
AC34 is Oracle’s to Lose
The cards are stacked in Oracle’s Team USA’s favor, but the New Zealanders are polished. Oracle, however, starts two down, making it a long hard series.

The cards are stacked in Oracle’s Team USA’s favor, but the New Zealanders are polished. Oracle, however, starts two down, making it a long hard series.

Luna Rossa’s Italian skipper Max Sirena has no care for the 34th Cup Defender’s Russell Coutts. He says he’ll be happy to see Oracle Team USA fall from power. A friendly competition between nations it is not.

Gino Morrelli, with business partner Pete Melvin, participated in writing the AC72 Class Rule and now works on Emirates Team New Zealand’s design team. He shares his thoughts on AC34 here.

Photos from the first two days of racing at the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup.

From underdogs to lead dogs, the American Youth Sailing Force grabs the opening race of the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup by the horns.

Evan Sjostedt knows his way around wings, but now he’s getting schooled on the wings of the AC45. Sometimes the hardest part is getting the darned thing on the boat.

Artemis Racing skipper Iain Percy on AC34, his team, and what’s next.

Catch the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup on ESPN3 over Labor Day Weekend in the United States.

Aaron Perry, a design engineer at Oracle Team USA, explains the development of his team’s current AC72 wheel design.

Lighter conditions on San Francisco Bay may suit Oracle Team USA just fine in the 34th America’s Cup, says tactician John Kostecki.

Emirates Team New Zealand will face the Defender of the America’s Cup, Oracle Team USA, in September. ETNZ emerged victorious from the Louis Vuitton Cup Finals, where they bested Luna Rossa with a 7-1 record. Photos: © ACEA / GILLES MARTIN-RAGET

Who’s David Liebenberg? Good question. American Youth Sailing Force’s David Liebenberg, isn’t quite sure either. But he’s about to find out.

The cards are stacked in Oracle’s Team USA’s favor, but the New Zealanders are polished. Oracle, however, starts two down, making it a long hard series.

Luna Rossa’s Italian skipper Max Sirena has no care for the 34th Cup Defender’s Russell Coutts. He says he’ll be happy to see Oracle Team USA fall from power. A friendly competition between nations it is not.

Gino Morrelli, with business partner Pete Melvin, participated in writing the AC72 Class Rule and now works on Emirates Team New Zealand’s design team. He shares his thoughts on AC34 here.

Photos from the first two days of racing at the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup.

From underdogs to lead dogs, the American Youth Sailing Force grabs the opening race of the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup by the horns.

Evan Sjostedt knows his way around wings, but now he’s getting schooled on the wings of the AC45. Sometimes the hardest part is getting the darned thing on the boat.

Artemis Racing skipper Iain Percy on AC34, his team, and what’s next.

Catch the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup on ESPN3 over Labor Day Weekend in the United States.

Aaron Perry, a design engineer at Oracle Team USA, explains the development of his team’s current AC72 wheel design.

Lighter conditions on San Francisco Bay may suit Oracle Team USA just fine in the 34th America’s Cup, says tactician John Kostecki.

Emirates Team New Zealand will face the Defender of the America’s Cup, Oracle Team USA, in September. ETNZ emerged victorious from the Louis Vuitton Cup Finals, where they bested Luna Rossa with a 7-1 record. Photos: © ACEA / GILLES MARTIN-RAGET

Who’s David Liebenberg? Good question. American Youth Sailing Force’s David Liebenberg, isn’t quite sure either. But he’s about to find out.
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