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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.
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.
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.
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.
Italy’s Luna Rossa showed two skippers are better than one on the America’s Cup yachts
Italy's Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli surprised its rivals at the last America's Cup by showing up with two helmsmen to steer its foiling yachts.
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,
‘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.
‘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.
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 ...
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’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 ...
Deadlock continues in Louis Vuitton Cup Final as Brits reach fastest speed in America's Cup history
It was exhilarating racing at the top end of conditions, with Ben Ainslie's British crew reaching the fastest speed in ...
Style Edit: Omega’s Seamaster Regatta is the ultimate watch for sailors, and celebrates the brand’s legacy in the America’s Cup
This is a watch primed for sea travel – from its striking analogue and digital displays, to its range of nautical features ...