Since the inaugural race in 1851, the America’s Cup has been on the leading edge of sailing technology. But it wasn’t until 1983, when the Australians unveiled a radical new “winged keel”, that technology became the dominant force in America’s Cup ra...
The America’s Cup is a trophy awarded to the winner of the America’s Cup match races between two sailing yachts. One yacht, known as the defender, represents the yacht club that currently holds the America’s Cup, and the second yacht, known as the ch...
The ACWS is the first stage of competition in the 2017 America’s Cup and features all of the America’s Cup teams racing in foiling, one-design AC45 catamarans. For the top two overall finishers, the series represents an early opportunity to put point...
Sailing is a thinking man’s game. Skippers learn to search for wind shifts in the way the sun shimmers on the waves or shuddering ripples belie a favourable “puff”—a pocket of low-pressure on the course signifying stronger winds and an opportunity to...
What a show! Bermuda came together like never before for the America’s Cup World Series event held October 16–18. The World Series races seemed to sneak up on us. We all knew it was on the horizon, but at the speeds these boats reach, one second they...
Since the inaugural race in 1851, the America’s Cup has been on the leading edge of sailing technology. But it wasn’t until 1983, when the Australians unveiled a radical new “winged keel,” that technology became the dominant force in A...
