"That is the reality of living on the edge. That's what we do in the America's Cup - sail on the edge.

Put the date in the diary. Tuesday, September 8, 8.10am. That's the time of the first America's Cup race, looking increasingly likely to be between Team New Zealand and defenders Oracle Team USA.

Team New Zealand have taken their fifth point of the Louis Vuitton finals after another underwhelming race that was effectively over at the first mark.

The Louis Vuitton finals could be due for another frustrating series of delays this weekend, but an inflexible schedule means race organisers are powerless to do much to prevent them.

With the exception of a couple of early hiccups for Team New Zealand, the Louis Vuitton finals have played out pretty much as we expected it to.

Sailing commentator Martin Tasker has been left red-faced after a microphone picked him up saying he had to "do" a Jewish woman.

In PR terms, Oracle Team USA's withdrawn protest has been a bit of a blooper.

Thomas Shoebridge, logistics assistant for the Louis Vuitton Cup

The picture is beginning to firm - it now appears two members of Oracle Team USA's sailing crew are involved in the cheating allegations disrupting the 34th America's Cup.

Two or possibly three Oracle Team USA team members could be expelled from the America's Cup after two international jury hearings next Tuesday.

Allegations by Oracle Team USA that Emirates Team New Zealand had trespassed to gather information have been dismissed by the team as "laughable".

You know you're in an international city when you're as happy as a clam, sitting in San Francisco's cold winds with 9000 other freezing people.

It could be a game-breaker. Oracle Team USA showed off their ability to foil upwind yesterday as skipper Jimmy Spithill taunted Team New Zealand for "running away".

Tossed overboard like a ragdoll as the bows of Team NZ's AC72 catamaran plunged into the water, Rob Waddell wondered what shape the boat was in.

Team New Zealand were forced to retire from race two of the Louis Vuitton Cup final series this morning after suffering a gear failure.

Latest updates of the second and third races of the Louis Vuitton Cup finals series between Emirates Team New Zealand and Luna Rossa of Italy.

Take a look at the Auckland Harbour Bridge. Now imagine a part of it gone after an earthquake. Then think about US$6.4 billion ($7.8 billon) and 24 years spent repairing it.

It was the day Oracle Team USA opened the door to their greatest secret - the performance of their two AC72 catamarans.

Brad Butterworth and the bulk of the crew from the Alinghi America's Cup syndicate gathered around a television screen yesterday on Hamilton Island.