British double over Italy takes America's Cup challenger series to the brink
Britain piled the pressure on Italy in their fight to be challenger for the America's Cup, clinching two tight races on Wednesday in "knife edge" sea conditions to go within one point of winning the first-to-seven Louis Vuitton Cup series.
Britain feared ‘someone might have been killed’ with America’s Cup challenge series finely poised
British co-helm Dylan Fletcher said he feared “someone might have been killed” had Ineos Britannia not taken evasive action during Sunday’s controversial loss to Luna Rossa, which allowed the Italians to draw level at 2-2 in the Louis Vuitton Cup final.
Luna Rossa and Britannia are 1-1 in America’s Cup challengers final
Italy’s Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli and INEOS Britannia have split the opening two races of the America’s Cup challengers final off Barcelona.
Debutant Fletcher flying high in Britain's America's Cup chase
Fletcher is on board Britain's high-tech AC75, which 'flies' above the waves on hydrofoils, thanks to a last minute call-up from Ben Ainslie to replace Giles Scott as his co-helm.
Great Britain Within One Race Of Qualifying For America's Cup
Ineos Britannia struck a devastating blow in the Louis Vuitton Cup final by winning both races in rough conditions on Wednesday to claim a 6-4 lead over Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli.
‘Bloody hard’: Brits on brink of 60-year America’s Cup after triumphs in ‘nightmare’ conditions
The British team need just one more victory to secure their first appearance in the America’s Cup since 1964. Double defending champions Emirates Team New Zealand lie in wait for the challenger series victor with the 37th America’s Cup taking place later in October off the coast of Barcelona.
Sailing-British grab lead over Italy in race to be America's Cup challenger
Britain took the fight to Italy in their battle to become the challenger for the America's Cup on Wednesday, grinding out a win in a close-quarters contest to take a 5-4 series lead. With both AC75 'foiling' boats bouncing around in choppy seas off Barcelona,
‘Nothing lucky about that’: Ben Ainslie hits back at Italian with GB on brink of America’s Cup history
Ineos Britannia finally broke the deadlock in their nail biting Louis Vuitton Cup final against Italians Luna Rossa, winning both races on Wednesday to move to “match point” at 6-4 up in the first-to-seven challenger series.
Sailing-Debutant Fletcher flying high in Britain's America's Cup chase
Dylan Fletcher is used to winning by the slimmest of margins. Now the sailor who secured Britain's first Olympic gold in the ...
America’s Cup: Helmsman Nathan Outteridge says Team NZ maximising time in hand as challenging Cup match looms
When the America’s Cup match begins in Barcelona next weekend, Team New Zealand know they will have a true challenge on their ...
Britannia beats Luna Rossa twice and is one win away from America's Cup final
Britain’s INEOS Britannia has twice defeated Italy’s Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli to move one win away from taking on defending ...
GB close to ending 60-year wait for America's Cup spot
Great Britain move closer to securing a place in the America's Cup for the first time since 1964 as Ben Ainslie's Ineos ...
GB’s America’s Cup rivals damage boat in dramatic nosedive but fight back to level challenger
Ineos Britannia’s chances of making the 37th America’s Cup appeared to receive a huge boost on Wednesday when rivals Luna ...
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America's Cup sailor on this year's race and the new technologies that power it
Gone are the days of sailors running rigging and pulling lines. Now, the elite athletes, called "cyclors," are cooped up in the hull, cycling furiously to create the hydraulic power used to control ...
Women take to the seas in the first-ever Women’s America’s Cup
The Puig Women's America's Cup is trying to change that. The inaugural yacht race, which begins Oct. 5, is in part intended as a pipeline for women to eventually enter and compete in the America's Cup ...
America's Cup race between Britannia and Luna Rossa timed out after winds die
America’s Cup officials stopped the third race between INEOS Britannia and Italy’s Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli after winds died and neither team could finish within the time limit ...
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Virtual Sailors Conquer Real Waters: A New Twist in America's Cup
Teen sailors Liam Dimock and Robbie Wooldridge transitioned from virtual victories in the America's Cup e-series to thrilling real-life experiences aboard the AC40. Despite initial success against the ...