America's Cup Future? Here's want Ernesto Bertarelli has in mind for the 32nd America's Cup Tim Jeffery, 3 March 2003
Food for Thought It's Sunday in Auckland. The thoughts are a bit disjointed. But chew on these Tim Jeffery, 1 March 2003
Shake-up for the next Cup? Already the talk is that if Ernesto Bertarelli wins the America's Cup he will turn it on its head. Frankly I find that hard to believe Tim Jeffery, 21 February 2003
Up Front Straining to read leaves in the America's Cup? Let's catch the mood in the Alinghi camp. Tim Jeffery, 20 February 2003
Fragile Time to re-write Team New Zealand's Dave Dobbyn theme song 'Loyal'? Would 'Fragile' be more appropriate ? Tim Jeffery, 15 February 2003
Coutts v Barker: grudge match? Not in the eyes of the two skippers contesting the 31st America's Cup. The only antipathy seems to be the eyes of the old Team New Zealand backers and trustees plus the more extreme elements of public opinion. Tim Jeffery, 11 February 2003
Coutts, Butterworth and Team New Zealand – the spat continues, part 2 Read Tim Jeffery's world exclusive interview with current trustee Ralph Norris and old trustee Richard Green Tim Jeffery, 6 February 2003
It's a people thing "You can't second guess with hindsight what things we might have done differently," said the world's fifth richest man Tim Jeffery, 20 January 2003
Heart of the matter As soon as the wind climbs into the 13s, 14s, 15s and both yachts start to throw a bit of Hauraki Gulf spray with their bows, then Alinghi appears to have a telling performance edge Tim Jeffery, 17 January 2003
Seeing red? There are two red boats in Auckland. Are they a metaphor or a genuine explanation of what seems to be a lopsided Louis Vuitton Cup final in which Alinghi has Oracle BMW on the ropes? Tim Jeffery, 14 January 2003
The ugly side of the Cup The America's Cup can do without this and, most assuredly, so can the Alinghi team members who have received menacing letters Tim Jeffery, 8 January 2003
Deed of gift debate Back in 1851, America was described as a sparrow-hawk amongst pigeons. Current goings-on in Auckland and at the Attorney General's office of New York state will have the same mortifying effect Tim Jeffery, 23 December 2002
Cayard and the Cup He may not be competing this time, but how does he see this event Tim Jeffery, 22 December 2002
Second skin Word is out on Team New Zealand's secret weapon Tim Jeffery, 16 December 2002
Coutts – the man of the moment By default, unthinkingly almost, Alinghi was installed as a Louis Vuitton Cup favourite from the outset. The reason was the Coutts factor Tim Jeffery, 13 December 2002
No winners in the OneWorld verdict The issues raised at the Panel's hearings over the weekend have got muddled in the background noise of this long-running saga Tim Jeffery, 10 December 2002
The Big Weekend OneWorld's big weekend. Yet in a sense it is the America's Cup that is on trial just as much as the Seattle syndicate. Tim Jeffery, 7 December 2002
Last hurrah for DC? Farewell to DC and JB: that's Dennis Conner and Jesper Bank Tim Jeffery, 30 November 2002
Desperate moves made by desperate people Is the latest attempt to have the Seattle team brought to book for allegedly using the design materials of other teams a sign of desperation? Tim Jeffery, 26 November 2002
Kill or be killed The repecharge has brought a delicious uncertainty to the racing Tim Jeffery, 22 November 2002
Goodbye GBR Britain's elimination has robbed the competition of any chance of seeing just what GBR78 had below of skirt. Well, seeing how it performed at any rate Tim Jeffery, 19 November 2002
Oracle's turn around Larry Ellison's team have gone from struggling to win a race to struggleing to lose one - how? Tim Jeffery, 15 November 2002
Next instalment in the soap opera All soap operas have their homes. Eastenders has Albert Square. Neighbours has Ramsay Street. And the America's Cup has Halsey Street, where the teams are located in the Viaduct Harbour. Tim Jeffery, 12 November 2002
Arrivederci Onorato No one could mistake Vincenzo Onorato for General Patton, but he has consistently uttered the familiar refrain: I will be back Tim Jeffery, 8 November 2002
Whither Dennis? Dennis Conner overlooked? Surely not. But this is the point: Stars & Stripes has done nothing remarkable... Tim Jeffery, 4 November 2002
Early end game This isn't quite the end of the Round Robin 2 but you can see the shape from here Tim Jeffery, 1 November 2002
Breezing through the races? You can reduce all sport to numbers. They say figures don't lie - batting averages, fastest laps, goal difference, you name it Tim Jeffery, 28 October 2002
Holmberg under the axe Dennis Conner warned us. He said the billionaires were only used to winning Tim Jeffery, 25 October 2002
Radical moves at Prada "Do we want to be in this situation? No. Are we slower than we need to be? Absolutely? Do we have the resources to keep going? Absolutely." So says Laurent Esquier, the man at the centre of the Prada maelstrom Tim Jeffery, 22 October 2002
The Larry Question Meet the men who are now comfortable in their own skins: Peter Holmberg and John Cutler Tim Jeffery, 11 October 2002
Over to you Andy Sometimes change for change's sake does the trick, but not often. There again, doing nothing is not an attractive option either Tim Jeffery, 9 October 2002
The Problems with Prada A difficult week for some Italians Tim Jeffery, 5 October 2002
Louis Vuitton Cup – Round Robin 1 The America's Cup is a technology race every bit as much as a boat race writes Tim Jeffery Tim Jeffery, 30 September 2002
The waiting is over Tim Jeffery will be filing his first comment on the Louis Vuitton Cup on 30 September Tim Jeffery, 30 September 2002
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