Two Boat Testing Begins In Earnest In Auckland

EMIRATES TEAM NEW ZEALAND BEGIN TWO BOAT TESTING

Auckland - 2nd February 2023

America’s Cup Defender Emirates Team New Zealand began its two boat testing programme on Auckland’s Waitemata Harbour today in ideal 12- 15 knots NE winds. It was the first opportunity the team has had to sail in the past week in the wake of the unprecedented weather event in the city over the Auckland Anniversary weekend.




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EMIRATES TEAM NEW ZEALAND BEGIN TWO BOAT TESTING

Auckland - 2nd February 2023

America’s Cup Defender Emirates Team New...

The organisers of the 37th America’s Cup welcome the Soci?t? nautique de Saint-Tropez and their representative team K-Challenge Racing as a challenger for the 37th America’s Cup in Barcelona in 2024 and led by Stephane Kandler and Bruno Dubois.



Their Challenge was previously accepted by the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron and they have now chosen to formally announce their entry and confirm they are ready to proceed with their campaign.

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The organisers of the 37th America’s Cup welcome the Soci?t? nautique de Saint-Tropez and their representative team K-Challenge Racing...

AC37 Event Limited (ACE) today confirmed both the intended race area and the race dates for the America’s Cup Match 2024.




The Racing Area for both the Challenger Selection Series and the America’s Cup Match itself have now been agreed with Barcelona’s Capitan Maritimo and are set to the south of the City along Barcelona’s beachfront, affording the perfect natural viewing gallery right along the coastline for spectators.

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AC37 Event Limited (ACE) today confirmed both the intended race area and the race dates for the America’s Cup Match 2024.



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AC40: IMPLEMENTING THE SOLUTION

Auckland - 25th November 2022

Just days ago, Emirates Team New Zealand buried the bow of their AC40 while testing in waves on Auckland’s Hauraki Gulf, which resulted in damage to the forward sections of the hull and deck structure. While the on-water team was recovering the yacht and returning to dock, the team’s engineers immediately began reviewing onboard data to identify the root cause of the issue.



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Emirates Team New Zealand have suffered damage to the bow of their AC40 today after an early start testing on Auckland’s Hauraki Gulf in some top end conditions.





In recent weeks the Emirates Team New Zealand AC40 has been taken out of its one design configuration and testing stepped up in its development and data collection towards the design of its AC75.

The team were testing under manual flight control to the north of Waiheke Island in around...

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Emirates Team New Zealand have suffered damage to the bow of their AC40 today after an early start testing on Auckland’s Hauraki Gulf in some top...

INEOS Britannia reveal new ‘T6’ test boat in partnership with Mercedes-AMG F1 Applied Science

• T6 revealed from winter training base in Palma, Spain
• The design and build has integrated F1 and America’s Cup expertise
• T6 will provide a platform to test componentry for INEOS Britannia’s AC75 race boat, and validate key design tools

The British America’s Cup team, INEOS Britannia, today launched their first test boat for the 37th America’s...

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INEOS Britannia reveal new ‘T6’ test boat in partnership with Mercedes-AMG F1 Applied Science

• T6 revealed

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LUNA ROSSA PROTOTYPE HAS BEEN LAUNCHED. THE CHALLENGE STARTS TODAY

The Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Prototype touches water, a revolutionary project to conduct research and development in preparation for the new AC75.



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Cagliari, October 13th, 2022 - The futuristic Luna Rossa Prototype, that will showcase the team’s return to on-water training, was launched today at 2 pm local time at the Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli base....

As summer gives way to autumn on the Mediterranean, Alinghi Red Bull Racing are trialling their new M2-2L, a flatter-cut, slightly smaller mainsail that allows for rapid de-powering. Twinned with the small J4 jib today, the Swiss sailed in mean winds of 14 knots and gusts up to 18-20 knots with a heavy seaway combining natural swell and a short, sharp 1.5m chop just off the Barcelona beachfront.




In the conditions, it was not a day for nailing foiling...

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As summer gives way to autumn on the Mediterranean, Alinghi Red Bull Racing are trialling their new M2-2L, a flatter-cut, slightly smaller...