Foiling: A Screaming Start to the Coastal Classic, Sailing Videos

A screaming start to the Coastal Classic:

A screaming start to last weeks iconic PIC Insurance Brokers Coastal Classic​ yacht race! Published Oct 27, 2016 by America's Cup challenger ETNZ - Emirates Team New Zealand.

• America's Cup, June 2017 - AC35 in Bermuda - The America's Cup is without a doubt the most difficult trophy in sport to win. In the more than 150 years since the first race off England, only four nations have won the "oldest trophy in international sport."

Spithill: The level is rising

Following a profitable race period among the Bermuda based America's Cup teams, Oracle Team USA skipper Jimmy Spithill says the level is rising and each team is improving. Video published Oct 21, 2016 by Oracle Team USA.

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America's Cup: Steinlager Onboard with ETNZ; Jimmy Spithill Video

Black to the future with Steinlager Onboard again:

It’s black to the future as Steinlager return as a sponsor to Emirates Team New Zealand for the 35th America’s Cup challenge in Bermuda in 2017. “Steinlager is one of those legacy brands that is synonymous with not only sailing, but successful sailing in New Zealand, so to have them back onboard as a sponsor is really special,” explained Emirates Team New Zealand CEO Grant Dalton. Video published Oct 17, 2016.

Clash of the Titans

Jimmy Spithill and ORACLE TEAM USA will go head to head with Franck Cammas and Groupama Team France in the very first race of the 35th America's Cup. Published Oct 20, 2016 

More info: americascup.com

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M32 Cat, World Match Racing Tour, M32 Series, Sailing Videos

On Test: M32 Cat - Already established as an exciting fleet racing circuit that is rapidly expanding its horizons, the M32 cat is now the weapon of choice for the World Match Racing Tour. Matthew Sheahan sails with reigning M32 champion and former WMRT winner Taylor Canfield to find out why this cat is so different. (Published Dec 4, 2015)


Highlights of the M32 Series Scandinavia - see also: m32x.com and m32series.com


America's Cup & Flying with Bremont and ORACLE TEAM USA - ORACLE TEAM USA Skipper Jimmy Spithill and Bremont Co-Founder Giles English explore the similarities between sailing and flying in the America's Cup since the introduction of foiling and a rigid wing sail. Published on Sep 8, 2015

Bremont Launches America's Cup Collection: ... The America’s Cup Series is a classic watch collection befitting the history of the cup and Bremont has launched two Special Edition watches, the Bremont AC I and AC II. These models have been inspired by the legendary J-Class yachts of the 30s, both classic and beautiful. Carrying the ‘London’ mark on the dial, all of the watches are built in the UK using the highest quality components. The watches are also delivered in Bremont’s English made America’s Cup leather wallets... see also The America’s Cup Watchmaker That’s Cresting a Wave - WSJ

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America’s Cup World Series, ACWS 2015, Bermuda, Oct 16-18

Foiling Fun with Jimmy Spithill and Laird Hamilton - The legendary surfer visited Oracle Team USA's base in Bermuda to talk about foiling and what it means for both of their sports. Published on Oct 15, 2015

America’s Cup World Series, ACWS 2015, Hamilton, Bermuda, October 16-18, 2015:

Louis Vuitton America's Cup World Series Bermuda Viewing Options - 35th America's Cup: Live streaming via the AC app--go to link for more information, including broadcast options globally--videos will be embedded on JohnTheCrowd.com once made available by the America's Cup organization.

Other Sailing News:

Sail World (press release)
Clipper Round the World Yacht Race – Fast spinnaker sailing
Clipper Round the World Yacht Race – It has been a day of fast spinnaker sailing as the front passed over the fleet, with multiple teams breaking ...
Clipper Race: New Speed Record Set - Scuttlebutt Sailing News
Clipper Round The World Race: Speed records broken as teams tested by front - BYM News (press release)

Yachtico opens U.S. headquarters in Boca Raton - South Florida Business Journal: "The online yacht charter and rental company launched in 2011 and commands more than 16,000 listings for sailboats, motor boats, catamarans and houseboats across 1,000 destinations. The company officially opened its global headquarters in South Florida in April, and has operations in Europe and China, as well."


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AGGC Update, America's Cup Teams' Sailing Videos

Looking forward to first races in Bermuda - ORACLE TEAM USA skipper Jimmy Spithill and tactician Tom Slingsby welcome you to the first event in the host venue of the America's Cup, the Louis Vuitton America's Cup World Series Bermuda, October 16-18. Published on Oct 8, 2015

T2: A fighter jet on water - "The next step in our pursuit of power & speed. T2 designed to drive forward a new era of British maritime design & technology." Published on Oct 6, 2015

Argo Group Gold Cup: "UPDATE: 1410 ADT - "Phil Robertson's WAKA Racing, Eric Monnin's Swiss Match Race Team and Ian Williams' GAC Pindar have advanced to the quarterfinal round after placing first, second and third, respectively, in Group A. Robertson's crew won all three of their matches today to finish atop the group with a 5-2 record. Monnin won two of three to finish tied with Robertson, but lost the tiebreaker because Robertson beat him in Flight 4 yesterday. Williams also finished with a 5-2 mark, but was relegated to third based on his half point penalty from yesterday for causing damage in a collision. Six of the crews are now set in the Quarterfinal Round, scheduled to begin tomorrow. The final two will come from the Repechage Round Robin, which will include the Johnie Berntsson's racing team, Dean Barker's SoftBank Team Japan, Chris Poole's Riptide Racing, Blythe Walker's Team RenRe, Chris Steele's 36 Below Racing, Keith Swinton's Black Swan Racing, Francesco Bruni's Artemis Racing, and Reuben Corbett's racing team. Danish youngsters Nicolai Sehested and Joachim Aschenbrenner have been eliminated from the competition..."

Argo Group Gold Cup 2015:

• JohnTheCrowd | Sailing News: World Match Racing Tour, Argo Gold Cup 2015, Bermuda, Oct 7-11
• Results: Racing days from Wednesday October 7 to Sunday October 11, 2015 http://www.argogroupgoldcup.com/results
• Official websites: bermudagoldcup.com and www.wmrt.com

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Ainslie vs Spithill, Louis Vuitton ACWS, Transpac Update (videos)

Ben Ainslie versus Jimmy Spithill - Rivalry stoked ahead of Louis Vuitton America's Cup World Series next week - Ben Ainslie is the Olympic hero at the head of Land Rover BAR, looking to win the America's Cup for Britain for the first time in history. Jimmy Spithill has led his ORACLE TEAM USA to two consecutive America's Cup victories, including an amazing comeback in 2013 with Ainslie as a team mate. Now they are on opposite sides. One week ahead of the first races of the 35th America's Cup cycle, the two fierce competitors square up.

Sailing - INTERVIEW-Ainslie is biggest threat, says Oracle skipper
Yahoo Eurosport UK
Jimmy Spithill, skipper of America's Cup holders Oracle Team USA, sees four-time Olympic gold medallist Ben Ainslie as his main challenge in the ...


Video above - July 17th Transpac race analysis with Dobbs Davis of Seahorse Magazine

Transpac 2015 Start 2 Highlights (published on Jul 17, 2015) 

Transpac updates:

• #Transpac2015 on Twitter
• Transpac 2015 Tracking: http://yb.tl/transpac2015
• 2015 Transpac Honolulu Race on Yacht Scoring - Results
• Transpacific Yacht Club - Transpac 2015
• Transpacific Yacht Race | KTLA

Transpac 2015 Race News: "A second wave of 18 entries in Divisions 4, 5 and 6 are now on their way west towards the finish at Diamond Head, 2225 miles away in the 48th edition of the LA-Honolulu Transpac.The group’s start today was in picture-perfect sunny skies and a building 10-15-knot seabreeze that had everyone so excited that a large pack of starters crowded the start line on final approach ..."

A look back at Transpac 2013:

Transpac 2013 | Speed session onboard Tritium Lending Club - A few images of the speed session had between Los Angeles and Honolulu. Sounds like these guys have had a lot of fun! Published on Jul 22, 2013

Sailing NEWS:

Shipping logistics for Antigua Sailing Week
Scuttlebutt Sailing News: Entries are now open for Antigua Sailing Week, the Caribbean's longest running regatta, which will host its 49th edition from April 23-29 2016...


US SAILING (press release)
Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games (Sailing): Buckingham (USA) Strikes Back, One Day Left Before ...
"I need to focus on sailing well, and pushing myself hard until the end of the event. The competition here is tough." Buckingham is now in 2nd overall, ...

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Transpac Update, Spithill to Lead Oracle Team USA at Portsmouth (videos)

Daily race analysis of the 2015 running of the LA-Honolulu Transpac, with Dobbs Davis of Seahorse Magazine - published on Jul 15, 2015. #Transpac2015 LIVE Twitter Feed here


Transpac 2015 Division 7 and 8 Starts - The three other remaining Transpac 2015 starts will be held at 1:00 PM PDT on Thursday (Divisions 4, 5 and 6), at 12:30 PM (Multihulls) and at 1:00 PM (Divisions 1,2 and 3) on Saturday July 18. See also: Tanner Banks | Wind, Weather & Forecast | SailFlow

• Transpacific Yacht Club - Transpac 2015
• Transpacific Yacht Race | KTLA
• Transpac 2015 Tracking: http://yb.tl/transpac2015
• 2015 Transpac Honolulu Race on Yacht Scoring - Results

Spithill to lead ORACLE TEAM USA in Portsmouth - Skipper Jimmy Spithill (AUS) will lead his team into the first event of the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series in Portsmouth, July 23-26, 2015. (Published on Jul 13, 2015)

Spithill to lead ORACLE TEAM USA at Louis Vuitton America's Cup World Series in Portsmouth - ORACLE TEAM USA: "Skipper Jimmy Spithill (AUS) will lead his team into the first event of the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series in Portsmouth, July 23-26, 2015. Sailing team manager Tom Slingsby (AUS/USA) will serve as tactician with Kyle Langford (AUS) trimming the wing, Kinley Fowler (NZL/AUS) trimming and Louis Sinclair (ANT/USA) working the bow..."


From on high - ORACLE TEAM USA flies above the Great Sound during training in Bermuda. The team is now heading to Portsmouth for the first America's Cup World Series event. (Published on Jul 11, 2015)

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3D LIVE Extreme Sailing Series™ Istanbul; America's Cup Press Conference (videos)

3D LIVE Istanbul: Day One - Graphics Only - Extreme Sailing Series™ 2014 -
3D LIVE Istanbul: Day One - Graphics Only - Extreme Sailing Series™ 2014 (September 11)
More info: extremesailingseries.com

Extreme Sailing Series results overall before Act 6, Istanbul:
RANK  TEAM  ∑
1 Alinghi 47
2 The Wave, Muscat 45
3 Realteam by Realstone 34
4 Emirates Team New Zealand 33
5 J.P. Morgan BAR 25
6 Gazprom Team Russia 22
7 Red Bull Sailing Team 20
8 SAP Extreme Sailing Team 18
9 Oman Air 16
10 Groupama sailing team 15
11 GAC Pindar 5

A full replay of the 35th America's Cup Press Conference from London - 

Skippers from the six teams of the 35th America's Cup were introduced at a press conference in London on Tuesday, September 9th:
Nathan Outteridge, Artemis Racing;
Ben Ainslie, Ben Ainslie Racing;
Dean Barker, Emirates Team New Zealand
Max Sirena, Luna Rossa Challenge
Jimmy Spithill, ORACLE TEAM USA
Franck Cammas, Team France
also Dr. Harvey Schiller, Commercial Commissioner, 35th America’s Cup

Cup teams already plotting course to victory - 35th America's Cup: "... Speaking to a home audience, Ben Ainslie told the media his team would draw on a combination of youth and experience in building a British challenger. “We’re putting together a predominantly British sailing team, a mix of experience with guys who have been there and won the Cup a few times as well as some younger, homegrown talent that is coming through. If we were going racing tomorrow, I would be steering the boat, but that might not be the same answer in a few years time.”..."

Sir Ben Ainslie says 2017 America’s Cup could be the most competitive | Sport | The Guardian: "Sir Ben Ainslie claimed the 2017 America’s Cup could be the most competitive in history as the four-times Olympic sailing champion confirmed he intends to helm a team that is targeting a first British title. Last year Ainslie was part of a winning America’s Cup crew, playing a key role in the remarkable comeback of Oracle Team USA who overturned an 8-1 deficit over Emirates Team New Zealand to prevail 9-8 in San Francisco...."

Imperial researchers outline how businesses can learn from the America's Cup: "According to researchers from Imperial College Business School, the America’s Cup can provide businesses with ideas for developing technologies. It can also offer business leaders examples about how to improve their strategic and tactical decision making."

No criminal charges in America's Cup fatal capsize - ESPN: "... According to the report, Artemis Racing designer Adam May told a police officer after the accident on May 9, 2013, that the 72-foot catamaran had just performed a bear-away maneuver on San Francisco Bay "when the port side hull dug into the water and failed structurally. This hull failure caused the vessel to capsize and come to rest with the platform inverted." Simpson, a gold and silver Olympic medalist, suffered extensive trauma to his head and neck and drowned after being trapped underwater for about 10 minutes, according to the autopsy report. There were serious cuts and bruises to Simpson's head and neck, and foam inside his crash helmet "was irregularly separated consistent with being crushed," the report said. The cause of death was listed as "blunt trauma with drowning." "There were no criminal charges in this case. The investigation is closed," Officer Albie Esparza, a San Francisco police department spokesman, said Tuesday...."

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The Regatta That Changed Sailing Forever (video)

"The world witnessed the greatest comeback in America’s Cup history by Cup Defender Oracle Team USA. I thank and congratulate the crew on a well-deserved victory and thank Oracle Team USA for bringing the America’s Cup to San Francisco,” said Mayor Ed Lee at the award ceremony. “I also congratulate and thank the 34th America’s Cup challenger Emirates Team New Zealand for the amazing racing on our Bay, and it was a pleasure to host your many fans in our City.”

Ellison: ‘This regatta has changed sailing forever’ / America’s Cup: "The victory brought to a close the America’s Cup in San Francisco. The event ended on a high note with the captivating match between Oracle Team USA and Emirates Team New Zealand, one that took 19 races in 19 days to complete."

Sailing's image wins
North Adams Transcript
"I think a lot of people who were never interested in sailing suddenly got interested in sailing," Ellison, the software billionaire who owns Oracle Team USA, said after the American boat kept the Cup with one final thrilling win on Wednesday ...

Sailing-Thrilling America's Cup a boon for the sport - Ainslie
Reuters Canada
By Justin Palmer. LONDON (Reuters) - The thrilling climax to the America's Cup in San Francisco has put the event and sailing "in a strong place commercially", according to Oracle Team USA tactician Ben Ainslie. An unlikely comeback by Oracle was ...

Sailing's new speed craze may attract new blood
Irish Times
There's no doubt Wednesday's sensational America's Cup win will have a future bearing on global sailing trends but how is it too far fetched to hope events in San Francisco Bay could stem a decline in sailing here? New blood is needed in Irish clubs ...

SAILING: Chris gains vital sponsorship in bid for world championship success
This is The West Country
LASER sailor Chris Jones has just secured the support of Nuffield Health, Fitness & Wellbeing in Yeovil in his bid for success at the 2014 National, European and World Championships. Chris, who is an advertising representative for the Chard and ...

SAILING: Water performer Farrow's ambition
This Is Wiltshire
DEVIZES' Andrew Farrow says he's caught the bug for top level competition after testing himself against some of the world's top sailors at the 2013 International 2.4 metre class World Championship earlier this month. The 48-year-old was in action at ...

Sailing : USA win America's Cup in historic comeback
Pakistan Daily Times
SAN FRANCISCO: Oracle Team USA prevailed in a dramatic winner-take-all showdown with Emirates Team New Zealand on Wednesday to win the 34th America's Cup, completing a stirring comeback that helped make the once-troubled event among the ...

Sailing: Our knight of the helm Sir Ben Ainslie will not be bowed WE should ...
Express.co.uk
Amid the clamour for Sir Ben Ainslie after one of the greatest comebacks in sporting history, sealed when Oracle Team USA won an eighth straight race to claim the America's Cup on Wednesday, it was forgotten that he had been there, done that. Thirteen ...

Sailing to glory from Falmouth to 'Frisco
This is Cornwall
Westcountry sailing hero Sir Ben Ainslie made a childhood dream a reality by inspiring Oracle Team USA to one of the greatest comebacks in sporting history by winning the America's Cup. The four-time Olympic gold champion helped his team recover from ...

Sailing - America's Cup Ainslie inspires amazing comeback win for USA
Eurosport.com ASIA
Ben Ainslie inspired Oracle Team USA to their eighth straight win as they completed one of the great sporting comebacks from 8-1 down against Emirates Team New Zealand to take the deciding race of the series to win the 34th America's Cup.

Around the sailing clubs, Friday, September 27, 2013
Isle of Wight County Press
DOUBLE Olympic gold medallist Shirley Robertson presented the certificates and awards at the club's cadet prize giving. Shirley told the cadets how she started out sailing at the age of seven and progressed through to the Scottish Youth sailing team...

Kim Dotcom to sponsor New Zealand sailing team | The Raw Story
By Agence France-Presse
Emirates Team New Zealand — facing a struggle to stay afloat after its epic failure in the America's Cup — was offered an unlikely financial lifeline Friday from Internet mogul Kim Dotcom. The sailing team faces the prospect of losing its public ...
The Raw Story

Sailing: Sir Keith Mills backs Sir Ben Ainslie bid for British America's ...
SIR KEITH MILLS is ready to set up a British America's Cup team with Sir Ben Ainslie after Britain's greatest sailor helped spark one of the biggest comebacks in sport.
Daily Express :: Sport Feed

America's Cup 2013: 'Bart Simpson was on my mind every day we sailed. He ...
Telegraph.co.uk
We just chatted for a while, about sailing, about the good old days and, of course, about Bart (Andrew Simpson, the 2008 Olympic champion, who died in an America's Cuptraining accident in May). We talk about Bart whenever we meet up. Iain and I both ...

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