Documentary: 12 Metres — An Enduring Legacy

The America’s Cup races in Aukland restart again tomorrow. The defender and challenger will be sailing AC75 class boats — keel-less, flying, foiling wonders of carbon fiber, packed with hydraulics, cutting-edge electronics, and powered by soft wing sails, capable of … Continue reading

Luna Rossa Preps for Two Decades Old Rematch with Team New Zealand in the America’s Cup

This weekend, the Italian team Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli decisively won the Prada Cup Final, eliminating INEOS Team UK by 7 races to 1. Luna Rossa is now preparing for the final America’s Cup races against Emirates Team New Zealand … Continue reading

Sometimes the Magic Doesn’t Happen — American Magic Eliminated From America’s Cup

Sometimes the magic just doesn’t happen. The New York Yacht Club’s American Magic team, the U.S. Challenger was eliminated from competing in the 36th races for the America’s Cup.  The elimination follows four straight losses against the Challenger of Record, … Continue reading

Yacht Racing for Fun and Profit — Schooner America and Maxi Comanche

Shortly after winning the Sydney Hobart Race for the third time, the maxi-yacht Comanche has been sold by its current owners, Jim Cooney and his wife Samantha Grant, to Russian interests.  Perhaps, oddly enough, the transaction brought to mind the … Continue reading

Déjà Vu — Concerns over the Cost of Competing for the America’s Cup

International yacht racing is incredibly expensive. That is unquestionably true of the America’s Cup races.  Recently, the Financial Times spoke to British sailing champion Ben Ainslie about his concerns that the race is too expensive to remain viable. The cost … Continue reading

America’s Cup Gets Interesting — Two Very Different AC75s

The 36th America’s Cup Races, featuring foiling monohulls, is still 18 months away but are beginning to look very interesting.  Two very different AC75 contenders have taken to the water recently — The New York Yacht Club Team American Magic‘s … Continue reading

Vendee Globe, Volvo Ocean, & AC 2021– Are Foiling Monos the Future of Yacht Racing?

Almost two years ago, we raised the question — Are the new foiling Open 60 monohulls “the future of ocean racing or [are they] a foil too far?” The results of the Vendee Globe around-the-world, single-handed race last January may have … Continue reading