In two surprising and dramatic turnarounds today in the America’s Cup qualifiers, Groupama Team France trounced Ben Ainslie’s Land Rover BAR in an intense first race of the day, and…
Oracle Team USA and Emirates Team New Zealand in top form but Land Rover BAR count two losses
After a second day of racing in the America’s Cup qualifiers, a picture is beginning to form of the top teams as defenders Oracle Team USA and Emirates Team New…
Land Rover BAR wins first America’s Cup race, then Ben Ainslie smashes boat in start line crash
The fastest America’s Cup in history got off to a storming start today in Bermuda, with top teams racing at more than 40 knots in just 10-12 knots of true wind.…
The final countdown for Ben Ainslie: incredible photos from the last practice session
Aerial shots of the last practice session before the start of the 35th America's Cup show the teams are pushing hard ahead of the first Round Robin matches
Podcast: How America’s Cup foiling is changing sailing
Since the introduction of multihulls to the America’s Cup and, since 2013, fully foiling flight, the America’s Cup has either enthralled or enraged. To those whom it enrages, the speed…
Undaunted – the 42-inch yacht still hoping to become the smallest boat ever to cross the Atlantic
Just 24 hours into his first attempt to sail solo across the Atlantic in Undaunted, his 42-inch yacht, Matt Kent had to turn back. He set off from La Gomera…
Brilliant short film shows Artemis Racing’s sailing journey from surface to air
Foiling has changed the America’s Cup forever. The speeds the AC50 catamarans achieve are exhilarating to watch, and behind this lies perhaps the biggest technological leap in any sport over…
Podcast: What’s the America’s Cup pecking order – and what really happened in that Ben Ainslie collision?
With a week to go until the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup qualifiers begin, the race action and controversy have stepped up into another league. During practice racing this week, we…
VIDEO: Volvo Ocean Race makes radical route changes with new foiling 60-footers
Volvo Ocean Race organisers promised the most radical shake-up of the race since its inception in 1973, and the raft of changes announced today for the 2019 edition will bring…
Could a floating shipping container sink your yacht? How real is the danger?
It is the stuff of every sailor’s nightmare – the unseen object, lurking beneath a wave, which punctures your hull or smashes your rudder mid-ocean. Never have our oceans seemed…
Things you never knew about the historic ‘Auld Mug’ America’s Cup trophy
The America’s Cup, affectionately known as the ‘Auld Mug’ is an impressive piece of silverware that stands 1.1m high and weighs over 14kg. It was made in 1948 by London-based…
America’s Cup racing – all you need to know about how the points system works
Current team rankings Confused about how the points will be allocated during the fight for the 35th America’s Cup? Here is our guide to how the competition will…
New Wally 145 unveiled – a lightweight hybrid global super cruiser designed by Frers
Wally has started to build its third largest yacht yet, a Wally 145 / 44m carbon fibre fast cruiser that will have a hybrid propulsion system. Designed for an experienced…
Endurance athletes – the making of the modern America’s Cup sailor
The shape of the six men competing on each challenger has changed – literally. Two factors have altered the make-up of America’s Cup teams beyond all recognition: the move to…
Rumours abound as the teams run out of time to make significant changes to their boats
Emirates Team New Zealand is making the most of its status as the dark horse of this America’s Cup. As I write, the Kiwi AC50 has not long emerged out…
Spirit Yachts starts construction on Spirit 111 – one of the largest single-masted wooden yachts ever
Ipswich-based modern classic builders Spirit Yachts has started construction on its largest project to date, a 34m sloop, Spirit 111. The project will be one of the largest single-masted wooden…
Hallberg-Rassy 44 video – traditional cruising values in a new hull shape
The bitterly cold wind is cutting through my four layers of technical clothing as though they are made of mesh – the instruments tell me the water temperature is 4ºC,…
A good head torch for sailors may cost more than you expect. We put three on test
In the dead of night and as the wind gets up, there’s always work to be done on deck. Far out to sea the darkness can be like a blanket…
Podcast: Who’s standing out as favourites for the America’s Cup – and why?
Less than three weeks are left until the start of the Louis Vuitton qualifiers and playoffs and for the six teams in the America’s Cup the prospect of real battle is nerve-wrackingly…
What we can expect from the 35th America’s Cup in Bermuda – and why there could be surprises
If Jimmy Spithill had been invited to step into a time machine ten years ago to catch a glimpse of what his future looked like, even his famously cool head…