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October 3, 2012Itching to Get StartedWhile 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.
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June 28, 2012Steve Erickson, sailing team coordinator for Luna Rossa ChallengeSteve Erickson, sailing team coordinator for Luna Rossa Challenge, talks about the kickstart to their late campaign with the help of Team NZ and his role of coordinating the "circus." Watch the interview.
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August 27, 2012Why I Didn't Watch the America's Cup World SeriesThe America's Cup World Series has the wow factor nailed, but it still struggles to attract the long term viewer.
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June 27, 2012Ray Davies, Emirates Team NZ TacticianThe nicest man in sailing talks about the difficulties of calling tactics on the AC45, unique aspects of the America's Cup World Series (like hard hats), and the "pucker factor" he expects from sailing the yet-to-be-launched AC72 in San Francisco. Watch the interview.
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February 1, 2013130201_ETNZ_LREmirates Team New Zealand (left) and Luna Rossa trial their AC72s on New Zealand's Hauraki Gulf in late November 2012. The platforms are virtually identical courtesy of a new technology sharing component of the AC72 rule.
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August 27, 2012120827_VdV+SpithillIn their post-competition interviews, USA Pro Cycling Challenge winner Christian Vande Velde (top) and America's Cup World Series champ James Spithill said basically the same thing. Why did Vande Velde's comments seem so much more heartfelt?
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May 20, 2013Luna Rossa Goes for a FoilIn what can only been seen as a poke in the eye of the folks in charge of the America's Cup, Luna Rossa went out for a sail just two days after the review panel asked all teams to refrain from sailing for about a week while it convened to look into the death of Artemis crewmember Andrew Simpson. Photos by Carlo Borlenghi/Luna Rossa Challenge
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June 26, 2012Dirk de Ridder, Oracle Team USA Wing TrimmerThe wing trimmer for Jimmy Spithill's Oracle Team USA AC45 team talks about his shoreside responsibilities, whether the team is now comfortable with the AC45 wing, whether Russell Coutts has softened after his experience as a crew in Venice, and how much it will mean to him to win the overall title for the inaugural season of the America's Cup World Series. Watch the interview.
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January 2, 2013130102_Cayard_MugUnlike the other three teams still in the hunt for the 34th America's Cup, Artemis Racing had to be built from scratch. Paul Cayard, shown with the team's first AC72, is the CEO of the challenger.
