Alinghi was first out the gate with a public statement in the wake of Justice Herman Cahn’s November 27 decision in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, a ruling stating that Club Nutico Espaol de Vela is not a valid challenger of record, and therefore BMW Oracle Racing is the challenger of record for the next America’s Cup match. This leaves many questions unanswered about what’s
The following was released on Thanksgiving Day, and it is rather more candid than most of the public utterances we’ve received on the subject of America’s Cup, delays, and legal issues—KLTEAMORIGINs ambitions held up by court caseThursday November 22, 2007Britains Americas Cup challenge affected as next event is potentially postponed for at least
Its a rare coup when a world-class sailor also happens to possess great writing skills, as this is the winning ticket to capturing the true grit of offshore racing. When you start talking about premiere-level events such as the Whitbred/Volvo Ocean Race, or the Barcelona World Race (BWR), a double-handed, non-stop, around-the-world race, the number of people capable of participating is small,
As most Cup pundits can tell you, things with the AC are turbulent at best; others may use stronger adjectives to describe the situation. There is some good news for the Americas Cup Management (ACM) and Alingi, however, as a new Spanish syndicate, Ayre (representing the Real Club Nutico de Denia, has officially presented their challenge to the Socit Nautique de Genve, which has been
Singapore has been named as the first official Southeast Asian stopover in the Volvo Ocean Races history. The fleet of Volvo Open 70s is expected to reach Singapore in mid-December of 2008, and will tie up at the new, state-of-the-art One Degree 15 Marina Club, located on the resort island of Sentosa. Says Glenn Burke, the CEO of the Volvo Ocean Race: Singapore is vastly experienced in
Those of you who follow these things closely will note that a consortium of challengers joined BMW Oracle last week in offering a compromise to enable racing in 2009. Alinghi rejected that offer. As expected, America’s Cup Management is now announcing that Cup competition will be delayed beyond 2009. The press release, issued on Thanksgiving morning, USA time, is copied below. Also as
ISAF on November 12 announced its officiating team for the 2008 Olympic Games at Qingdao, China, noting that the emphasis on the final-day medal races places extra pressure on the quality of the judging. No doubt sailors and the sailing public will pay close attention when the time comes, because creating that “medal round” is the only conspicuous move made toward meeting a conspicuous need for
Sailings history is long, storied, and rich with personalities, adventure, and the desire to see just a bit further down the road of possibility. To honor the merits of sailings great, the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) recently inducted six sailors, Robin Knox-Johnson (England), Olin Stephens (USA), Dame Ellen Macarthur (England), Barbara Kendall (New Zealand), Paul Elvstrm
Ed Baird on Tuesday became the second American to win the title of world sailor of the year in the 14-year history of the event. Who was first? Paige Railey in the women’s category in 2006, that’s who.Now here is the word from the ISAF Annual Meeting at Estoril, Portugal: St. Petersburg, Florida native Ed Baird was named ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year Tuesday
Fresh from the 2020 Düsseldorf boat show where one of his boats won a number of major awards, you might have expected French naval architect
Steady breezes, clear blue water and plentiful bays where you can grab both a mooring and a good rum punch—the U.S. Virgin Islands are heaven
From splicing lines to emergency escapes, the right knife is an essential piece of safety equipment in any sailor’s kit. So how do you go
Highlights from the AC36 World Series and Christmas Race Initial thoughts on the state of the 36th America’s Cup in the wake of the World Series
The recently held Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image-of-the-Century contest featured a number of cutting-edge raceboat photos among its many entries. What really caught our attention, though,
Day two of the America’s Cup World Series brought more outstanding racing with two matches between the Americans and the Italians and two between the
I used Sikkens Cetol on the bare wood on my Catalina 30, Morning Dew IV. The can was compromised over the spring, and I put the balance in a 16oz clean glass mayo jar. Last spring when I went to use it, a skin had formed over the top of the liquid, so I just cut the skin off. It is 1/8in thick. In the future, is it still OK to use?
The scores are in for the first day of racing in Auckland’s America’s Cup World Series: American Magic leads with two victories, followed by one
At 9 pm ET tonight, the brand new AC75’s will go head-to-head for the first time in the pre-America’s Cup Prada America’s Cup World Series
Granted, to call the new Excess 11 catamaran “small” is nuts. At 37ft long and nearly 22ft wide, she’s anything but petite. Nonetheless, as the
