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Ahead of Emirates Team New Zealand taking on Luna Rossa, here's how the AC75s are put together for the Formula One of sailing

Sailing-Luna Rossa skipper hopes Team New Zealand go for twin-helmsman Reuters 3/03/2021 (Reuters) - Luna Rossa skipper Max Sirena is hoping indications that Americas Cup holders Team New Zealand are trialling the twin-helmsman system used on his boat might give the challengers an edge when racing gets started next week. The Italian team used the innovative system to great effect throughout the Prada Cup challenge series in Auckland with Australian Jimmy Spithill and Francesco Bruni sharin...

Rookie Italian grinder lets slip a few home truths from their analysis of the defenders ahead of The Match.

Cup news, Vendee Globe finishers, GGR 2022 update by David Schmidt 2 Mar 17:00 UTC March 2, 2021 Luna Rossa - Prada Cup Finals - Day 4 - February 21, 2021- Americas Cup 36 - Course A © Richard Gladwell / Sail-World.com While the Americas Cup World Series (December 17-20) and the Prada Cup (January 15-February 22), which unfurled on the waters off of Auckland, New Zealand, delivered a chance to finally see AC75s lock horns on the racecourse and produced some engaging...

Cup Hall of Famer has kept a close eye on defenders in training and sounds a warning for Luna Rossa.

Racing had question mark over it before Covid intervened, now Italians work on latest package from home while Kiwis refine a not so secret weapon as boat declaration stays on track.

All the latest news from the America's Cup.

Print When the 36th America’s Cup takes place next month in Auckland, N.Z., it will be the first one that boat racing fan Neil Wilson has missed in 20 years. Because of COVID-19 travel restrictions, he and his wife, Rachel, will watch the race series, scheduled to begin March 6, from their Point Loma home on NBC Sports or an online app. (With the time difference, the first race will air at 7 p.m., March 5, in San Diego.) The Wilsons have more than a passing interest in this contest. Their s...

The superyacht was a popular sight near Seatoun. A superyacht, belonging to the billionaire owner of an Americas Cup team, has been spotted in Wellington Harbour. According to marinetraffic.com Sherpa, which is owned by Ineos Team UK’s Sir Jim Ratcliffe, was near Scorching Bay in the capital, on Saturday morning after making its way south from Hawkes Bay. Forbes magazine estimates Ratcliffes net worth at US$27 billion, and he was once regarded as Britain’s richest person, and publicity shy...

Spy: Americas Cup romance: TVNZ star Emily van Velthooven and Luna Rossa sailor Nicholas Brezzi 27 Feb, 2021 04:00 PM 2 minutes to read TVNZ reporter Emily van Velthooven and Americas Cup seaman Nicholas Brezzi. Photo / combined image A romance has blossomed between an Italian sailor and a member of TVNZs seven-strong Americas Cup coverage team. Luna Rossa grinder Nicholas Brezzi and reporter Emily van Velthooven met through mutual sailing friends before the first stage of the regatta in Decemb...