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Mission Control we have a problem . . . The advantages of Mission Control for AC37

Mission Control we have a problem . . . Four decades ago, going all the way back to the 12m era in Newport, USA, the engineering support for an America’s Cup boat amounted to a fast RIB back at the sailing base and a VHF radio.

ARKEA ULTIM CHALLENGE – Leaders pass Cape of Good Hope

Friday, 19 January at 13:32:22hrs UTC, ARKEA ULTIM CHALLENGE-Brest leader Charles Caudrelier crossed the latitude of the Cape of Good Hope

Key dates for the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup released

The dates for the Preliminary Regatta, Louis Vuitton Cup and the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup Match have now been released

ILCA 6 Youth and Men’s World Championships – Final Day

Winners of the ILCA 6 Youth and Men’s World Championships in Mar del Plata, Argentina . . .

RORC Transatlantic Race – Leopard recovers to take Monohull Line Honours

Farr 100 Leopard 3 (MON), skippered by Chris Sherlock has taken Monohull Line Honours in the 10th edition of the RORC Transatlantic Race.

Snowflake Series at Chichester Yacht Club – Day 1

The Snowflake Series at Chichester Yacht Club opened with 38 dinghies racing in three fleets racing in sunshine and a force 2 – 3 wind.

ARKEA ULTIM CHALLENGE – Major damage to the trimaran SVR – Lazartigue

The ULTIM SVR-Lazartigue trimaran has suffered damage to the daggerboard following a collision.

AC37 – Ainslie buckles down to two boat training with INEOS Britannia

INEOS Britannia have started two boat training with the new AC40-10 ‘Sienna’ and the older AC40-2 ‘Athena’ in Barcelona.

SailGP – Giles Scott ‘disappointed’ with Abu Dhabi result

The Emirates Great Britain SailGP Team finished the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Sail Grand Prix in eighth place and dropped to sixth in the Season 4 Championship leaderboard.

SailGP – Mubadala Abu Dhabi Sail Grand Prix day 2

Another light weather forecast for Day 2 of the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Sail Grand Prix, with seven of the teams still in with a chance to make the winner-takes-all final.

SailGP – Mubadala Abu Dhabi Sail Grand Prix Live

Emirates GBR new driver Giles Scott will make his SailGP racing debut in Abu Dhabi this weekend in the Abu Dhabi Sail Grand Prix

ARKÉA ULTIM CHALLENGE – Top duo open the gap

The leaders of the ARKEA ULTIM CHALLENGE-Brest, Tom Laperche  and Charles Caudrelier, head south in a steadily building trade wind