Von Thomas Gröbner It took 34 days, 17 hours, 10 minutes, 28 seconds. Then Boris Herrmann arrived in Itajaí, Brazil. Even the seconds are counted in this round-the-world race, timed by the ever-rolling waves and defying ordinary standards. But this time the sailors on their yachts actually fought for every beat of the needle. They … Read more
America’s Cup organizers on Friday announced the postponement of the decision on the location of the next edition, saying they needed more time to choose between Auckland or overseas. Team New Zealand (TNZ) retained the prestigious sailing trophy last March, beating Italian Luna Rossa 7-3 off New Zealand’s largest city. The location of the next … Read more
Three months before the 36th edition (6-21 March) of the America’s Cup in Auckland, New Zealand will host the America’s Cup World Series (ACWS) from Thursday to Sunday, then the Christmas Cup, the first preparatory regattas on board. AC-75s, these brand new 75-foot (23-meter) monohulls equipped with foils capable of flying over the waves at … Read more
Team New Zealand won the 36th America’s Cup on Wednesday, retaining the legendary Silver Ewer with a decisive seventh victory over Italian challenge Luna Rossa in Auckland. Martin Couturié with AFP Mission accomplished but not without trembling. And far from the 7-0 announced by some New Zealanders … Originally led 3-2, Emirates Team New Zealand … Read more
Team New Zealand and Luna Rossa are tied for victory everywhere after the first two America’s Cup races, contested on Wednesday in Auckland Bay, under cloudy skies and a dozen knots of wind. The New Zealand sailor easily won the first with 31 seconds ahead of the Italian challenge, before the latter narrowly won in … Read more
The Italian ship is now leading 4 wins to zero against the Britons of Ineos Team. However, we will have to wait before seeing the rest due to confinement in Auckland. The Italians of Luna Rossa took to the sea on Sunday, winning two new rounds against the Britons now 4-0 down in the Prada … Read more
This time around, the Kiwis kept the Cup at home. The trauma of 2003 is only a distant memory. At the time, the Swiss Alinghi, led by New Zealand defector Russell Coutts, had conquered the silver ewer on the Auckland waterfront. Eighteen years later, Team New Zealand has not let slip the trophy won in … Read more
The organizers of the 36th America’s Cup have confirmed its maintenance in 2021 despite the context of Covid-19 “because it is one of the sporting events approved by the New Zealand government which is expected to take place in the country in 2021 ”. The oldest competition in the world will kick off on December … Read more
The American crew American Magic, victim of a spectacular capsize two weeks ago, failed unsurprisingly against their Italian opponent Luna Rossa twice in the semi-finals of the Prada Cup on Friday when they returned to the Bay of ‘Auckland. The Americans had since started a race against time in order to repair the structure of … Read more
Nice surprise at the start of the America’s Cup played this year in New Zealand. The British challenge Ineos Team UK won the first two regattas of the Prada Cup, the challengers competition contested on revolutionary monohulls without keel. He was 1 minute and 20 seconds ahead of the US American Magic team and then … Read more