What a great day for the America’s Cup to make its official racing debut in Japan. Challenging conditions, but at least there was wind, enough at times for foiling, and it stayed in for the duration of racing.
As always with America’s Cup World Series racing, the set course was very short with tight boundaries, and with the cross over conditions, handling and sail choice between the jib and…
LVACWS Portsmouth final day - fast and furious
25 July 2016
While Oracle Team USA did all but everything they could to take the win with a 2, 1, 1 scorecard today, it wasn’t enough to topple the fast and furious tenacity of a Ben Ainslie led Land Rover BAR on the final day of racing at the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series in Portsmouth.
“We really want to try and do you proud” said Sir Ben Ainslie to the crowd before racing…
LVACWS Portsmouth 2016 day 1: "Bumper" action
24 July 2016
The Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series racing today in Portsmouth, with light winds across the course in a slowly building south-easterly sea breeze was far more exciting than any of us were expecting. Feedback from all of the teams put this down to a tight start line, tidal influence and the constantly shifting breeze to the right resulting in “bumper car” action that kept…
I feel like I should buy a lottery ticket. No offence locals of England, but I believe we have had five sunny summer days in a row, which meant for a little sea breeze this afternoon, and four practice races ahead of official racing tomorrow and Sunday. Could this be the first Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series event where we see a full program of racing? Here’s hoping!
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hey say the years get faster, and this one has just flown by. It feels like more than a year and yesterday at the same time that the America’s Cup World Series was first raced in Portsmouth. And now, as I am typing this, the AC45’s are heading out on the water for an unofficial day of practice before official practice racing tomorrow, and the real deal on Saturday and Sunday.
The…
A new adventure with NC Sports
7 June 2016
I have joined the Nautical Channel (NC) Sports team as of the beginning of June as their new sailing correspondent to an audience of over 22 million people on televisions globally (mainly in the northern hemisphere at present).
Check out my segment on the YANMAR Moth Worlds, the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series in New York, and what is up next for me and make sure you watch the full…
Louis Vuitton America's Cup World Series 2016 - Oman Final Day!
29 February 2016
The full wrap of the final day of racing at the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series event in Oman, the fourth leading towards Bermuda 2017.
Interviews with Glenn Ashby of Emirates Team New Zealand on their third in Oman and still being on top of the leader board overall, Dean Barker on SoftBank Japan’s continual improvements, Adam Minoprio on Groupama Team France’s first…
Louis Vuitton America's Cup World Series Oman 2016 - Day 1
28 February 2016
Interviews with Jimmy Spithill (Oracle Team USA) on what they need to improve on tomorrow, Glenn Ashby (Emirates Team NZ) a succinct chat on looking to tomorrow, Adam Minoprio (Groupama Team France) on his first day of America’s Cup racing, and leader Ben Ainslie (Land Rover BAR) talking about the last minute crew change and the code zero furl.
Land Rover BAR lead on 28 points after day 1…
Today was the official press conference, as well as the official practice racing for the first Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series event for 2016 in Muscat, Oman.
Check out the video for highlights from the press conference, including Groupama Team France skipper, Franck Cammas talking about his injury on the GC32 that has seen him sidelined (for now), and an interview with his…