The world’s oldest international sports trophy, best yachtsmen and cutting-edge design and technology come together in Barcelona for the 37th edition of the America’s Cup. Five boats – from ...

The America's Cup boats feature a rigid 131-foot wing sail. Think of the AC72 sail as a jumbo jetliner wing stood on its end. News. Home Page ; California; Election 2024; Housing & Homelessness; ...

The America's Cup is the oldest trophy in international sports. The "Auld Mug" is an elaborate silver ewer that was first won in 1851 by the schooner America in a race around the Isle of Wight ...

New America's Cup boat is foiling monohull. 75ft yacht could be faster than Bermuda boats. CNN — It might look like a dancing pondskater but the revolutionary monohull which flies on foils is ...

The next America’s Cup final will be held in 2017 in Bermuda. (Costs for the 2017 will actually be about half, due to the smaller boats that measure 50 feet instead of the previous 72 feet.) ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Know what I love about America’s Cup 2013 to this point? It proves that gazillionaires are just as screwed up as the rest of us. Also, they can screw up things even worse than ...

VALENCIA, Spain - On a recent visit to his native Australia, America's Cup helmsman Jimmy Spithill squeezed in the time to get his pilot's license.It was a keen decision, ...

Team New Zealand is one of three boats competing in the Louis Vuitton Cup, a series of races to determine who will face off against the defender, Team Oracle USA, in September.

SAN FRANCISCO — When Larry Ellison’s new 72-foot America’s Cup boat capsized on a practice run and was sucked through the Golden Gate in a crippled mess, the second-guessing and doubts among ...

SAN DIEGO (AP) — America's Cup teams have voted to reduce the size of boats to be sailed in the 2017 regatta in Bermuda, a cost-cutting move that could lead to the two strongest challengers ...

The world’s oldest international sports trophy, best yachtsmen and cutting-edge design and technology come together in Barcelona for the 37th edition of the America’s Cup. Five boats – from ...

America's Cup teams have voted to reduce the size of boats to be sailed in the 2017 regatta in Bermuda, a cost-cutting move that could lead to the two strongest challengers dropping out.