A Landlubber's Guide to The America's Cup

Team Profile: Emirates Team New Zealand
A Landlubber's Guide to The America's Cup

Team Profile: Emirates Team New Zealand

Yacht Club: Royal New Zealand Yacht SquadronEstablished: 1993Nation: New ZealandTeam Principal(s): Grant DaltonCEO: Grant DaltonSkipper: Glenn Ashby CREWGlenn Ashby - SkipperAndy Maloney - Grinder   Blair Tuke - TrimmerCarlo Huisman - GrinderGilberto Nobili - GrinderGuy Endean - GrinderJoe Sullivan - GrinderJosh Junior - GrinderPete Burling - HelmsmanRay Davies - TacticianRichard Meacham - TrimmerSam Bell - GrinderSimon Van Velthooven - Grinder        

May 24, 2017

Red Bull Youth America’s Cup Race Format
A Landlubber's Guide to The America's Cup

Red Bull Youth America’s Cup Race Format

The race format for the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup consists of six teams separated into two pools that were determined by a blind lottery draw earlier this year.The initial qualifying round will see the two lowest-scoring teams from each…

May 22, 2017

Team Profile: Artemis Racing
A Landlubber's Guide to The America's Cup

Team Profile: Artemis Racing

Yacht Club: Royal Swedish Yacht ClubEstablished: 2006Nation: SwedenTeam Principal(s): Torbjörn TörnqvistCEO: Torbjörn TörnqvistSkipper: Nathan Outerridge CREWIain Percy - Team Manager & TacticianNathan Outteridge - SkipperChris Brittle - GrinderFrancesco Bruni - HelmsmanPaul Goodison - HelmsmanAnders Gustafsson - GrinderIain Jensen - Wing…

May 21, 2017

35th America's Cup Racing Schedule: Week 1
A Landlubber's Guide to The America's Cup

35th America's Cup Racing Schedule: Week 1

Friday, May 28Louis Vuitton America's Cup QualifiersRound Robin 12pm - 4pmRace 1: USA vs FranceRace 2: Sweden vs JapanRace 3: France vs NZRace 4: GBR vs Sweden Saturday, May 27Louis Vuitton America's Cup QualifiersRound Robin 12pm - 4pmRace 5: NZ…

May 20, 2017

A Landlubber's Guide to The America's Cup

The Boats: Formula 1 on Water

America's Cup Class (ACC) boats are the Formula 1 cars of sailing, but unlike Formula 1, their design is largely determined by the Defender—in this case ORACLE TEAM USA. Each team must build the fastest boat possible but within specific…

May 18, 2017

A Landlubber's Guide to The America's Cup

Team Profile: Land Rover BAR

Yacht Club: Royal Yacht SquadronEstablished: 2014Nation: United KingdomTeam Principal(s): Sir Ben AinslieCEO: Martin WhitmarshSkipper: Sir Ben Ainslie CREWSir Ben Ainslie - SkipperPaul Campbell-James - Wing TrimmerDavid “Freddie” Carr - Grinder/BowMatt Cornwell - Grinder/BowNick Hutton - TrimmerXabier Fernandez - Wing Trimmer/BowJono…

May 17, 2017