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.
American Magic, the US Challenger for the 37th America’s Cup, has secured a lease agreement with the City of Pensacola in the US state of Florida to establish a high-performance sailing centre at the Port of Pensacola. This modern facility will be its headquarters for designing, building, hosting regattas, and developing the current and next […]
Ineos Britannia, Britain’s challenger for the 37th America’s Cup, has suffered damage to one of its one-design supplied AC40 training boats, Athena, after an electrical battery fire onboard. The two British one-design AC40s (Athena and Sienna) had left the dock early on Friday (16 February) for a two-boat race-training day and towed to the northeast […]
GAC Pindar has been named the official logistics supplier for Ineos Britannia, the British challenger for the 37th America’s Cup. The appointment follows the successful provision of freight services between the UK and Europe for the team by GAC Group’s marine, sport, leisure and event logistics specialist since March 2022. GAC Pindar says it will […]
British sailor Sir Ben Ainslie is stepping down as driver of the Emirates Great Britain SailGP Team to focus his attention on the America’s Cup. Ainslie — the most successful sailor in Olympic sailing history — will continue his role as CEO and majority owner of Emirates GBR. He will be replaced by double Olympic […]
BAR Technologies is about to announce further new-build contracts for its 37.5 metre WindWings, the technology which it says allows cargo and other ships to cut fuel consumption by 1.5 tonnes per 24 hour time periods. Plus, it is now talking about making smaller wings (at 20m) for coastal and lake shipping, and redesigning accommodation […]
“I would like to see stronger and more immediate legislation to make using renewable fuels the most economic choice,” says Dan Bernasconi, chief technical officer of Emirates Team New Zealand (and by default, also CTO of Design Works). While Bernasconi (below) says he really doesn’t know many doubters about the need to move to fully […]
Reigning America’s Cup champions Emirates Team New Zealand has launched Design Works, an offshoot focusing on bringing America’s Cup technology to high-tech commercial projects. Emirates Team New Zealand is best known as a sailing team, but the technical capabilities within the design team are also well-recognised in a competition defined by technology and innovation. Since […]
Coca-Cola has become the Global Soft Drinks Partner of the 37th edition of the America’s Cup. The beverage giant, named by Surfers Against Sewage as the UK’s top plastic polluter for four years in a row, says the agreement is said to consolidate its commitment to sport and will enable it ‘to carry out initiatives […]
America’s Cup organisers have invited the J Class to host its World Championships between 7-11 October 2024, during the 37th America’s Cup, with a practice regatta set for 3-4 October 2024. In total, nine J Class yachts are currently active worldwide, including a mixture of three refitted original yachts along with six new yachts built […]
France’s Orient Express Racing Team (OERT) took to the water off Barcelona on its new AC40 for the first time yesterday (22 August 2023). The French team, which confirmed entry to the 37th America’s Cup in January, is now gearing up to join fellow competitors in the America’s Cup Preliminary Regattas, with the AC40 one-design […]
A total of 27 clubs with sailors from Andalucia, Catalonia, Valencia, as well as from Germany, Austria and Belgium have been confirmed for the Pati Catala de Vela regatta in Spain this September. The event, running from 16-17 September 2023, will see 210 distinctive Patín a Vela dinghies launch from the beach at Vilanova i […]