It is all on! That is the good news for everyone who is interested in the Cup. What a difference a day can make. 9-10 knots of wind and a much smooth sea seemed to be better for the flat bottomed Kiwi boat. New Zealand is not about to lie down. Yesterday at this time, […]
No surprise in the result. Alinghi 1, New Zealand 0 However, I think there was a bit of a surprise for everyone in the way the Swiss achieved this victory and the strengths demonstrated. The conditions were 13 knots of wind, with a moderate to large sea. Alinghi was a bit faster upwind, but not […]
I just finished a 12 day tour of Italy with my daughter Allie. Allie was born in Milan in 1990 while we lived there for the Il Moro di Venezia America’s Cup Challenge. She has always wanted me to take her to Italy and this was the right time. We started out in San Giminiano […]
Team New Zealand Wins! In two weeks, it will be a re-match of the America’s Cup 2003. Luna Rossa put up a new mainsail and made a change to the appendage package last night. Their boat was faster, but not fast enough. They were beaten by a better boat, and a better team. The Italians […]
More of the same. 4-0 for Team New Zealand Luna Rossa did everything correctly today. The weather team asked for the right and James Spithill got it. Not only that, the right hand end of the line was favored by a boat length. Emirates Team New Zealand seemed strangely happy with the left. At the […]
More of the same. That’s good news for the Kiwis and bad news for Luna Rossa and the Italians. Kiwis lead 3-0. Today was “hump day” for them. Jesse James Spithill appeared today for the first four minutes of the prestart today. With the advantage of the right at the 5 minute gun and 8 […]
It was all over at the start really. Luna Rossa wanted the right and Dean Barker made them pay for it. Luna came off the line to the right but very thin on the hip of Team New Zealand and slow. Luna tacked immediately and TNZ matched them. A long port tack ensued with TNZ […]
I think we are going to witness a great Louis Vuitton Final. I expect the series between Luna Rossa and Emirates Team New Zealand will go 8 or 9 races. I expect the two boats to perform fairly evenly. It will be a battle of nerves and pressure. Team unity and strength will play a […]
In recognition of the launch of their newest timepiece, Arnaud Boetsch of Rolex SA presented international yachtsman Paul Cayard with a Rolex Oyster Perpetual Yacht-Master II regatta chronograph at a ceremony held on May 23rd at the Real Club Nautico Valencia, Spain. “It’s a privilege to be associated with Rolex over the past ten years […]
Desafio fell today but not before a valiant effort. The first Spanish team to make the semi finals of the Louis Vuitton Cup went to the 7th race, further than the almighty BMW Oracle Racing. Dean Barker got a great start today against Karol Jablonski and the Kiwis were on their way. In reality, both […]
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