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    Land Rover BAR capsize during training in Solent

    • December 11, 2015

    The 45ft foiling cat named ‘T2’ is the team’s latest boat to be launched and…

    IDEC chases Jules Verne record pace and sets new record in the process

    • December 11, 2015

    To date Francis Joyon’s crew aboard IDEC Sport has trailed Yann Guichard & Donna Bertarelli’s…

    Video: On test, the M32 cat and why you should try one

    • December 4, 2015

    While America’s Cup foiling cats look spectacular and turn plenty of heads, the rate at…

    Two giant trimarans take on the world and head off for Jules Verne attempt

    • November 23, 2015

    To win the trophy will mean breaking Loïck Peyron’s blistering record pace of 45 days,…

    Americas Cup – Taking a sneaky peek at Land Rover BAR and Oracle Team USA’s latest boats

    • November 13, 2015

    “We think this is the most powerful AC boat that will be built for this…

    Artemis wins Bermuda Americas Cup World Series – crashing to victory

    • October 18, 2015

    “That last gybe was the event,” said Iain Percy to his team as they crossed…

    Americas Cup World Series – weather refuses to play ball on big day, but is there an alternative?

    • October 18, 2015

    Once the weather forecast came into view earlier in the week there was always a…

    Americas Cup World Series Bermuda – Practice day reveals new lessons for all

    • October 16, 2015

    As with any practice race there will be those who go home grateful that their…

    What it’s really like aboard a foiling Americas Cup boat in the heat of battle?

    • October 16, 2015

    As we hammered our way downwind, smoking along at thirty-something knots, aside from the deafening…

    First impressions of Bermuda, the new home for the America’s Cup

    • October 15, 2015

    You can Google it, Wikipedia it, or simply read a guide book about Bermuda, but…

    World Match Racing Tour draws Americas Cup crews in Bermuda

    • October 7, 2015

    If you thought that the lure of high performance foiling 45ft cats would render an…

    Land Rover BAR launches latest Americas Cup boat T2, but what’s different?

    • October 6, 2015

    A year after the launch of its first boat, Land Rover BAR has splashed their…

    Why Volvo Ocean Race boss Knut Frostad is leaving

    • September 21, 2015

    Knut Frostad, CEO of the Volvo Ocean Race, is stepping down at the end of…

    Chicago announced as new America’s Cup World Series venue

    • September 16, 2015

    As momentum for the 35th America’s Cup gathers pace and the ACWS events start to…

    Kiwis take overall win in needle match at AC World Series in Gothenburg

    • August 30, 2015

    When asked how his close friend and skipper of Artemis Racing, Iain Percy would be…

    Rocks, rock stars and short legs at Day 1 Americas Cup World Series in Gothenburg

    • August 29, 2015

    The practice day in Gothenburg had been a hair raising experience for many of the…

    Breezy, nerve wracking conditions for LV Americas Cup World Series in Gothenburg

    • August 29, 2015

    There is an air of tension around the dockside here in Gothenburg as the six…

    Video: Comanche – Matthew Sheahan gets aboard the world’s fastest monohull

    • August 15, 2015

    Setting the start line ends in your chart plotter two days before the race may…

    Teenage kitesurfer eyes up round the Isle of Wight speed record

    • August 13, 2015

    I’m not wishing to take anything away from Sidney Gavignet’s impressive performance around the Isle…

    Video: close racing aboard the Farr 280 at Cowes Week, but is it time to talk handicaps?

    • August 13, 2015

    Today I felt like I had been dragged around the race course on the end of…

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