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Ports of Auckland has announced that it will facilitate the use of the inner harbour race courses (B and C) for all racing for the 36th America’s Cup event. This comes after a furious spat about the inner harbour race courses as the challengers collectively claimed that Team Emirates New Zealand (ETNZ) had an unfair […]
The spat continues between the America’s Cup defending team and the challengers, as Emirates Team New Zealand scrambles to keep its spectators’ grandstands in play. The defender Emirates Team New Zealand tabled a proposal with the challenging teams in the America’s Cup in an effort to resolve the issue of usage of the inner harbour, […]
Team Ineos has released footage of Britannia‘s first sail. Seemingly she caused quite a stir when she was revealed. One eye catching element, says Ineos, was the shape of Britannia‘s wing foils which penetrate the water to make her fly. They have been delivered to Auckland from Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team’s HQ in Brackley where […]
Britannia, Ineos Team UK’s new race boat for the 36th America’s Cup, took flight on her first sail out of the Waitematā Harbour last Friday. After a full-on week for the systems and shore team completing the final fit out, the British team was met by a 165 strong fleet of racing boats about to […]
New Zealand’s Government has admitted that the coronavirus pandemic could affect plans for next year’s America’s Cup. Travel restrictions in New Zealand have created uncertainty over the preparation for the race, scheduled for March next year. Cup challengers, American Magic, and INEOS Team UK have pleaded for more information from the Government about entering the […]