“The AC45F foiler was the one design boat we raced in 2016, leading up into the America’s Cup in Bermuda,” says Freddie Carr. “The reason it’s my favourite is it…
Everything you need to know about the America’s Cup
Why we’ll probably see the AC75 in the next America’s Cup (and why that’s a good thing)
Given that this was the second America’s Cup cycle for the AC75 design rule it seemed fair to assume ahead of the event that the racing would be closer than…
World’s Coolest Yachts: AC72
“I think one of the coolest boats was the AC72,” says Davies who nominates the wingsail catamarans sailed in the 34th America’s Cup in San Francisco. “Building one of those…
‘Like riding in a tea pot through moguls’ – Why we’ll miss Glenn Ashby’s America’s Cup commentary
The strict America’s Cup nationality rules and limited crew numbers on board the AC75 may create something of a bind for team managers and require the sailors to do some…
British confirmed as Challenger of Record for 38th America’s Cup: but what next for the Cup?
It was one of the less well kept secrets in sailing, but yesterday it was confirmed that – fresh from their biggest success in the event in 90 years –…
Total domination: How Emirates Team New Zealand won the 37th America’s Cup
As America’s Cup Defender, Emirates Team New Zealand came into this competition as clear favourites and the team to beat. But the Kiwi camp has far more than just the…
Emirates Team New Zealand win third straight America’s Cup with a record ‘three-peat’ defence
Emirates Team New Zealand have, today Saturday 19 October 2024, won their third straight America’s Cup and so become the first team in modern America’s Cup history to win three…
Ben Ainslie: “There are no second chances” Crunch time in the America’s Cup
Nobody pours 10 years of their life – and millions of pounds of backers’ money – into a project that they don’t believe in. But right now, Ben Ainslie and…
Emirates Team New Zealand move to match point 6-2 – what we learnt on Day 5 of the America’s Cup
Today’s forecast was always going to be challenging and the first race of the day was held on a snakes and ladders course with big variations in both wind speed…
A ‘day of opportunity’? Tricky conditions build tension for Day 5 of the America’s Cup
Day 5 of the America’s Cup looks set to be a tricky and tense day for both Emirates Team New Zealand and INEOS Britannia. As the teams docked out ahead…
Why the Kiwis will win the 37th America’s Cup (spoiler – it’s nothing to do with their boat!)
Walking through the labyrinth of super-narrow streets that make up Barcelona’s Gothic Quarter on the opening weekend of the 37th America’s Cup finals, I slowed behind a family wearing red…
Ben Ainslie: “It’s now or never” Has momentum shifted for INEOS Britannia in the America’s Cup?
It looked, initially, as if the America’s Cup was going to be a short, sharp, and bloody execution for the British Challengers, who went 4-0 down in the first three…
“The comeback is on” – Brits claim first two wins of the America’s Cup Match + what we learnt from Day 4
It was high tension at the INEOS Britannia base ahead of today’s racing – Day 4 of the America’s Cup. The team had been out practising in stronger winds and…
Emirates Team New Zealand come from behind to notch up another America’s Cup win + everything we learned from the racing
It has been a disappointing start to the America’s Cup for the British INEOS Britannia team, who have finished behind America’s Cup Defender, Emirates Team New Zealand in all three…
Costly pre-start error from the Brits sees them go 3-0 down on the second day of the America’s Cup + what we learned from the action
The first day of America’s Cup racing was a big disappointment for Ben Ainslie’s INEOS Britannia as the America’s Cup Defender Emirates Team New Zealand won both races to go…
Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli make history: Italy win first Women’s America’s Cup
The build up to today’s Puig Women’s America’s Cup has been tough for all the teams – there have been long days of boats held on shore, teams sent out…
Ominous start for INEOS Britannia as Emirates Team New Zealand dominate America’s Cup Day 1 + what we learnt
Today was reckoning day for the Defender and Challenger in the 37th America’s Cup – which team’s preparation would have been most fruitful? The battle-hardened Brits, competing in their first…
Who’s favourite to win the America’s Cup? INEOS Britannia Vs Emirates Team New Zealand analysed
“Look, we’re the underdogs in this, without a shadow of doubt,” Ben Ainslie told the UK’s Guardian Newspaper in a recent interview looking ahead to Saturday’s America’s Cup. On the…
How to watch the America’s Cup live streams
The 37th America’s Cup is due to start on Saturday 12 October and will see America’s Cup Defender Emirates Team New Zealand taking on the first British challenger in 60…
Sweden dominates during Women’s America’s Cup Semi-Final decider but damage delays racing for America’s Cup teams
The third day of the Puig Women’s America’s Cup saw racing disrupted after damage to one of the shared one-design AC40s (the Canadian Concord Pacific Racing Team’s boat) forced a…