Americas Cup

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America’s Cup – Day 3 and its 3 – 3 in the race to reach seven wins

Who will crack first? The third day of racing and the same result . . . all square after six races, but when the break-through comes expect a sudden and swift finish

AC36 Matt Sheahan and Freddie Carr
America’s Cup – Matt Sheahan and Freddie Carr discuss what we know so far

Matt Sheahan talks to INEOS Team UK grinder and Cup fanatic David ‘Freddie’ Carr about what we saw on Day 1 and 2 of the America’s Cup and why it matters.

AC36 D2 Spectators
America’s Cup – Day 2 and still Deadlocked at 2-2

Racing for the second day of the 36th America’s Cup stayed on the notorious ‘no passing lanes’ course E, making the starts crucial and highlighted how evenly matched the two teams are in light conditions.

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America’s Cup – Rustiness or beaten fair and square?

Kiwi helm Pete Burling admits to a bit of ‘rustiness’ in the their suprise loss in the second race of the 36th America’s Cup in Auckland on Wednesday . . . can he do better on day 2 ?

AC36 D1 Spectators Auckland
America’s Cup – Day 1 and Game-On at ETNZ 1, Luna Rossa 1

With the first two America’s Cup races done, both teams have points on the leaderboard, this is not what the Kiwis expected, they have a race on their hands!

AC36 Dalton and Bertelli
America’s Cup – May the best team Win

With the 36th America’s Cup about to make a delayed start in lockdown Auckland, the two competing teams have been talking up the event.

AC36 Heli Camera
Capturing America’s Cup Images from Air and Sea

Here we have two videos that show you just how the images you see on-line and on TV media are captured from the air and from sea level

12 Metre Onawa US-6
Twenty 12mRs expected for 2021 World Championship in Finland

Filmed during the 12mR World Championship in Newport R.I. From July 8 – 13, 2019, twenty-two 12 metre yachts representing six countries converged on Newport to compete at the 2019 12mR World Championship

36th America's Cup, Auckland
America’s Cup to start Wednesday 10 March

The New Zealand Government announced a reduction in alert levels from Sunday. Auckland will drop to Level 2 with the rest of New Zealand on Level 1

AC36 ETNZ
America’s Cup – Preparing for the Showdown

Day 5 of Lockdown in Auckland and the 36th America’s Cup is approaching fast, with the first racing expected on Wednesday 10 March, if COVID restrictions and weather conditions allow

ETNZ Boss Grant Dalton
America’s Cup – Never forget, never forgive

Never complain, never explain. ‘ Immortalised by Benjamin Disraeli, Team New Zealand boss Grant Dalton has added a twist to that pithy maxim . . . never forget, never forgive

AC36 Dalton and Bertelli
America’s Cup teams locked-in and ready to race

Monday 1 March at 16:03 local time was the deadline for both America’s Cup teams to define and finalise the configuration of their boats for the Match.