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Superior Sailor Series - Episode Two: Sir Ian Taylor Superior Sailor Series - Episode Two: Sir Ian Taylor Wed, 3 Feb 2021, 5:00PM New Zealand's love of the America's Cup dates back to the 1980s when Kiwi Magic took to the waters off the coast of the West Coast of Australia. Since then, New Zealanders young and old have been obsessed with the Auld Mug. For the past 30 years, Virtual Eye has played a vital role in how we have viewed sailing. The graphical genius Sir Ian Taylor gives a behind the scenes look into how he brings the America's Cup to life on our screens.

The graphics in question cover such things as superimposed borders defining the racecourse, distance lines on the water and sponsorship names. "There are elements of it that we have left, we just thought we'd use today to make it really clear to everyone what it is we deliver," Taylor says. The 71-year-old was surprised to learn that the America's Cup production company had apparently settled with Coutts. "We had expected the production company to actually join us in defending our case," Taylor says. "We found out yesterday, through the media, that basically they had done a deal with Russell ...

Photo: Screenshot / TVNZ In an involved row over copyright for the augmented reality graphics on Cup racing, Coutt's companies filed an infringement claim against Taylor's Animation Research Limited before Christmas. Coutts, an Olympic gold medalist and America's Cup winner, said he believed his companies had owned the graphic patent since 2010. Today Taylor - who says he originally designed the graphics in 1992 and is the rightful owner - pulled his Virtual Eye Live graphic feature in protest at Coutts. He said his company "totally disputes" Coutts' claim. The graphics in question cover such...

America's Cup: Prada Cup pairings announced - first racing on March 15, 2021 by Prada Cup Media 7 Jan 07:44 UTC 15 January - 22 February 2021 Prada Cup to be awarded to the winner of the Challenger Selection Series for the 36th America's Cup © Prada Cup| Studio Borlenghi The Prada Cup, the Challenger Selection Series for the 36th America's Cup, is set to start on January 15, 2021. Three Challengers representing prestigious yacht clubs in Italy, USA and UK, are competing for the right to race against the America's Cup Defender Emirates Team New Zealand in the 36th ...

“Really, this is an honour for all of us. I’ve always been a storyteller, but the people I work with, they wrote the story,” he said. Taylor, who belongs to the Ngāti Kahungunu and Nga Puhi iwi, became lead singer of the band Kal-Q-Lated Risk in 1967, before becoming a TV presenter, best known for TVNZ children’s programmes Play School and Spot On. John Hawkins/Stuff Taylor, one of NZ foremost technology innovators, speaking at the Administrative Professionals Day 2018 held at Ascot. But it is his work as one of New Zealand's foremost technology innovators which earned him his kni...