EMI files 'Down Under' royalties appeal
Fri, February 26, 2010 12:00:00 AM CST
Record company EMI will appeal against a court ruling that Australian Grammy-award winning band Men at Work stole a section of the famous 1980s hit, "Down Under," from a popular folk song. Australia's Federal ...motivator for Australia's 1983 America's Cup ...
Improving as a Racer; Part 3, Heel Angle and Balance
Side-to-side balance is usually called "heel" or heel angle. There is a common mis-perception among racers starting out that more heel is a good thing. When the boat heels over and digs in with the rail in the water, we feel like we're really sailing - flying along! Although this is a lot of fun, It's not necessarily good speed. Buddy Melges said that each boat has a designed heel angle and that part of our goal as racers is to keep the boat at that angle (I'm paraphrasing). From hull-design perspective, there is an underwater shape the boat designer is trying to move through the water and we have to achieve that shape.
This can be very hard to do, especially in chop, but there are a lot of tools at our disposal. But first off, know what your ideal heel angle should be. If you can't get that the designed angle, develop it by sailing, adjusting the heel and watching your speed. Most modern boats don't sail well if heeled more than 20 degrees.
In light air, the boat won't heel much from the wind. So we move crew weight to the low side of the boat. This induces heel which helps achieve that underwater shape and also allows the sails to "fall" into some kind of airfoil shape - with the boat heeling, gravity pulls the sails into shape. Well, sort of. But better than without heel. Ideally, in very light air, we would sail with a lot fewer crew. It just takes less person-power to handle the boat. But, in reality, sailing is a social occasion and I don't think about leaving folks on the dock. So put them on the low side.
As the wind picks up a little (still light, but moving), crew weight can come back towards the boat center. Ideally, as the wind strengthens and lightens, the crew will automatically move in and out, balancing the boat as needed.
And as the wind strengthens so that we are heeling because of it, crew will move to the windward, or "high" side of the boat and help hold her down. The crew on the rail should "hike", ensuring that as the boat heels more, they are sitting with legs and even arms and torso outside the lifelines - weight outboard and hiking hard! Again, in the ideal world, we would carry more crew on heavy air days. And I certainly try to do that if I know in advance that the winds are expected to be strong. But beware of it dying off as it frequently does in the evenings.
And finally, as the crew is all on the high-side rail, hiking hard, we need to start depowering the sails. That's a whole separate subject. But I'll say this much here; easing the traveler is the traditional way to reduce power on the mainsail, but I don't use it until the boat is almost out of control. It's not the first line of defense, in my opinion. If we think of the mast as a huge lever, then the most effective way to reduce heel is to take away force at the end of the lever - at the top of the mast. This means adding backstay tension and easing the genoa lead cars, if your boat has these. Do this first, ease the traveler second (or third). And finally, when the wind is overpowering, the crew is on the rail and the wind is still strengthening (or holding), we shorten sail - shift to a smaller jib and/or reef.
All of this thinking is the same for multihull boats as it is for monohulls, but the techniques may differ in how you deal with the "heel". Multihull boats often go faster with a hull out of the water (flying a hull), so the balancing act is aimed around getting a hull flying. But the principles are the same - just applied differently.
Also important to the balance of the boat is fore-aft trim. It's very easy to keep too much weight in the aft part of the boat, especially a boat used for cruising as well as racing. Empty out that lazarette! But also, try to keep the crew weight positioned fore-and-aft so as to keep the boat on her lines. Generally, (not always), this means that upwind and in lighter air, crew will sit further forward. This helps to get the aft underwater portions of the hull up leaving less hull in the water. In heavier upwind sailing, crew weight will be more midships (almost never aft). In some upper-echelon regattas I've had crew go below to sit over the keel; but that's a bit extreme for a Wednesday night. Downwind, crew would hang out mostly forward, except in really heavy air. Then crew weight aft helps hold the stern down and the rudder in the water. It also helps catch waves for surfing.
Editorial Roundup: Excerpts From Recent Editorials
Wed, February 24, 2010 06:09:02 PM CST
Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States ...Charlotte (N.C.) Observer, on America's Cup ...note one delightful diversion: America's Cup, ...BMW Oracle, which won America's Cup ...the arcane rules of America's Cup ...say, for now, that America's Cup ...
Improving as a Racer, Part 2.5, More on the Sails
Basically, we have to have equipment that is as good as the top rung of the ladder we want to climb. The ladder is our ruler, we measure performance against the fleet. So first question is, "can my team manage the boat around the race course and perform the standard maneuvers"? At that point we need sails that keep us in competition with the fleet. When everything is settled and we're hanging with our part of the pecking order in the fleet and our power and boat speed are equal. But, the sails have to work so that we can change gears as needed. Usually that's not a cheap sail. Depending in our fleet and it's competetiveness and culture, that may well mean new sails every year.
But, can I really SEE the difference between good and great sails (as determined by the fleet culture). If I can, I should go for them because it's my passion; why would I short change myself. And I can copy the way the top of the fleet set up.
But with that advice comes this: don't think that we'll necessarily win or get the most out of those sails. Time on the water is the coin that matters. Time on the water means that we'll be able to pull the strings to get the sail shaped correct for the conditions. If we have a lesser sail, it's much harder to see the effect of getting it set properly.
As an example, one of our competitors on Wednesday nights in the past few years wins with his personal recut sails from Bacons. He probably starts racing with sails as good as the top of the Wed night fleet or a bit worse. He knows how to set them right. His sails are good enough so that other aspects of racing determine his place but always in the top. But, he does not race CBYRA weekend races where the sailors would be as good as him, but playing with newer sails.
So bottom line: sails are an issue when we have boat speed issues that are not explained by some other factor like crew weight, bottom not clean, rig out of tune, etc. In the same breeze, current, etc. and with clear air and the other boat is just faster, then we might see and identify the problems in our sails.
Improving as a Racer, Part 2, the Sails
The problem with sails and sail shape for the developing racer is fundamentally one of perception - our ability to see color, depth, shape, dynamic effects and most importantly to remember these features. Visualizing the three dimensional shape of a sail is a talent; no amount of theoretical knowledge can replace our intrinsic ability to see the subtle perceptual details of sail shape and identify what's right and what's not. Sailing is such a dynamic process with so many factors in play that it is impossible to isolate one factor and exclude the effects of all of the others.
The problem is compounded when trying to compare two sails on the water in the same time frame - our visual memory can hold the images for just so long . We may not be able to ID and then remember the critical differences.
Coaching or sailing with more experienced sailors is the usual way a sailor develops an intrinsic talent for seeing sail shape. The match between the coach's ability to identify key features in the sail shape, vocalize or describe these observations to the sailor and have the insight sink in and become usable by the sailor is the essential factor. The simplest example of this process concerns the use of telltales. Most sailors get this when they are trained on understanding and using telltales and then adjusting the jib car to get the tell tales to break evenly. Actually seeing the shape change in the sail is where the perceptual talent comes into play. Being able to see the sail shape and the effects of sheet tension, rig tension and car position on the sail shape will be the difference between mid pack and top of the fleet.
For example, Beach catamaran sails are fully battened and this allows us to set two boats up on dry land and study the shapes of two sails side by side in very light breeze. Of course a bit more sheet tension or cunningham or mast rotation *by design* changes the sail shape. We've spent hours trying to make sure we see what is happening dynamically, alternating between looking at the sail and rig from astern and then looking at that shape from the helm position and trying to remember the sail shape. Once out on the water it's all different but we have developed a solid basis for making adjustments and our ability to match the wind and water to the rig and sail shape as well as change gears = speed.
So, the question about good and best sails is complicated. Are we talking about cloth, construction, design shape, stage of the sail's life cycle or marketing and reputation? Let's assume, for the sake of argument, that "Good Sails" are half way through their racing life cycle while "Great Sails" start at new and work backwards.
I believe we can't learn or be able to practice gear changes and optimize sail shape unless we have good sails on the boat. The sail has to be good enough so that when we make the gear change adjustment we will see the shape change and measure or feel the boat respond. It is so hard to match perceptual cues to the dynamics of the wind and waves anyway that without good sails we won't be able to feel the boat or keep pace with the fleet. Most importantly, we won't be able to improve our sailing performance if the equipment can't keep up.
The most difficult thing to do is have the opportunity to SEE THE CONTRAST between two sails, i.e., the perfect one and the sail that has been used for some time. This contrast is important in knowing what gears you loose as the sail gets older and the shape distorts. When we pull strings on both sails the great sail should adjust full range; as it gets older it looses some of that range. For most of us, we use experience to cue into the critical features and then pull the strings to match the conditions on the water. As mere mortals, we never quite know that we've have nailed the solution. Speeding this process up requires at least good sails and the coaching/talent in seeing both shapes of good and great sails. Of course, we have to pull the strings properly!
If we don't pay attention to the subtle details, i.e., we set the jib cars and the break is OK but we haven't studied the sail shape and noticed how it changed and how the shape is changing with pressure and age, then spending lots of money to keep great new sails on the boat won't translate into wins. We might do better but this is a case where a boat speed/tuning coach can be money better spent then for new sails.
If you are purchasing sails, what's critical is the rig. We can't easily change the rig properties. On Tornado's and A cats each mast is different and we need to get the sail to match the mast as well as have the fast sail shape built in. In most monohulls the sailmakers are less interested in measuring each mast, but each boat typically has a rig tuning guide. Assuming the materials are constant, design shape is probably a bit over stated - after all, its a well known problem. So matching the mast, tune-ability, construction execution, and service become the key factors.
San Diego makes a pitch for America's Cup regatta
Mon, February 22, 2010 12:17:11 AM CST
Mayor Jerry Sanders made a personal pitch Sunday to software ...to hold the 34th America's Cup ...Racing won back the America's Cup ...Diego has hosted three America's Cup ...decision about the 34th America's Cup ...Dennis Conner, a four-time America's Cup ...skipper to win the America's Cup. ...those guys have steered America's ...
Outside Edge (21/02/10)
Sun, February 21, 2010 12:00:00 AM CST
While we don't expect Britain to top the medal table at the Olympic Games, winter or summer, you'd have thought we'd have a good chance at the Couch Potato Olympics, a contest devised by ...Zealand sailor won the America's Cup ...
Cities vying to host next America's Cup
Sat, February 20, 2010 04:59:39 AM CST
The courtship of billionaire Larry Ellison began almost as soon ...victory in the 33rd America's Cup. ...should host the 34th America's Cup. The reigning America's Cup ...Hall complete with the America's Cup ...experience hosting a dozen America's Cup ...the president of the America's Cup ...has hosted three previous America's Cup ...successful ...
America's Cup due in San Francisco on Friday
Thu, February 18, 2010 01:22:59 PM CST
The America's Cup is scheduled to arrive at its new home, San Francisco's Golden Gate Yacht Club, on Friday afternoon on the ...via Frankfurt, Germany. The America's Cup ...the youngest skipper in America's Cup ...triple of winning the America's Cup, ...
Team Origin heads to Auckland
Thu, February 18, 2010 12:00:00 AM CST
As Britain's America's Cup challenger, Team Origin led by Sir Keith Mills and skippered by Ben Ainslie, heads south to Auckland for the Louis Vuitton Trophy regatta, confirmation came today that they will also ...be the defending champions, America's Cup ...
Bertarelli: Alinghi may sail next America's Cup
Wed, February 17, 2010 08:42:21 AM CST
Alinghi is considering challenging for the America's Cup it lost to BMW Oracle Racing last weekend. But after 2 1/2 years of legal disputes with the new champion, Swiss team president Ernesto Bertarelli said Wednesday he wants the rules to ...
FirstGroup strikes gold with £20m London Olympics deal
Tue, February 16, 2010 12:00:00 AM CST
FirstGroup dealt a blow to its major rivals yesterday by landing the ...to the London 2012 Olympics. It is understood that ...spectators to the 2012 Olympics, as well as connecting ...in Dorset, where the Olympic sailing events will be held. ...
Golden Gate confirms America's Cup challenger
Mon, February 15, 2010 02:12:54 PM CST
Golden Gate Yacht Club has confirmed Club Nautico di Roma as the challenger of record for the 34th America's Cup. The San Francisco-based yacht club is home to ...— to reinvigorate the America's Cup." ...ensure that the 34th America's Cup ...
The affects of current on apparent wind
The wind is almost never the same at a point in time across or up and down the bay. Taking a look at Sailflow for the Chesapeake area (http://www.sailflow.com/windandwhere.iws?regionID=108®ionProductID=30&timeoffset=0), we can see that in different parts of the bay the wind is different. And as the wind changes, it changes differently in different places too. Same with the tidal currents. So part of the navigational problem for a distance race is the balance between the varying wind speed and direction and the positive or adverse affect of current across the bay and the race course.
But, so make that more complicated, we should also consider the effect of the current on the wind. How does that work? For me, it is easiest to think of sailing in a current as like sailing on a magic carpet - the carpet is moving (in the direction and with the speed) with the current. All the boats around me are affected in pretty much the same way - sailing along, but also being carried along by the carpet. But the carpet is also creating wind. The easiest way to think of this is, if there was no wind at all and my boat is sitting still on the water, and if the magic current-carpet is moving at 1 knot, then I would feel a 1-knot wind coming from the direction in which the current is heading. So, to complete the picture, the affect of current is somewhat similar to the way apparent wind comes about with the motion of the boat changing the direction and speed of the wind. This can be calculated using a good calculator and a lot of patience. And certainly the instrument packages available on some of the high-end yachts include these calculations. But, for the average racing sailboat, those instruments are out of reach. And part of the suite of automation tools Chesbay.net will offer includes this kind of calculation over the race course.
It's important to understand the impact when making the navigation decisions. Currents on the bay are generally light - not much more than 2 knots during peak ebb or flood. But in increase or lessening of the apparent wind by 2 knots may be very significant. Especially in light winds. Let's take the following example problem.
We're sailing south in our J35 "Uncle Joe". Suppose that the wind is from the southwest at 6 kts. Let's say 210 degrees. In the western channel, the current is ebbing at 1.75 knots - let's say at 180 degrees. The effect of this is that the wind we feel will shift forward (coming from about 204) and increase in speed to about 7.5 knots. On the eastern side, in the shallows, the current is running at about .75 knots. The apparent wind speed would be less (about 6.6 knots) and the wind angle would be closer to 207. Now, which side to go to depends on tacking angles of the boat and the rumb line - having the come forward to 204 may well mean we have to tack more often to beat down the bay. This may well more than make up for the slight decrease in wind. On the other hand, our forward speed is going to be faster in the deep water, and faster also because of the increased wind speed. So the decision becomes greater speed with more tacks or less speed with less tacking.
Tough decisions, but now based on knowledge.
Party first, plan later for next America's Cup
Mon, February 15, 2010 12:11:16 PM CST
The wing sail came down before some really strong winds ...sailors who reclaimed the America's Cup ...Plans for the next America's Cup ...plans for the 34th America's Cup, ...Gift, which governs the America's Cup. ...rare head-to-head showdown. The America's Cup ...rules for the 34th America's Cup. ...who's now won the America's ...
US boat wins back America's Cup
Sun, February 14, 2010 12:22:36 PM CST
Larry Ellison's space-age trimaran BMW Oracle won back the America's Cup for the United States by ...of this team." The America's Cup ...Russell Coutts, a three-time America's Cup ...sailing in his fourth America's Cup. ...159-year history of the America's Cup. ...
Space-age trimaran wins back America's Cup for US
Mon, February 15, 2010 02:20:53 AM CST
After one of the most tumultuous periods in its 159-year run, the America's Cup, ...Larry Ellison hoisted the America's Cup ...sweep in the 33rd America's Cup ...proud to bring the America's Cup, ...experience at winning the America's Cup, ...went off across Port America's Cup, ...European to win the America's Cup ...our ...
Forest City Gear Goes World Class
Mon, February 15, 2010 12:00:00 AM CST
The current America’s Cup competition features “domestic content” rules: All equipment for the yachts must be manufactured in the country that the team represents. BMW ORACLE Racing sails for San Francisco’s Golden Gate Yacht ...competition for the 33rd America's Cup ...
America's Cup rebuilding project begins
Mon, February 15, 2010 12:00:00 AM CST
The slow and painstaking process of rebuilding the America's Cup, following 30 months of legal wrangling but resolved by the American challenger BMW Oracle's spectacular win on the water, began today with the confirmation that the Vincenzo Onorato's Italian team ...
Alinghi waits to decide America's Cup future
Sun, February 14, 2010 03:46:54 PM CST
Alinghi president Ernesto Bertarelli will wait before deciding whether the ...team continues sailing the America's Cup. ...thing but that's the America's Cup ...speed of wind. "This America's Cup ...decisions when planning the America's Cup ...everyone about the 34th America's Cup ...that manages the next America's Cup," ...team to win the America's ...
US boat wins back America's Cup
Sun, February 14, 2010 03:31:01 PM CST
Still bundled against the cold in his white foul-weather gear, ...Larry Ellison hoisted the America's Cup ...boats ever built. The America's Cup ...sweep in the 33rd America's Cup ...proud to bring the America's Cup, ...experience at winning the America's Cup, ...went off across Port America's Cup, ...European to win the America's ...
US boat wins back America's Cup
Sun, February 14, 2010 12:40:31 PM CST
Larry Ellison's space-age trimaran BMW Oracle won back the America's Cup ...of this team." The America's Cup ...Russell Coutts, a three-time America's Cup ...sailing in his fourth America's Cup. ...lasting images of this America's Cup ...159-year history of the America's Cup ...though. Conner won the America's Cup ...the history of the ...
US boat wins back America's Cup
Sun, February 14, 2010 12:26:05 PM CST
Larry Ellison's space-age trimaran BMW Oracle won back the America's Cup ...feeling" to win the America's Cup. ...team," he said. The America's Cup ...Russell Coutts, a three-time America's Cup ...sailing in his fourth America's Cup. ...159-year history of the America's Cup. ...
US boat wins back America's Cup
Sun, February 14, 2010 11:59:35 AM CST
Larry Ellison's space-age trimaran BMW Oracle has won back the America's Cup for the United States by speeding across the Mediterranean to rout two-time defending champion Alinghi of Switzerland for a two-race sweep. The ...two-race sweep of the America's Cup. ...
BMW Oracle tops Alinghi; protest filed
Sun, February 14, 2010 11:52:10 AM CST
A protest has been filed after Larry Ellison's space-age trimaran BMW Oracle finished ahead of two-time defending champion Alinghi of Switzerland for ...two-race sweep of the America's Cup. ...in on winning the America's Cup, ...159-year history of the America's Cup. ...
BMW Oracle leads Alinghi at first mark
Sun, February 14, 2010 11:02:19 AM CST
American challenger BMW Oracle closed in on winning the America's Cup, taking a lead of 2 minutes, 44 seconds over two-time defending champion Alinghi of Switzerland at the second turning mark of Race 2. ...159-year history of the America's Cup. ...
BMW Oracle easily wins 33rd America's Cup
Sun, February 14, 2010 12:00:00 AM CST
VALENCIA, SPAIN -U.S. challengers BMW Oracle won the 33rd America's Cup on Sunday, beating Swiss holders ...made it to an America's Cup ...more proud," Ellison told America's Cup ...challengers series for the America's Cup, ...and Bertarelli over the America's Cup ...
Ellison's crew closing in on America's Cup
Sat, February 13, 2010 11:16:48 AM CST
The America's Cup hasn't been this close to being back ...in the weather-delayed 33rd America's Cup ...159-year history of the America's Cup. ...with our boat. The America's Cup ...terms of a traditional America's Cup ...event. While a normal America's Cup ...goal of recapturing the America's Cup ...in one piece, the America's ...
BMW Oracle shows off technology at America's Cup
Sat, February 13, 2010 10:56:27 AM CST
Perched high above the waves on a carbon-fiber multihull, BMW Oracle skipper Jimmy Spithill looks more ...Star Wars than an America's Cup ...Any doubt that the America's Cup ...of millions on three America's Cup ...years' experience in the America's Cup ...
Improving as a Racer, Part 1, the Undersides
Ellison's crew closing in on America's Cup
Sat, February 13, 2010 08:10:39 AM CST
The America's Cup is as close to being back in American hands as it has been since Dennis Conner lost it 15 years ago. Software tycoon Larry Ellison's crew needs to beat two-time defending ...in the weather-delayed 33rd America's Cup ...
America's Cup trophy within reach for BMW Oracle
Sat, February 13, 2010 12:00:00 AM CST
The America's Cup could have American hands again gripping the 159-year old trophy after a break of 15 years by Sunday evening if the second in a best ...way to winning the America's Cup ...structure every detail of America's Cup ...
US trimaran flies to opening win in America's Cup
Fri, February 12, 2010 03:38:08 PM CST
Tearing along the Mediterranean so fast it nearly lifted all ...verge of winning the America's Cup ...flying the stodgy old America's Cup ...away from bringing the America's Cup ...position, has given the America's Cup ...159-year history of the America's Cup. ...159-year history of the America's Cup, ...and Coutts, a three-time America's ...
Spithill wins 1st helmsman duel in America's Cup
Fri, February 12, 2010 01:33:42 PM CST
BMW Oracle helmsman Jimmy Spithill showed why he is regarded as one of the world's best match-racers in leading the USA trimaran to a 1-0 lead over Alinghi in the America's Cup on Friday. ...Rossa at the last America's Cup, ...
USA sails to big opening win in America's Cup
Fri, February 12, 2010 01:13:32 PM CST
The monster trimaran USA delivered a huge victory for challenger ...race of their bitter America's Cup ...away from bringing the America's Cup ...1995. "To be the America's Cup ...each other in the America's Cup, ...harbor. Coutts, a three-time America's Cup ...159-year history of the America's Cup, ...
Spithill wins 1st helmsman duel in America's Cup
Fri, February 12, 2010 10:56:48 AM CST
BMW Oracle helmsman Jimmy Spithill showed why he is regarded as one of the world's best match-racers in leading the USA trimaran to a 1-0 lead over Alinghi in the America's Cup. Spithill entered on the favored starboard tack on ...
America's Cup begins with drama on the sea
Fri, February 12, 2010 08:15:10 AM CST
The America's Cup showdown between the United States and Switzerland finally began on Friday, and each of the powerhouse sailing teams made an early critical mistake on the ...159-year history of the America's Cup, ...technologically advanced boats in America's Cup ...
Oracle lands first blow in America's Cup
Fri, February 12, 2010 12:00:00 AM CST
Flying high, faster by not just a mile but over three kilometres, the American challenger for the America's Cup landed the first deadly blow on the Swiss defender ...been seen on an America's Cup ...road to the 33rd America's Cup, ...
America's Cup sailors dealing with weather
Thu, February 11, 2010 12:45:29 PM CST
Sailors in the America's Cup are hearing it from all ...to sum up this America's Cup, ...the shelter of Port America's Cup ...never sailed in an America's Cup ...no buzz in Port America's Cup ...159-year history of the America's Cup. ...normally compete in the America's Cup, ...most dominant skipper in America's ...
Branson looks to sort out bickering billionaires
Thu, February 11, 2010 11:10:03 AM CST
Richard Branson says he will try to end the bickering between his billionaire friends so the America's Cup doesn't spend any more time in the courts. Branson told The Associated Press that holder Alinghi and challenger BMW Oracle's legal wrangling ...
Race 1 of America's Cup postponed again
| Associated Press Wed, February 10, 2010 12:18:01 PM CST If Valencia is indeed the right place to contest the America's Cup, ...of the most contentious America's Cup ...ever built for the America's Cup. ...Race 4 of the America's Cup ...the first time the America's Cup ...place for a summer America's Cup, ... |
Race 1 of America's Cup postponed again
| Associated Press Wed, February 10, 2010 08:27:54 AM CST Race 1 of the America's Cup was postponed again on Wednesday, this time because of big waves on the Mediterranean Sea. Racing was called off just before noon. ...trying to sail the America's Cup ...ever built for the America's Cup. ... |
Anger as America's Cup postponed again
Wed, February 10, 2010 12:00:00 AM CST
Frustration is turning to anger at the America's Cup as a second attempt to run the first of the best of three races again fizzled into nothing. The principle race officer, New Zealander Harold Bennett, said of the next scheduled ...
America's Cup postponed again
Wed, February 10, 2010 12:00:00 AM CST
Race one of the America's Cup was postponed again today, this time because of big waves on the Mediterranean Sea. Racing was called off just before noon. The ...trying to sail the America's Cup ...ever built for the America's Cup. ...
IOC president raves about athletes' village
| Associated Press Tue, February 9, 2010 06:33:42 PM CST IOC president Jacques Rogge offered rave reviews of the athletes' ...part of the Vancouver Olympics. Rogge and members of the International Olympic Committee executive board visited ...IOC officials attended an Olympic Truce ceremony in the ...Rogge, who competed in sailing for Belgium at three ... |
Strong wind keeps America's Cup boats off water
| Associated Press Tue, February 9, 2010 08:07:53 AM CST Strong wind on Tuesday kept Alinghi and BMW Oracle from training ahead for the first race of their America's Cup showdown. Cup holder Alinghi decided against launching its catamaran, while American challenger BMW Oracle launched its trimaran — with president ... |
America's Cup faces further delay
| The Independent Tue, February 9, 2010 12:00:00 AM CST There are doubts over whether the re-run of the first America's Cup race will be staged tomorrow. Winds tonight were expected to be strong, leaving possibly bumpy seas, which may see the race delayed ...Bruno Troublé, the former America's Cup ... |
America's Cup opener postponed by unsteady wind
| Associated Press Mon, February 8, 2010 12:46:13 PM CST Having two of the fastest, most technologically advanced sailboats ever ...bickering billionaires contesting the America's Cup. ...the first time an America's Cup ...like a party. The America's Cup ...Although Ellison and three-time America's Cup ...trying to recapture the America's Cup ... |
America's Cup start delayed
| The Independent Mon, February 8, 2010 12:00:00 AM CST They marched them 26 miles out to sea, then they marched them 26 miles home again, and the America's Cup showdown was put on hold until Wednesday when another attempt will be made to run the first race between the ... |
IOC allows Aussie kangaroo flag to stay in village
Sun, February 7, 2010 09:42:24 PM CST
Australians can hop for joy: Their boxing kangaroo is safe for the Vancouver Olympics. The International Olympic Committee ruled Sunday that the giant kangaroo flag — the mascot for the ...yacht which won the America's Cup in 1983. It is ...
Being A Good New Crew, Part 3, Learn a Job
Sailing: America's Cup preview
| St. Petersburg Times Sun, February 7, 2010 12:00:00 AM CST . fast facts America's Cup When: Today, just before 6 a.m. after Monday's Race 1 was postponed. Another postponement would shift the first race to Friday. Where: Valencia, Spain The participants: The challenger, BMW Oracle Racing, sailing under the flag ... |
Fireworks before the heavy fire starts in America's cup
Sun, February 7, 2010 12:00:00 AM CST
Today was for fireworks as Valencia turned out for a joyful opening ceremony to the America's Cup, an event which goes back to 1851, when the Americans were intent on sticking it the best of British yachting. Tomorrow the heavy ...
Shot across the bow as Ellison accuses Cup rival of 'cheating'
Sun, February 7, 2010 12:00:00 AM CST
America's Cup challenger Larry Ellison has lobbed another incendiary into ...rules for the next Cup [after winning in 2007] ...the winner hijack the Cup and hold it hostage ...of the last, 32nd America's Cup. We don't understand ...it is not the America's Cup as we know ...
RI artist making prints of classic American yachts
Sat, February 6, 2010 12:56:13 PM CST
Nathanael Greene Herreshoff was one of the world's pre-eminent boat ...yachts that dominated the America's Cup sailing competition for decades. ...designed specifically for the America's Cup. Sofrin's original drawings will ...33rd edition of the America's Cup, off the coast of ...
Ellison a no-show at America's Cup presser
Sat, February 6, 2010 11:21:14 AM CST
The hostility between America's Cup rivals was apparent Saturday after BMW Oracle ...to meet after the Cup, I'm more than happy ...began. Coutts, a three-time America's Cup champion, previously skippered Alinghi. ...a "formidable" opponent. The America's Cup is scheduled to ...
Ellison a no-show at America's Cup presser
Sat, February 6, 2010 10:34:05 AM CST
The hostility between America's Cup rivals was apparent on Saturday after BMW Oracle president Larry Ellison refused to attend an owners' press conference with Alinghi counterpart Ernesto Bertarelli. The two syndicates have been battling in the courtroom over the 33rd ...
Umpires under pressure ahead of America's Cup
Sat, February 6, 2010 08:51:53 AM CST
Keeping pace with the high-performance America's Cup boats is likely to be a big challenge for the race umpires, who could struggle to keep up with the multihulls contesting this ...Russell Coutts, a three-time America's Cup winner, expects the four-member ...
Feuding billionaires take toll on America's Cup
Sat, February 6, 2010 02:51:01 AM CST
Although the America's Cup has always been about ego, the billionaires involved ...this edition of the cup. For Ellison, a victory ...wrong to take the America's Cup to court," said he ...looks to be the America's Cup. The America's Cup ...
Aussies under pressure to remove kangaroo flag
Fri, February 5, 2010 08:49:40 PM CST
Australian Olympic officials say they will take down a giant "boxing kangaroo" flag from the Vancouver athletes' village if they receive an official request from the IOC. The green and ...yacht which won the America's Cup in 1983. It is ...
America's Cup finally turns from court to sailing
Fri, February 5, 2010 10:53:39 AM CST
They're finally going to sail the America's Cup. A dispute between two ...be spirited back to America after a 15-year absence. "If we win the America's Cup, I think it absolutely ...to return the America's Cup to America." While the ...
A drama on the high seas - and in the courtroom
| The Independent Fri, February 5, 2010 12:00:00 AM CST As an exercise in the bizarre, the America's Cup has always been right up there, and the parade of the ...the most hardened of America's Cup enthusiasts have had their ...Kiwi who won three America's Cups and the man who ... |