On the surface at least, Luna Rossa's press conference last Friday at their technical base in Alameda was a restrained affair. However, despite the calm and considered delivery of Luna Rossa president Patrizio Bertelli's comments on the current state of the 34th America's Cup, his statement and his subsequent answers to questions from the media contained a number of barbs aimed at both the event organisers ...

The Swedish Artemis Racing America's Cup team said goodbye to their team mate Andrew 'Bart' Simpson in a private ceremony today out on San Francisco Bay today. Skies were grey and overcast for the ceremony during which a wreath was cast upon the water and the traditional 'eight bells' were rung in honour of Simpson who was killed last week when the Swedish AC72 crashed and broke up during a training session ...

Austrian Peter Bayer is new to the sport of professional yacht racing but as the new managing director of Open Sports Management (OSM) - the company formed by British tycoon Sir Keith Mills to manage the commercial interests of the IMOCA class globally - he is catching up fast. With substantial experience as a marketing and event director of large-scale events around the globe for more than 15 years and a t ...

Plans for the 34th America's Cup in San Francisco this summer are going full steam ahead and all four teams are expected to compete, according to a press conference at the America's Cup Pier 27 base this afternoon. "We expect to have racing of the highest level on the iconic beauty of San Francisco Bay," said Golden Gate Yacht Club Vice Commodore Tom Ehman. America's Cup Regatta Director Iain Murray also an ...

Artemis helmsman Nathan Outteridge has officially refuted a description of the crash of the Artemis Racing AC72 which has been circulating on international news sites since last week. The description was given by Outteridge's father to reporters at the Australian Newcastle Herald newspaper and appeared to suggest that the Swedish catamaran had begun to break up before it capsized. In the article Outteridge' ...

In the latest edition of the Sail Racing Magazine Podcast we talk to past America's Cup and Volvo Ocean Race campaigner Ken Read about his early reaction to the fatal crash of the Artemis Racing AC72, the challenges of his new role as head of North Sails, his thoughts on the next Volvo Ocean Race, the reasons for the dearth of American offshore sailors and his plans for a summer beer can racing on Marstom 3 ...

The head of the America's Cup Event Authority (ACEA) Stephen Barclay this morning announced an independent inquiry into the crash of Artemis Racing's AC72, which claimed the life of British Olympic sailor Andrew Simpson yesterday. Barclay made the announcement during an international media conference call and said that the ACEA would wait for the completion of the inquiry - to be led by Iain Murray, Regatta ...

The racing sailing community has been stunned by the news of the death of British Olympian Andrew Simpson today when the Artemis Racing AC72 catamaran capsized during a training session on San Francisco Bay. Simpson is believed to have been trapped underneath the boat for several minutes after it capsized not long in to the training run. Attempts by doctors both on the water and later on the dock of the San ...

With winds in the high teens to low twenties and warm sunshine prevailing this weekend in san Francisco, the local Red Bull Youth America's Cup team - the American Youth Sailing Force were enjoying a fast paced training session when they became the first youth team to capsize an AC45. You can check out the video above to see the incident for yourself but here is helmsman Michael Menninger's account of how i ...

No doubt spurred on by the the old adage that there is always strength in numbers, the big boys of the European multihull world have ganged together for a brand new three-week event this June. The Route des Princes is open to any racing multihull over 50 feet and has attracted a some big hitting entries from the MOD70 and Multi50 classes. Lionel Lemonchois' brand new Prince de Bretagne 80ft trimaran will al ...