Latest America's Cup News |
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| 2013-05-24T16:11:54Z |
| San Francisco Bay eye candy |
| The America’s Cup’s omnipresent photographer Gilles Martin-Raget is nearly as excited about having the fleet of AC72s ripping around San Francisco Bay as the sailors. |
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| 2013-05-24T12:48:58Z |
| Barclay: Making it safe for the summer |
| In sport, when things go wrong, people sometimes get injured or worse. |
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| 2013-05-23T16:17:34Z |
| Start it up |
| No more than 10 hours after the no-sailing recommendation expired last night at midnight did the teams in the 2013 America’s Cup return to the water. |
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| 2013-05-22T17:34:47Z |
| Regatta Director presents safety recommendations |
| Structural reviews of AC72 boats and wings, a 10-knot lower wind limit (23 knots maximum) and enhanced sailor safety equipment are among the 37 recommendations issued today to increase safety during the Summer of Racing at the 2013 America’s Cup. |
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| 2013-05-22T09:37:42Z |
| Cool time lapse of wing construction |
| Tucked underneath a tent at Pier 30-32, the Emirates Team New Zealand shore crew is busy assembling the wing for their AC72, which they hope to take for its first sail on San Francisco Bay as soon as tomorrow. |
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| 2013-05-20T09:00:10Z |
| Kiwis living the container life at new San Francisco base |
| Emirates Team New Zealand has given the grand tour of their new base at Piers 30-32 in San Francisco to a local Kiwi television program. |
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| 2013-05-18T19:34:32Z |
| Luna Rossa take first sail in San Francisco |
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Luna Rossa Challenge sailed for the first time on San Francisco Bay on Saturday. |
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| 2013-05-17T17:09:52Z |
| Review Committee begins work, meets with teams |
The Golden Gate Yacht Club and America’s Cup organizers are pleased that the work of the America’s Cup Review Committee has begun and that they met with the teams in San Francisco today. |
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| 2013-05-16T21:00:53Z |
| Review Committee recommends teams suspend AC catamaran sailing |
| Following the first meeting of the America’s Cup Review Committee on Thursday in San Francisco, teams have been asked to suspend all sailing in AC72 and AC45 catamarans until the middle of next week. |
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| 2013-05-14T14:38:05Z |
| America’s Cup remains on track; experts named to review committee |
| America’s Cup organizers have confirmed that this summer’s events remain on track. |
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| 2013-05-13T18:11:01Z |
| Review panel to be announced on Tuesday |
| Regatta Director Iain Murray and Golden Gate Yacht Club Vice Commodore Tom Ehman will announce the members of an independent panel to review all aspects of training and racing of AC72 yachts in the 34th America’s Cup. |
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| 2013-05-11T16:37:47Z |
| Regatta Director sets to work on fact-finding mission |
| Tasked with running a review into the circumstances surrounding the capsize of the Artemis Racing AC72 on Thursday, Regatta Director Iain Murray says consultation with stakeholders is already underway. |
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| 2013-05-10T17:55:02Z |
| Regatta Director Iain Murray to conduct review following tragic loss of Artemis Racing crewmember |
| Regatta Director Iain Murray will lead a review into the events surrounding the capsize of Artemis Racing’s first AC72 and the subsequent tragic death of crewman Andrew Simpson. |
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| 2013-05-10T13:28:58Z |
| Tributes pour in for Andrew ‘Bart’ Simpson |
| Tributes from around the world are pouring in for British Olympic hero and double Olympic medalist Andrew ‘Bart’ Simpson, who was tragically killed when Artemis Racing team’s AC72 capsized on San Francisco Bay on Thursday afternoon. |
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| 2013-05-09T13:25:08Z |
| Cayard: ‘Our prayers are with Andrew Simpson’s family’ |
| UPDATE: 1735 hours
Artemis Racing CEO Paul Cayard addressed the media this afternoon at the team base in Alameda and said the following regarding the capsize of the team’s first AC72 and loss of crewman Andrew Simpson:
“Our prayers are with Andrew Simpson’s family, his wife and kids, and also the rest of my teammates. |
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| 2013-05-08T17:40:05Z |
| America’s Cup Hall of Fame induction class announced |
| A winning navigator, a quiet female leader and a posthumous recognition mark the 2013 induction class of Grant Simmer, Lucy M. |
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| 2013-05-08T10:38:49Z |
| America’s Cup honored with Emmy nomination |
| The America’s Cup and broadcast partner NBC Sports were nominated for an Emmy Award in the Outstanding Craft Achievement Category at the 34th Annual Sports Emmy® Awards. |
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| 2013-05-07T16:52:44Z |
| Barclay: Eight weeks and counting to the Summer of Racing |
| With Emirates Team New Zealand’s hospitality structure (the “Waka”) taking shape at Pier 30/32, you really start to get the feeling the 2013 America’s Cup is almost upon us. In a couple of weeks, the ETNZ AC72s arrive with an anticipated first day of sailing during the third week in May. |
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| 2013-05-06T10:31:45Z |
| US Sailing and America’s Cup Launch New ‘Start Sailing’ Website |
| US Sailing, the national governing body of the sport, has joined forces with the pinnacle event in sailing – the iconic America’s Cup – to introduce, inform and educate a new generation of sailors. |
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| 2013-05-06T08:57:37Z |
| For a good cause |
| Two current stars joined forces to raise over NZ$200,000 to assist two former America’s Cup stars in their next quest: the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. |
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