by Natalie | Jan 15, 2021 | Daily News, Features
Day 5 – For co-skippers Franck Cammas and Charles Caudrelier, it has been a day to forget. In their effort to secure the Jules Verne Trophy, the miles gained over the record holder during the descent of the North Atlantic have melted away to nothing. Going from a 140...
by Natalie | Jan 14, 2021 | Daily News, Features
The wait is over for the 36th America’s Cup. Ever since the New Zealand team won the event in 2017, the path forward has led now to three challengers to begin on January 15 (3:00pm – 6:00pm NZT) their selection series to see which of them face off against the Kiwi...
by Natalie | Jan 14, 2021 | Daily News, Features
Day 67 – With nothing more than a handful of small miles separating them, the leaders of the Vendée Globe are engaged on a straight head-to-head northerly speed test which may yet prove decisive, and which may finally show the ultimate value of a fully functioning...
by Natalie | Jan 13, 2021 | Daily News, Features
With the three America’s Cup challenger teams preparing to begin their Selection Series on January 15 at 3:00pm NZT (Jan. 14 at 9pm EST), Kiwi news service Stuff reports how the betting services view the upcoming racing: The bookmakers have Team New Zealand a heavy...
by Natalie | Jan 13, 2021 | Features, Industry Insider 1
After much discussion internally and after consultation with the Government of Antigua and Barbuda, it was decided that the Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) had no option but to cancel the RORC Caribbean 600 which was to start off Fort Charlotte on February 22, 2021....
by Natalie | Jan 11, 2021 | Daily News, Features
Five-time America’s Cup winner Sir Russell Coutts may not be competing in the 36th edition, but he has initiated a legal scuffle regarding the broadcasting of the event. Coutts alleges the graphics used by Sir Ian Taylor’s Animation Research for pre-Christmas racing...
