When the TeamVodafoneSailing trimaran, a 60ft ORMA, hits the water in August it will be the fastest sailboat in New Zealand, and one of the fastest in the world. The TeamVodafoneSailing trimaran measures 18m (60 foot), and is as wide as it is long, capable of sustaining speeds of 40 knots – more than 74 kilometres per hour. ... read full story
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Audi Hamilton Island Race Week: Kiwis to challenge for South Pacific Cup
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The entry list for the 27th Audi Hamilton Island Race Week is close to 190, and with a few days to go until the close of nominations, among the entries about to be lodged are the largest contender – Lang Walker’s spectacular new 58-metre superyacht, Kokomo – and some of the smallest – three 6.1 metre long SB3 sport boats. Meanwhile, the New Zealanders have declared they are on a mission – the want the South Pacific Cup. ... read full story
Cowes Week: America’s Cup TeamOrigin announces team for 1851 Cup Regatta
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TEAMORIGIN, has announced their team for the 1851 Cup taking place on the 5th of August during the Cowes Week Regatta2010. Included in the team are three time Olympic Gold sailor Ben Ainslie, two time Olympic Gold sailor Iain Percy and Gold medalist Andrew Simpson. ... read full story
Palmer Johnson Launches Motor Yacht PJ-501
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Today Palmer Johnson launches their first of three PJ 170 motor yachts, the PJ-501. The PJ-501 Yacht is going to be the largest sport yacht built. ... read full story
San Francisco sole USA host city candidate for 34th America’s Cup
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After putting forward a strong venue proposal, San Francisco is now the only city in the USA under consideration to host the 34th America’s Cup match. ... read full story
New High-Performance Yachts for 34th America’s Cup
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Rating rule authorities in America and Britain have been commissioned to draft the rules for the next generation of America’s Cup yacht. In asking US SAILING and the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s Seahorse Rating affiliate to write the rules, BMW ORACLE Racing and Golden Gate Yacht Club, winner of the 33rd America’s Cup last February, has ensured the process is neutral and independent. ... read full story
34th America’s Cup draft Protocol presented to team
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In a joint initiative by the defender, San Francisco’s Golden Gate Yacht Club and the Challenger of Record, Italy’s Club Nautico di Roma, a draft of the Protocol rules for the 34th America’s Cup was sent to the challenging teams today. ... read full story
Velux 5 Ocean Yacht Race 2010 / 2011 Sprint Start dates confirmed
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The VELUX 5 OCEANS has announced the dates of the starts of the five ocean sprints in the 2010/11 edition of the race. The race will start and end in the French port of La Rochelle France, in between visiting Cape Town in South Africa, Wellington in New Zealand, Salvador in Brazil and Charleston in the USA. ... read full story