MIN’s coverage of all you need to know about the America’s Cup latest news. Includes team news, boat development news, near misses and the latest in on-shore discussions between the challengers and defender.
As well as over 100 unique articles from MIN’s expert team, read an exclusive interview with America’s Cup designer calling for legislation on renewable fuels. Dan Bernasconi, chief technical officer of Emirates Team New Zealand, believes that they need to be made the most economic choice, as ETNZ launch Design Works, an offshoot focusing on bringing America’s Cup technology to high-tech commercial projects.
The America’s Cup is no stranger to controversy. Check out MIN’s article on the debate over Coca-Cola’s sponsorship of the next race edition – due to its alleged pollution – and all the latest news about America’s Cup offshoot companies – like BAR Technologies which – another MIN exclusive interview – is making smaller wings and accommodation blocks for containerships as well as giant wings to aid the marine environment. There is so much new technology to come out of America’s Cup development cycles. Read all about it below.
Whether interested in the financial troubles of some teams, or checking out the amazing capsize videos, or even understanding how covid affected the sport and goings on in New Zealand, Marine Industry News has it covered.
Terry Hutchinson, the skipper and president of operations for New York Yacht Club American Magic, will address an international audience of marine professionals at the METSTRADE 2024 Breakfast Briefing on 19 November, the show’s opening day. Twice named US Sailing’s Rolex Yachtsman of the Year, lifetime competitive sailor Hutchinson has participated so far in five […]
BoatOne, Alinghi Red Bull Racing’s brand new AC75, touched the water for the first time on 16 April. And, only a couple a months later has dismasted, a highly unusual occurrence. Thursday 13 June was a punchy day in Barcelona with the breeze peaking at 22 knots….perfect for testing and training in top end conditions. […]
The inaugural Women’s America’s Cup trophy has been presented in Barcelona. The Spanish architect and designer Patricia Urquiola was commissioned to design and shape the trophy the Women’s America’s Cup winning team will receive on 13 October 2024. For this, Urquiola has used “a simple, geometric figure, like a cylinder, without decorative elements or a […]
The America’s Cup cycle is gearing up, with only three months until festivities begin in Barcelona. April saw the start of the business end of the regatta, with much for fans to get excited about. In the past month, several boats have been revealed as design breakthroughs and ideas come to fruition, and the sailors […]
INEOS Britannia, the British challenger of record representing Royal Yacht Squadron Ltd for the 37th America’s Cup, has revealed its AC75 race boat for the first time. The 75ft vessel, code-named RB3, emerged from the INEOS Britannia base in Barcelona on Saturday 20 April for rig stepping and checking in preparation for her first sail. It is […]
International sailing events should try to reduce the underwater noise they create to avoid impacting marine wildlife, new research led by Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland, suggests. Researchers who looked at the noise made during the last America’s Cup have now produced a list of suggestions to help lower the effects of large flotillas on […]
After an intensive ten-month building programme, Emirates Team New Zealand’s new AC75 has emerged from their Wynyard Point base in preparation for its launch and commissioning phase in Auckland this month. It was wheeled out to have its rig stepped and rigging checked in preparation for its launch and first sail. “It is always a […]
Ineos Britannia’s race boat for the 37th America’s Cup has made the 1,000 mile journey from its UK base in Northamptonshire to Barcelona, Spain. The AC35’s arrival in Spain follows two-and-a-half years of design, build and fit-out in the UK. “It’s been a tense few days tracking the route of RB3 from a small Northamptonshire […]
British modern classic yacht company Spirit Yachts has been commissioned to build a contemporary version of a Q Class yacht. Alongside Dykstra Naval Architects, Spirit was selected as the build yard by the project’s owner. The project is now in the final design stages with the build due to start shortly. Sometimes known as a […]
Sailboat hardware manufacturer Harken has been named an official supplier by NYYC American Magic, challenger for the 37th America’s Cup, the oldest trophy in international sports. Harken will supply deck hardware, winches, blocks, and hydraulic components for American Magic’s AC40 and AC75 racing boats. The equipment is designed and built in Harken factories in Pewaukee, […]
The Barcelona Boat Show has revealed details of a specially adapted 2024 edition, which will occur during the America’s Cup in Barcelona. Event organisers Fira de Barcelona say they wish to take advantage of the famed regatta’s setting to showcase the sector’s advances in key fields such as sustainability and technology, as well as to […]