
Team NZ win another 'race'
Emirates Team New Zealand edged closer to a Louis Vuitton final berth by completing their solo sail, another race against no one, today.
Emirates Team New Zealand edged closer to a Louis Vuitton final berth by completing their solo sail, another race against no one, today.
Luna Rossa are refusing to allow beleaguered syndicate Artemis Racing dispensation to the America's Cup class rule.
Hopes of a competitive Louis Vuitton Cup have been sunk after the first two-boat race of the regatta turned into another no-contest.
Team New Zealand exposed their massive speed advantage over Luna Rossa, blitzing the Italians by over five minutes.
The healing will start tomorrow morning (NZT) when Team NZ meet Italian syndicate Luna Rossa, the first race to involve more than one boat and the first clash to take place on the water rather than in a jury room, meeting room or through the media.
A jury has upheld the protest by Team New Zealand and Luna Rossa over moves to alter the America's Cup class rule just a week out from the start of competition.
Kiwi sailor Craig Monk says he has no fears about getting back out on the water in Artemis Racing's new AC72 after being injured in the horrific training accident that claimed the life of his crewmate.
Team New Zealand are set to collect another easy point in the Louis Vuitton Cup, as for the second time this week they find themselves without opposition.
A Rotorua man has made his mark on the America's Cup after being commissioned to airbrush artworks onto the side of team New Zealand's catamaran.
Herald sailing reporter Dana Johannsen looks at the dispute which is stalling an actual start to the America's Cup regatta.
While it's called the America's Cup, it's not an event that resonates with the everyday American sports fan, writes Dana Johannsen.
Team New Zealand have taken their first point of the Louis Vuitton Cup, albeit a hollow one.
Luna Rossa are refusing to take the startline for today's opening race of the Louis Vuitton Cup, handing the win to Team New Zealand.
A selection of World of Wearable Arts garments made a splash at an exclusive event for fashion and yachting royalty in America.
It's doubtful that there has ever been a more ludicrous run-in to the America's Cup.
America's Cup organisers have been dealt another blow with the much-hyped opening day of racing set to become a non-event after Luna Rossa skipper Max Sirena confirmed his team are unlikely to be on the startline.
It seems to be the unspoken mystery hovering over the America's Cup: where is Artemis Racing's boat?
One part of the ceremony that did hit the right note was the moving video tribute to Artemis sailor and British Olympian Andrew Simpson, who died on San Francisco Bay two months ago in a training accident.
The America's Cup has been officially opened, with a glamorous and at times comically over-the-top ceremony at the event village in San Francisco today.
Team New Zealand management are being careful to keep the sailing team insulated from the "ruddergate" drama, writes Dana Johannsen.
The scene is set for a fascinating opening week of the America's Cup, where the limited action on the water will be secondary to the duelling in the jury room.
'Ruddergate' debate gets messier, with America's Cup regatta director Iain Murray threatening to scuttle the event.
The man credited with creating the Louis Vuitton Cup has fired a shot across the bows of Oracle on the eve of the 34th America's Cup.
Team New Zealand has confirmed its intention to file a protest with the America's Cup Jury seeking a ruling that the regatta director has exceeded his jurisdiction in seeking to unilaterally introduce changes to the AC72 class rule.
Two weeks before America's Cup racing is due to start, the action looks set to move back into the courtroom. Will you watch the America's Cup? Send us Your Views.