North Sails designers Burns Fallow and Michael Richelsen have been working closely with America’s Cup defender Emirates Team New Zealand and Challenger of Record Luna Rossa to develop the soft wing concept and AC75 Class Rule. “We started this project in September and we did not have a lot of time to figure out if this big idea was to be feasible or not, and there were some big questions to be answered..."
The new America's Cup rule is published. Time for the teams to start getting their heads around how to design, engineer and build one of these beasts. Time, as ever, will be the enemy. Money will be quite important too....
SoftBank Team Japan have bragging rights as the first team to pull off the foiling tack. As Dean Barker and Chris Draper point out, this really is a 'gamechanger' for the 2017 America's Cup, and opens up the tactical opportunities with the possibility of the foiling AC cats tacking on the windshifts...
In Part 2 of our exclusive interview with Nathan Outteridge, the Artemis Racing skipper reveals where he things the big gains are likely to be made in the 2017 America's Cup.... "I think the big design battles are going to be in foil design, picking the area required for the foils based on when you want to take off and when you want top speed...." More from Nathan inside...
One of the enduring themes of all our conversations with top sailors is their ‘Never Say Die’ (NSD) attitude. No matter how bad things get, you just do whatever it takes to get the job done. Because you never know how things might work out. The America’s Cup World Series racing in Bermuda saw Artemis Racing deliver a perfect example of NSD.
World's greatest keelboat sailor he may be, but Russell Coutts shows he has a few things to learn in multihulls, as this spectacular capsize in the AC45 catamaran shows. Indeed this is new territory for everyone, as the professional sailing world learns how to tame these scary cats....
Video: BMW Oracle Racing haven't given away too much yet about their intentions for the 34th America's Cup, but their 'Declaration of Independence' is certainly very encouraging. After the debacle of the early announcement of that infamous protocol for the 33rd America's Cup by Alinghi in July 2007, no one is giving Russell Coutts's team a hard time for not coming up with any hard details quite yet....
John Kostecki is not one of the most famous sailors in the world, but now he has won the America's Cup and there's a strong argument to suggest he might be the best all-round sailor ever. Here's why....
"The wing is a weapon," was Ernesto Bertarelli's honest assessment after being beaten by the winged-wonder of BMW Oracle Racing. Justin and Andy look back on a momentous race which brought drama and surprise beyond all expectation....
John Kostecki, tactician for BMW Oracle in the 33rd America's Cup, talks about the potential advantages of the wing rig - acceleration, manoeuvrability - in the match against Alinghi's catamaran. BMW Oracle Racing's skipper and helmsman, James Spithill, talks about the advantages of trimarans v catamarans....
Alinghi helmsman Ed Baird talks through the process of tacking and gybing Alinghi 5, and how it might compare with the way that their America's Cup rivals on BMW Oracle Racing might approach the same manoeuvres...
SoftBank Team Japan have bragging rights as the first team to pull off the foiling tack. As Dean Barker and Chris Draper point out, this really is a 'gamechanger' for the 2017 America's Cup, and opens up the tactical opportunities with the possibility of the foiling AC cats tacking on the windshifts...
In Part 2 of our exclusive interview with Nathan Outteridge, the Artemis Racing skipper reveals where he things the big gains are likely to be made in the 2017 America's Cup.... "I think the big design battles are going to be in foil design, picking the area required for the foils based on when you want to take off and when you want top speed...." More from Nathan inside...
One of the enduring themes of all our conversations with top sailors is their ‘Never Say Die’ (NSD) attitude. No matter how bad things get, you just do whatever it takes to get the job done. Because you never know how things might work out. The America’s Cup World Series racing in Bermuda saw Artemis Racing deliver a perfect example of NSD.
Video: BMW Oracle Racing haven't given away too much yet about their intentions for the 34th America's Cup, but their 'Declaration of Independence' is certainly very encouraging. After the debacle of the early announcement of that infamous protocol for the 33rd America's Cup by Alinghi in July 2007, no one is giving Russell Coutts's team a hard time for not coming up with any hard details quite yet....
John Kostecki is not one of the most famous sailors in the world, but now he has won the America's Cup and there's a strong argument to suggest he might be the best all-round sailor ever. Here's why....
Video: BMW Oracle's wing-rigged USA 17 travelling at speed. It looks fast. After Race 1 of the 33rd America's Cup, we know it's fast....
"The wing is a weapon," was Ernesto Bertarelli's honest assessment after being beaten by the winged-wonder of BMW Oracle Racing. Justin and Andy look back on a momentous race which brought drama and surprise beyond all expectation....
Alinghi helmsman Ed Baird talks through the process of tacking and gybing Alinghi 5, and how it might compare with the way that their America's Cup rivals on BMW Oracle Racing might approach the same manoeuvres...