Artemis shines; Oracle Coutts eliminated in match races
American Terry Hutchinson has skippered Sweden's Artemis Racing into the semifinals of the America's Cup World Series match racing championship after a riveting showdown with France's Aleph on foggy San Diego Bay. Hutchinson, an experienced match racer, blocked Aleph skipper Pierre Pennec from passing late in the race and held ...
Energy Team ends ‘perfect day’ on top of standings
With a new skipper at its helm, the Energy Team captured the final seeding race of the day Wednesday to finish atop the standings at San Diego Match Racing Championships of the America’s Cup World Series. Skipper Yann Guichard posted three top-five race finishes to end the day one point ...
America's Cup World Series visits San Diego
America's Cup racing is back in the United States for the first time since Russell Coutts and Team New Zealand lifted the Auld Mug from Dennis Conner off San Diego in 1995. Besides a few familiar faces, little is the same as it was 16 years ago. Nine teams will ...
Luna Rossa, Prada back in America's Cup
Italy's Luna Rossa Challenge and fashion house Prada are back in the America's Cup. The Italians announced Wednesday that their challenge for the 2013 America's Cup has been accepted by Golden Gate Yacht Club. The late challenge comes as the other teams are preparing for the third stop on ...
Kiwis set sights on regaining America's Cup dominance
Don't forget about the Kiwis. Pushed to the background along with several other syndicates during a nasty legal fight between billionaires that locked up the America's Cup for nearly three years, Emirates Team New Zealand has quickly re-established itself as a big-time power in sailing's marquee regatta. The Kiwis won ...
Advertisement
Ads By Google
Advertisement
Links We Like
From Our News Partners
© 2012 Cox Media Group. By using this website,
you accept the terms of our Visitor Agreement and Privacy Policy, and understand your options regarding Ad Choices
.
