America's Cup, Extreme Sailing, Future of Sailing is Foiling (videos)

GC32s to replace Extreme 40s as the Extreme Sailing Series™ fast tracks to a future on foils: Extreme Sailing Series™ owners and organisers OC Sport, who recently announced a switch of racing platform to a foiling yacht, can now confirm that the Series will fast track to the GC32 catamaran to replace the existing Extreme 40 fleet in time for the 2016 season, (Published on Aug 24, 2015) http://extremesailingseries.com 


Louis Vuitton America's Cup World Series, Final Day Video Highlights from Gothenburg, Sweden

Ex-America's Cup sailor sues ISAF, jury over penalty: "Former America's Cup sailor Matt Mitchell is suing the International Sailing Federation and its five-member international jury in federal court, asking that his penalty from the 2013 regatta be vacated..."

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Future of Sailing, Foiling Catamarans, Red Bull, America's Cup, Sailing Videos

Is this the future of sailing? - published on Mar 2, 2015 by Red Bull - In the spirit of progression, Roman Hagara and Hans Peter Steinacher have devised a new 6 meter catamaran that is redefining what's possible on the open ocean. It's a vessel that can reach eye-popping speeds of 36 knots while hardly being affected by the ocean conditions. How, you ask? Because it doesn't sail on the surface of the ocean, but uses a hydro-foil to lift the cat above the water and over the chop while still maintaining maximum speeds. So, we'll let you be the judge...is this the future of sailing?


Endeavour programme preview gets young Bermudians on the water - published on May 28, 2015: Bermudian youth sailors received a sneak preview of the America’s Cup Community Sailing Programme - Endeavour.

Flagging America’s Cup Receives Lift as Louis Vuitton Expands Sponsorship - NYTimes.com: "Louis Vuitton, long the commercial partner and namesake of the America’s Cup challenger series, has signed an agreement to expand its role in the next Cup in Bermuda in 2017. The move, a surprise in some sailing circles, is a significant boost for the venerable event, which has lost commercial and sporting momentum in recent months because of challenger withdrawals and hotly disputed rule and design changes...."
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