America’s Cup 1983: Wrong Horse For the Course
Hall of Famer Tom Whidden reflects on the most pivotal event in modern America’s Cup history.
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Hall of Famer Tom Whidden reflects on the most pivotal event in modern America’s Cup history.
Would we take up an invite to go for a high-speed burn on an AC75? Of course we would, and we did, jumping onboard with Orient Racing Team in Barcelona for 20 minutes of foiling bliss.
The fans were happy, Barcelona tourism was happy, and teams and families enjoyed the long-term stay. So where to next if the Catalonian capital’s port is too small for more?
For fans of Emirates Team New Zealand there was never any doubt they had the supreme package and sailing team. Together, they nailed their third defense in convincing fashion.
Sailors can relate: when the shifts are big, the boats are fast and the course is short, nailing the first shift is big. Team New Zealand showed how on Day 5 to bring the series to match point.
Josh Belsky, Juan Vila, Kevin Shoebridge and author Bob Fisher join the legends of the America’s Cup Hall of Fame.
A day of mistakes for Emirates Team New Zealand opens the door for INEOS Britannia to put two points on the board and force a momentum shift.
The Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup races in Barcelona are revealing predictable tactical patterns.
Emirates Team New Zealand’s Taihoro is proving to be the faster boat after four races, leaving INEOS scratching for solutions.
Emirates Team New Zealand got a piece of INEOS Britannia in the pre-start of Race 3, and then went for the kill to take the series to 3-0.
The women of Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli emerged as a force in the qualifying races and turned that into a decisive win in the match-race final in Barcelona.
Emirates Team New Zealand fires off two race wins to put the first-to-seven America’s Cup into motion, leaving INEOS Britannia looking hard at the data.
Hall of Famer Tom Whidden reflects on the most pivotal event in modern America’s Cup history.
Would we take up an invite to go for a high-speed burn on an AC75? Of course we would, and we did, jumping onboard with Orient Racing Team in Barcelona for 20 minutes of foiling bliss.
The fans were happy, Barcelona tourism was happy, and teams and families enjoyed the long-term stay. So where to next if the Catalonian capital’s port is too small for more?
For fans of Emirates Team New Zealand there was never any doubt they had the supreme package and sailing team. Together, they nailed their third defense in convincing fashion.
Sailors can relate: when the shifts are big, the boats are fast and the course is short, nailing the first shift is big. Team New Zealand showed how on Day 5 to bring the series to match point.
Josh Belsky, Juan Vila, Kevin Shoebridge and author Bob Fisher join the legends of the America’s Cup Hall of Fame.
A day of mistakes for Emirates Team New Zealand opens the door for INEOS Britannia to put two points on the board and force a momentum shift.
The Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup races in Barcelona are revealing predictable tactical patterns.
Emirates Team New Zealand’s Taihoro is proving to be the faster boat after four races, leaving INEOS scratching for solutions.
Emirates Team New Zealand got a piece of INEOS Britannia in the pre-start of Race 3, and then went for the kill to take the series to 3-0.
The women of Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli emerged as a force in the qualifying races and turned that into a decisive win in the match-race final in Barcelona.
Emirates Team New Zealand fires off two race wins to put the first-to-seven America’s Cup into motion, leaving INEOS Britannia looking hard at the data.
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