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The Canting Keel:
May 20: Umpires post SF calls
including the Luna Rossa-BMW Oracle pre-start penalties from SF
Race 5:
April 26: Defending the Weather:
April 12: Thierry Pepponet steps aside at Areva: AmericasCup.com April 6: Good Friday for Shosholoza: Cheers from Bishop Desmond Tutu: SuperXtra April 6: America's Cup attracting rich corporate sponsors: International Herald Tribune
April 4: Official Book of the 32nd Defense
of the America's Cup:
April 3: Shopping Expedition?: Sir Keith
Mills arrives in Valencia looking for 2009 crew:
April 3: See you in San Francisco? No
matter who wins the Cup, ACC's may play in the bay come September:
April 2: Ben Ainslie to helm ETNZ for Act
13?: April 1: Teams declare their AC32 yachts: No big surprises - Victory includes 2003's SWE-73: Official website April 1: ETNZ Bee is for Ballast: Team Site Mar 30: Unveiling Day Preview interview with Bruce Farr: Julie Ash's story at NZ Herald Mar 30: BMWO Video Making the State-of-the-Art Keel: BMW Oracle Blog Highly Recommended! Mar 25: ETNZ bests Prada in training: Sunday Star Times Mar 12: Hardware Story -- Harken the favorite of America's Cup boats, chosen by 11 of the teams: Interview with Olaf and Peter at Harken.com
Mar 11: ACM could show 27 million Euro profit
on 230 million Euro budget:
Mar 11: Valencia After The Cup: It may not be this
year, but when it comes what will happen in the Darseña
Interior? Mar 8: ETNZ hits the water in Valencia: Gallery of great shots from photographer Chris Cameron
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Emirates Tunes Up Alinghi ETNZ to race Alinghi May 30? Peter Lester It's true, the Defender and LVC Finalist raced each other. With Ed Baird helming, Alinghi looked to be faster and point higher than Team New Zealand: See story and photos at Americascup.com Other News: A lot of good stories, including many coming from the Kiwi side of the world, but not all. A few highlights: ETNZ races Alinghi again? Peter Lester Alinghi breaks rudder? NZ Herald Schnackenberg drives Luna Rossa: NZ Herald Gary Jobson picks an All-American America's Cup team: Sailing World Magazine A good read; Damon Syson's Wild ACC
Ride: Dickson Leaves BMW Oracle
BMW Oracle Racing announced May 24 that Chris Dickson has resigned as CEO of the team effective immediately. In the interim, the current management group will continue to control the day-to-day running of the team. The Canting Keel Ruled out? Sneaking in? The most famous secret weapon of the 32nd America's Cup, if it exists. And if it's legal. Read more about the Canting Keel Spithill Chats before the Big Match Valencia Sailing interviewed James Spithill, Helmsman, Luna Rossa, on how the young Australian sailing star sees his competition: VS: Let's start with the semifinals. Were you surprised to beat BMW Oracle by such a margin? James Spithill: "I was surprised with the score line. Honestly, we always thought it was going to go to the full nine races. When I was preparing and looking at the two teams, we both looked very strong and I could see no reason why it shouldn't go to the nine races. So my answer is yes, we were surprised, but the score line doesn't represent how close racing was." VS: Will boat speed be an important factor in that fight? Is any of the two boats (ITA-94 and NZL-92) faster than the other one? James Spithill: "Yes, boat speed will be very important as it has always been. For me both boats look very similar. In the last couple of months we only raced them twice, both races were very close and the result is even. We won one and lost one. As I said, our boat and the ones of BMW Oracle, the New Zealanders and Spanish were all really close. I'm expecting the same." New British Team buys Defender's Boat Britain's AC33 hopeful challenger Team Origin announces purchase of Alinghi's 2003-era SUI-75. Play of the Day: RR2 Desafío dispatched one of their main rivals from the Louis Vuitton Cup, rolling over Mascalzone courtesy of a strong passing move downwind in what's becoming something of a signature move for the Spanish team. See How it Happened: Flight School Return of the J-Class With interest higher than ever, Sparkman and Stephens may see historic unbuilt 1930's designs come to life. Along with the original Ranger, the so-called superboat and possibly the most famous Cup Defender ever, up to eight sisterships designed at the same time by W. Starling Burgess and Olin Stephens II have been analyzed using modern methods. S&S says they are fast, too. Read more at Sparkman&Stephens Read J-Class History at CupInfo
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We saw the exit May 8th of the Son of the Dragon, China's Longtze, who has sailed her last race of the 2007 Louis Vuitton Cup. Six more teams left the America's Cup stage May 9th: Mascalzone Latino Capitalia, Victory, Shosholoza, Areva, +39, and United Internet Team Germany. CupInfo salutes them all for what they accomplished to get here, and sincerely hopes we'll see them again before long. Cheers to all ! Formula 1 to Lap Valencia Harbor? A street race circuit could host Formula 1 as early as next year, making for a convergence of two sports that often prompt notice of their similarities from fans. See circuit map at Lasprovincias.com Desafío Español Wins Protest Against Mascalzone Desafío Español protested Mascalzone Latino's use of backstays during their match in Flight 4, a pivotal race which MLCT won on Wednesday. Mascalzone is of course one of Desafío's two closest rivals for 4th semi-final slot. The America's Cup Jury has found for Desafío and declared Mascalzone in breach of the AC Class Rule. This does not award the race to Desafío, the match will be re-sailed. Update: The re-sail is tentatively planned as the second race Saturday. Read the full text of the decision (pdf) Desafío asked that Mascalzone be disqualified in their race, but the Jury concluded that the breach did not have a significant effect on the outcome. Vincenzo Onorato, MLCT Owner: "I am quite happy with the decision of the jury, because they have made it from a sporting point of view. One win for the Spanish, one win for us, now it’s time for a rematch. The rematch will say without any doubt who is the best on the water. So this is wonderful, something I like very much." Airing on ESPN Classic, a new one hour special narrated by Walter Cronkite featuring a detailed look at the America's Cup, including interviews with many of the regatta's most notable and accomplished figures. See newly discovered historic footage and hear the personal experiences of winning sailors and top designers. Today's key players such as Ernesto Bertarelli and Larry Ellison are there, of course, as well as past America's Cup champions who know exactly what it takes to win, including Ted Turner, Dennis Conner, Russell Coutts, Bill Koch, Halsey Herreshoff, Gary Jobson, Tom Whidden, David Elwell, and designer Olin Stephens II. Also featured are leading Cup journalists John Rousmaniere and Peter Montgomery, along with artist John Mecray. Update: After a private showing April 11 for a packed audience in New York drew rave reviews, Cup fans have reason to look forward to some fascinating new insights into the history of the America's Cup. The show will be re-aired June 16. View preview at JobsonSailing.com
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