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NYYC American Magic announces sailing team for Puig Women’s America’s Cup

NYYC American Magic announces sailing team for Puig Women’s America’s Cup

Subscribe now New York Yacht Club American Magic proudly introduces the groundbreaking women's team set to make history while representing the United States at the Puig Women’s America’s Cup, scheduled from October 10 to 16 in Barcelona, Spain. Among the half-dozen athletes on the squad are

New Zealand emerge victorious as Italy's rising stars make their mark

New Zealand emerge victorious as Italy's rising stars make their mark

Subscribe now After a sharp exit from Jeddah after the end of racing on Saturday at the second preliminary regatta of the 37th America’s Cup I spent much of my two Emirates Airlines overnight flights back to Barcelona reflecting on the final day of action – an exciting day that

Red Sea conditions deliver much awaited AC40 spectacular on second day in Jeddah

Red Sea conditions deliver much awaited AC40 spectacular on second day in Jeddah

It’s what sailing fans around the world have been avidly waiting for since the AC40 foiling monohull concept was first announced. Although it’s been an interminably long time coming, finally today, on the second day of the America’s Cup preliminary regatta in Jeddah, the weather gods produced

Kiwis excel as Italian young guns impress

Kiwis excel as Italian young guns impress

Subscribe now Aside from the race committee – who managed to put three races on the board on what was reputedly the lightest wind day of the three-day event – it is the America’s Cup holders Emirates Team New Zealand who will be the happiest group in Jeddah tonight, having chalked

Postcard from Jeddah...

Postcard from Jeddah...

I’m writing this update from Jeddah in Saudi Arabia where the six international teams contesting the 37th America’s Cup have been preparing since Monday aboard their one-design AC40s for the second preliminary regatta of this Cup cycle. Banks of industrial grade air conditioning units are keeping the spectacular

Emirates Team New Zealand ready to race on the Red Sea

Emirates Team New Zealand ready to race on the Red Sea

Emirates Team New Zealand is set up and ready to race in Jeddah for the America’s Cup Preliminary Regatta presented by NEOM after a rip-roaring introduction to racing on the Red Sea with 13-15 knots from the NW which saw the fleet of AC40’s light up during an

Emirates Team New Zealand trials aspiring youth team candidates

Emirates Team New Zealand trials aspiring youth team candidates

It has been a week under the spotlight for the next generation of potential Emirates Team New Zealand sailors at the team base in Auckland. The group of eight Youth Emirates Team New Zealand hopefuls undertook a busy four day schedule embarking on a steep learning curve encompassing the technical

AC40 wins World Sailing 2023 Boat of the Year award

AC40 wins World Sailing 2023 Boat of the Year award

Subscribe now The AC40 burst onto the sailing scene in late 2022, hot off the easels of the Emirates Team New Zealand Design Office and the Defender's significant investment in creating a class that will be the foundation to a pathway for Youth and Women into the America’

Breaking tradition: Jeddah's historic hosting of America's Cup preliminary regatta

Subscribe now The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has drawn the attention of Marine sports enthusiasts around the world and especially the city of Jeddah which has been selected to host a leg of the 37th America’s Cup later this year. The world’s oldest and most prestigious sailing competition,

Emirates Team New Zealand back in action on home waters

Emirates Team New Zealand back in action on home waters

Subscribe now It has been a rapid turn around for the America’s Cup Defender to migrate south and get testing a range of new equipment in the two week window before heading to the second Preliminary Regatta in Jeddah later this month. “These things don’t just happen,” explained

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