OTUSA Capsize: Foiling jibe gone wrong
AS WE REPORTED soon after it happened this morning, ORACLE TEAM USA capsized again today while training in BDA. Reportedly, no one was...
San Francisco: Home of Democrats, famous landmarks, and the America's Cup?
CBS NEWS reported yesterday that the GOP is targeting the Democratic candidate in the run-off race for a Congressional seat in Georgia by...
ORACLE TEAM USA trying pedal power?
THERE ARE MULTIPLE REPORTS overnight that OTUSA has installed a cycling station in the aft cockpits (port and starboard) to supplement...
ETNZ adds more leg power
QUOTE-UNQUOTE: "Until a week ago, Team New Zealand grinder Joe Sullivan had never been in a yacht race. By the end of the month the...
Sir Ben Ainslie: "Reports of our America's Cup demise have been greatly exaggerated"
In May 1897, the great American humorist, novelist and social critic Samuel Clemens — best known by his pen name, Mark Twain — was in...
What it was like to sail on ENDEAVOUR and RAINBOW in 1934
APROPOS OUR PREVIOUS POST about ENDEAVOUR being for sale, check out this cool British PATHÉ video from 1934 of the then upcoming AC Match...
Own a piece of history
IF YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO OWN a J-Class yacht, now's your chance. The classically beautiful ENDEAVOUR, K-4, is for sale for $21,900,000,...
Oil-trading tycoons fund battle for sailing’s greatest prize
QUOTE-UNQUOTE: "Billionaire Tornqvist, who controls about 61 percent of Gunvor’s equity, is ambitious to topple Ellison, whose team is...
The 20-minute grind
GRINDING BACK-TO-BACK TACKS, taking the runners up to max load or grinding the mainsheet in around the bottom mark – none of this...
America's Cup is "Formula One on water," says Sir Ben Ainslie
QUOTE-UNQUOTE: "When these boats turn the corners the g-force is serious. If someone has made a mistake in crossing the boat when you're...
