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Louis Vuitton Cup
Emirates Team New Zealand steps out to 2-1 lead in LV Cup Final
Emirates Team New Zealand regained the lead in the Louis Vuitton Cup Final today when Italy’s Luna Rossa Challenge had to pull up at the beginning of Leg 3 with damage sustained to a sheave on the control arm of the 131-foot tall wing sail. -
America’s Cup
Luna Rossa Challenge evens the score in Louis Vuitton Cup Final
With seven points needed to secure a place in the 34th America’s Cup America's Cup #AmericasCup , Italy’s Luna Rossa Challenge will take the points however they come. Today the Italian challenger evened the score in the Louis Vuitton Cup Final at 1-1 with a semi-walkover win against Emirates Team New (...) -
Vendée Globe
Bernard Stamm disqualified for receiving assistance
The International Jury, which is independent from the Vendée Globe Race Directors, the Race Committee and the organizers of the Vendée Globe, have taken the decision to disqualify Bernard Stamm (SUI, Cheminées Poujoulat) for an infringement of article 3.2 of the Notice of Race. Following the skipper’s pit stop on 23rd December south of (...) -
America’s Cup
Video : America’s Cup Discovered celebrates the very first AC72 to touch water.
This week on America’s Cup America's Cup #AmericasCup Discovered we celebrate the very first AC72 AC72 #AC72 to touch water. The Kiwis are the first to launch one of these monster-sized catamarans. We step inside the design office of Emirates Team New Zealand on the eve of their AC72 AC72 #AC72 launching in Auckland. Join us in (...) -
Global Ocean Race
Conrad Colman and Scott Cavanough win the GOR
After 150 days of racing around the planet, Conrad Colman and Scott Cavanough have taken first place in Leg 5 of the double-handed, Class40 Class40 #Class40 Global Ocean Race (GOR) and have also won the circumnavigation event overall with their Akilaria RC2 Cessna (...) -
Volvo Ocean Race
Kiwi team wins Auckland In-Port Race
Local heroes CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand stormed to victory in front of tens of thousands of ecstatic home fans in the Auckland In-Port Race on Saturday, giving them a first Volvo Ocean Race Volvo Ocean Race #VolvoOceanRace victory and ‘flicking a switch’ on their (...) -
Volvo Ocean Race
PUMA Ocean Racing takes 2nd place in Auckland
PUMA Ocean Racing powered by BERG won an epic battle for second place on Leg 4 of the Volvo Ocean Race Volvo Ocean Race #VolvoOceanRace on Sunday, clinching the runner’s up spot on a rainy morning in Auckland to complete a memorable comeback and secure their first offshore podium place in (...) -
Volvo Ocean Race
French team secured a dramatic victory in Auckland
Groupama sailing team survived a late scare to secure a dramatic victory on Leg 4 of the Volvo Ocean Race Volvo Ocean Race #VolvoOceanRace on Saturday, crossing the finish line shortly before midnight in Auckland to end Team Telefónica’s winning streak and give New Zealander Brad Marsh a homecoming of a (...) -
BTBoats
Third Kiwi 40FC set sails in the Wellington harbour
Bodacious Dream, the third Kiwi 40FC launched in December last year, has completed the sea trial and will be shipped to Florida (United States) at the beginning of February. -
Optimist
Singapore’s Kimberly Lim is 2011 OptiWorlds Champion
The first fleet started the race at 1208 on the last day of racing, but all reaces were abandoned at 1308. The wind was too light for the strong current and sailors were not able to make progress around the course.