America's Cup

Today Tom discusses the campaigns of American Magic and INEOS Team UK...

Sadly the 36th America's Cup is over. But luckily we can still have fun talking about the boats. First thing to debrief is the AC75 class with Rob Gullan and Tom Partington.

Tom raved about the Emirate Team New Zealand one legged J-K round up and tack in day 5 America's Cup racing. Today we saw Luna Rossa respond with the same set piece move...

As the America's Cup gets cloer to being lifted above the heads of a team, the pressure continues to rise...

Naively Neil Hunter in the heli answered Nathan Outteridge question by saying he preferred the right-hand side. Which didn’t look so smart when Italy came back ahead from the left at the first cross on the final beat. But when Nathan asked him again...

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The AC75s are rewriting the rules of match racing in the America’s Cup. In today’s second match, one of the most bizarre yet thrilling duels in the 170-year history of the event, the Kiwis were their usual relaxed, methodical selves as they chomped down on the Italians’ lead on the first downwind leg, but then...

Could this be it? Could the next 24 hours seal the deal on the 36th America's Cup? Day 5 of the 36th America’s Cup and the deadlock was broken as Emirates Team New Zealand took two wins to move the scoreline to 5:3...

Race seven of the America's Cup Match and did Emirate Team New Zealand just break out a previously unseen manoeuvre mid race to secure a split and overtake from Luna Rossa?

ETNZ made a big call on jib choice to provide a fast low mode, but it was really a wind shift that provided the opening to take Race 7 of the America's Cup....

It's easy to make the case that this is the most evenly matched America's Cup in the 170 year history of the event...

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TV commentary guest David 'Freddie' Carr spots something from the chopper - an inverted mainsail that spelt doom for Luna Rossa's chances in the all important pre-start of Race 6...

© ACE/ Studio Borlenghi: So far it's all been about the start

So it’s at 2-2 apiece after four tense starts between Emirates Team New Zealand and Luna Rossa. Note that I said ‘starts’, not ‘races’. Up until now it’s been ALL about the start. Both Blair Tuke and Jimmy Spithill commented after racing today on the power of being ahead on these boundaried race courses...