The Role of the Modern America’s Cup Weatherman
Wind and weather dictate every racing sailor’s racecourse calls, but for the today’s America’s Cup weather team, the work starts well before the first race.
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Wind and weather dictate every racing sailor’s racecourse calls, but for the today’s America’s Cup weather team, the work starts well before the first race.
Between the skins of the AC75 mainsail lies the secrets to powering the latest generation America’s Cup yachts.
The hull and appendages of the America’s Cup 75-foot foiler are the big tools to make these machines fly.
Sails provide power, foils the lift, which makes the hull the third critical leg of the AC75.
American Magic’s Andrew Campbell never thought he’d be piloting a 75-footer into the America’s Cup, but now he’s at the controls.
The Italian Challenger of Record has tried and failed five times. This is their mission to the moon.
Emirates Team New Zealand rides its legacy into another epic showdown.
What if the New York YC was successful in its challenge for the 36th America’s Cup? It’s not too early start pondering what the next Cup could be should it return to U.S. shores.
Wind and weather dictate every racing sailor’s racecourse calls, but for the today’s America’s Cup weather team, the work starts well before the first race.
Between the skins of the AC75 mainsail lies the secrets to powering the latest generation America’s Cup yachts.
The hull and appendages of the America’s Cup 75-foot foiler are the big tools to make these machines fly.
Sails provide power, foils the lift, which makes the hull the third critical leg of the AC75.
American Magic’s Andrew Campbell never thought he’d be piloting a 75-footer into the America’s Cup, but now he’s at the controls.
The Italian Challenger of Record has tried and failed five times. This is their mission to the moon.
Emirates Team New Zealand rides its legacy into another epic showdown.
What if the New York YC was successful in its challenge for the 36th America’s Cup? It’s not too early start pondering what the next Cup could be should it return to U.S. shores.
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