The first late entry team who has challenged for the 2021 America’s Cup on an unconditional basis, has been accepted. The Notice of Challenge has been filed by the Royal Malta Yacht Club, a first time Challenger, who will be represented by Malta Altus Challenge. It has accepted by the…
America’s Cup veteran Dean Barker has described the new foiling monohull as “a real challenge” as he looks to transfer the catamaran instincts to the new platform. The former Team New Zealand skipper is now on the wheel of American Magic, the New York Yacht Club’s syndicate for the 2021…
Team New Zealand will take a different approach to their preparations for the 2021 America’s Cup, with the team at this stage unlikely to sail a scaled down model of the AC75. While challengers Ineos Team UK, American Magic and Luna Rossa have all launched scaled down vessels, Team New…
Former America’s Cup holders Larry Ellison and Russell Coutts are set to announce a new sailing league called SailGP that will be contested in an enhanced class of foiling 50-foot catamarans, a person familiar with the situation says. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because…
America’s Cup Event Limited (ACE) and the Challenger of Record (COR) have engaged Future Fibres to supply its new AEROrazr rigging to all teams competing in the 36th America’s Cup presented by Prada. The America’s Cup is the oldest trophy in international sport and considered by many the premier sailing…
Dean Barker triumphed among the shadow American Cup teams as his United States outfit won the latest round of the TP52 Super Series in Europe. Barker’s Quantum Racing, the shadow team for the New York Yacht Club’s American Magic syndicate, won their third regatta out of four at Puerto Portals…
