Stories
Stories
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October 19, 2012AC72: Designed In the MatrixAs the 34th America’s Cup draws nearer, the development of the America’s Cup 72 catamaran moves into overdrive. Emirates Team New Zealand hit the water first and fast. Dave Reed interviews Emirates Team New Zealand's technical director Nick Holroyd. Tech Review from our October 2012 issue.
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October 17, 2012Video: Oracle Team USA Capsizes AC72On their eighth day of AC72 training on San Francisco Bay, Oracle Team USA bit the dust and pitchpoled. Watch (and cringe!) here.
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October 11, 2012America's Cup Documentary at Napa Valley Film FestivalDocumentary film America's Cup: 150 Years in the Making will be showcased at the 2012 Napa Valley Film Festival in November. Watch a clip here.
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September 10, 2012From the Archives: Cup ControversiesIn this article from June 1995, Sean McNeill describes the kerfuffle that ensued when Team Dennis Conner joined the Citizen Cup finals. Described by the public as "greedy" and "cancerous," how could there be three contestants in the final round of an elimination series?
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August 24, 2012Americas Cup World Series: San Francisco 2012The 2012 America's Cup World Series kicks off in San Francisco with Oracle Racing ably playing the hometown favorite.
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August 21, 2012Preview: America's Cup WS San FranciscoWith a new team, more boats and more sailors, the second season of the America's Cup World series will begin on Wednesday, Aug. 22, in San Francisco. The newest team is J.P. Morgan BAR, skippered by Ben Ainslie, who recently won his fifth Olympic gold medal. How will he measure up compared to the skippers who competed in the ACWS 2011-12? Will his undying confidence be enough to overcome Oracle Team USA's golden boy, James Spithill?
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June 29, 2012America's Cup World Series Newport LiveWatch the action from the America's Cup World Series in Newport right here.
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June 25, 2012Inside the America's Cup World Series: Dirk de RidderThe 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.
