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Paul Larsen hits 53 knots in the Vestas Sailrocket 2.
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Paul Larsen hits 53 knots in the Vestas Sailrocket 2.
Luna Rossa’s AC72 was launched on Oct. 26, 2012, in Waitemata Harbor in Auckland, New Zealand. The hulls of the Italian challenger were built at the Persico Marine facility in Northern Italy. Most of the components, including the 130-foot tall wing sail, were built in New Zealand. Skipper Max Sirena commented in an article on americascup.com: “We will not go out sailing in 25 knots on day one,” he said. “In the
With 100+ A-Class catamarans racing at the World Championship in Islamorada, Fla., and breeze consistently between 20-25 knots on the first day, there was lots of carnage. Photos: 2012 A-Cat World Championship Facebook.
Oracle Team USA’s AC72 _17 _capsized during training on San Francisco Bay on Oct. 16, the team’s eighth day of practice. Currents and big breeze pushed the capsized catamaran under the Golden Gate Bridge as the team worked to salvage the boat.
On their eighth day of AC72 training on San Francisco Bay, Oracle Team USA bit the dust and pitchpoled. Watch (and cringe!) here.
Jimmy Spithill’s Oracle Team USA returned to San Francisco to claim their second consecutive Championship title on the Bay waters, despite a capsize that damaged their wing on the second-to-last day of racing. Spithill also won the Match Racing Championship. Photos: ACEA
Emirates Team New Zealand uncharacteristically struggled in its first visit to the America’s Cup venue at the America’s Cup World Series event in San Francisco in August. Skipper Dean Barker is looking for a better performance this time around.
While the focus this week for Artemis Racing is very much on the America’s Cup World Series, even skipper Terry Hutchinson can’t help but look past this event to the impending launch of the team’s first AC72.
The multihulls of the America’s Cup have speed and excitement, but Tim Zimmermann finds the subtleties of match racing tactics and strategy to be lacking.
A look at the new machines of the America’s Cup: the AC72s of Emirates Team New Zealand and Oracle Team USA.
Oracle Team USA swept the America’s Cup World Series in San Francisco with Russell Coutts’ team winning the match racing championship, while Jimmy Spithill’s team captured the fleet racing and event championship.
Steven Lapkin shares shots from the first day of racing at the America’s Cup World Series in San Francisco. Luna Rossa Swordfish and Piranha, along with Ben Ainslie’s J.P. Morgan BAR advanced out of the match racing quarterfinals.
Paul Larsen hits 53 knots in the Vestas Sailrocket 2.
Luna Rossa’s AC72 was launched on Oct. 26, 2012, in Waitemata Harbor in Auckland, New Zealand. The hulls of the Italian challenger were built at the Persico Marine facility in Northern Italy. Most of the components, including the 130-foot tall wing sail, were built in New Zealand. Skipper Max Sirena commented in an article on americascup.com: “We will not go out sailing in 25 knots on day one,” he said. “In the
With 100+ A-Class catamarans racing at the World Championship in Islamorada, Fla., and breeze consistently between 20-25 knots on the first day, there was lots of carnage. Photos: 2012 A-Cat World Championship Facebook.
Oracle Team USA’s AC72 _17 _capsized during training on San Francisco Bay on Oct. 16, the team’s eighth day of practice. Currents and big breeze pushed the capsized catamaran under the Golden Gate Bridge as the team worked to salvage the boat.
On their eighth day of AC72 training on San Francisco Bay, Oracle Team USA bit the dust and pitchpoled. Watch (and cringe!) here.
Jimmy Spithill’s Oracle Team USA returned to San Francisco to claim their second consecutive Championship title on the Bay waters, despite a capsize that damaged their wing on the second-to-last day of racing. Spithill also won the Match Racing Championship. Photos: ACEA
Emirates Team New Zealand uncharacteristically struggled in its first visit to the America’s Cup venue at the America’s Cup World Series event in San Francisco in August. Skipper Dean Barker is looking for a better performance this time around.
While the focus this week for Artemis Racing is very much on the America’s Cup World Series, even skipper Terry Hutchinson can’t help but look past this event to the impending launch of the team’s first AC72.
The multihulls of the America’s Cup have speed and excitement, but Tim Zimmermann finds the subtleties of match racing tactics and strategy to be lacking.
A look at the new machines of the America’s Cup: the AC72s of Emirates Team New Zealand and Oracle Team USA.
Oracle Team USA swept the America’s Cup World Series in San Francisco with Russell Coutts’ team winning the match racing championship, while Jimmy Spithill’s team captured the fleet racing and event championship.
Steven Lapkin shares shots from the first day of racing at the America’s Cup World Series in San Francisco. Luna Rossa Swordfish and Piranha, along with Ben Ainslie’s J.P. Morgan BAR advanced out of the match racing quarterfinals.
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