Defending Champions ORACLE TEAM USA will be looking at making history by becoming only the second team to win three consecutive America’s Cup matches, but they have some catching up…
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Ben Ainslie’s Land Rover BAR knocked out of America’s Cup by dominant Emirates Team New Zealand
Ben Ainslie’s Land Rover BAR were knocked out of the America’s Cup today after a conclusive demonstration by Emirates Team New Zealand that they have the faster boat. All of…
Huge day of reckoning for Ben Ainslie’s Land Rover BAR and Artemis Racing in America’s Cup showdown
Today is a huge make or break day for challengers of the America’s Cup in a bumper day of racing. The six races this afternoon in Bermuda will decide which…
Time for Ainslie to get angry? What will it take for Land Rover BAR to beat Emirates Team New Zealand
Ben Ainslie is not averse to controversy. It wouldn’t be too much of a stretch to suggest he thrives on it. Where most sailors perform less well when they lose…
Did cyclist setup contribute to Emirates Team New Zealand capsize? Design guru Andy Claughton analyses
Why did Emirates Team New Zealand pitchpole so disastrously during the America’s Cup playoffs? There have been numerous theories about this – the wingmast being allowed to develop too much power;…
Emirates Team New Zealand in dramatic capsize, but Ben Ainslie says “most exhilarating sailing ever”
The windiest day of America’s Cup racing to date ended with the dramatic and serious pitchpole of Emirates Team New Zealand just before crossing the start line on the final race of the…
America’s Cup: Gear failure deals a shocking blow for Land Rover BAR during opening races of semi finals
The British team aboard Land Rover BAR suffered a major setback in their quest to challenge for the 35th America’s Cup today, when a critical component in their wingsail broke…
Oracle Team USA beat NZ to go 1-0 up for America’s Cup, and are LandRover BAR finding their form?
Some of the most exciting racing in the America’s Cup so far saw Oracle Team USA seize two wins and storm away from the qualifier series with a one-point advantage for the…
Land Rover BAR has precarious win as America’s Cup teams sail at four times wind speed
Skippers Franck Cammas and Sir Ben Ainslie today suffered two of the harshest defeats so far in the America’s Cup qualifiers in Bermuda. In light winds of 6-7 knots in which…
Artemis Racing lose another NZ protest, while Land Rover BAR dazzles with flawless win
There were extra lashings of melodrama again today in the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup qualifiers. Emirates New Zealand claimed another win as a result of a protest against Artemis Racing,…
Podcast: how did umpires get that protest wrong, and what’s the matter with Land Rover BAR?
After only a few days of racing, America’s Cup fans have plenty of big questions to ponder. One is about the protest decision by Emirates Team New Zealand that went against…
Shockwaves as French trounce Ainslie’s Land Rover BAR and Kiwis win with controversial protest
In two surprising and dramatic turnarounds today in the America’s Cup qualifiers, Groupama Team France trounced Ben Ainslie’s Land Rover BAR in an intense first race of the day, and…
Land Rover BAR wins first America’s Cup race, then Ben Ainslie smashes boat in start line crash
The fastest America’s Cup in history got off to a storming start today in Bermuda, with top teams racing at more than 40 knots in just 10-12 knots of true wind.…
The final countdown for Ben Ainslie: incredible photos from the last practice session
Aerial shots of the last practice session before the start of the 35th America's Cup show the teams are pushing hard ahead of the first Round Robin matches
Podcast: What’s the America’s Cup pecking order – and what really happened in that Ben Ainslie collision?
With a week to go until the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup qualifiers begin, the race action and controversy have stepped up into another league. During practice racing this week, we…
Did you know…? 10 interesting facts about the America’s Cup
1. Britain has never won the America’s Cup Despite the inaugural America’s Cup race taking place in Cowes in 1851, Britain has never won the “Auld Mug”. The USA has…
America’s Cup racing – all you need to know about how the points system works
Current team rankings Confused about how the points will be allocated during the fight for the 35th America’s Cup? Here is our guide to how the competition will…
What we can expect from the 35th America’s Cup in Bermuda – and why there could be surprises
If Jimmy Spithill had been invited to step into a time machine ten years ago to catch a glimpse of what his future looked like, even his famously cool head…
Podcast: The secrets behind the race for the fastest America’s Cup foils
At first glance, the America’s Cup teams’ AC50s may look similar, but out of sight within the hulls and under the water lie significant differences in foil designs and control…
Podcast: Are Land Rover BAR off the pace in their America’s Cup preparations?
With less than two months to go before the start of the playoffs for the 35th America’s Cup in Bermuda, the teams have completed a round of practice racing and…