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Sir Ben Ainslie, the Land Rover BAR skipper, believes the America’s Cup should stick largely to its present format, including the foiling multihull catamarans.
Ainslie said it would be a return to the “Dark Ages” if Emirates Team New Zealand, who sna...
DATE: Jun 29, 2017
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Grant Dalton said Emirates Team New Zealand had to outthink Oracle Team USA because they knew they could not match their financial might.
The Kiwis chief executive credits his team’s revival to a “pretty brutal” post mortem after their painful collap...
DATE: Jun 27, 2017
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There was an air of inevitability as Emirates Team New Zealand put the finishing touches to their triumphant America’s Cup campaign.
Starting the day on match point, the Kiwis secured the “Auld Mug” in the first race of the day, coming from behind to...
DATE: Jun 27, 2017
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Peter Burling, the Emirates Team New Zealand helmsman, insists his team will not get carried away with their five-race lead and that they “still have a job to do”.
Despite being on the brink of winning the “Auld Mug”, Burling said Team New Zealand wi...
DATE: Jun 26, 2017
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Emirates Team New Zealand reached match point in the 35th America’s Cup after back-to-back wins against Oracle Team USA.
The Kiwis moved to 6-1 in the first-to-seven series and look immune to the kind of heartbreaking collapse that denied them winnin...
DATE: Jun 26, 2017
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Peter Burling playfully taunted Oracle Team USA after the defenders’ first win of the America’s Cup Match, saying it was “great to see a little fight out of these boys”.
Burling, the Emirates Team New Zealand helmsman, said he was satisfied with the ...
DATE: Jun 25, 2017
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Richard Clarke hopes Team BDA will not be a short-lived experiment, but admits that finances will dictate whether they return for the next Red Bull Youth America’s Cup.
Clarke, the head coach, is optimistic the team can rollover into the next event —...
DATE: Jun 23, 2017
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Rob Bunce, the Land Rover BAR Academy skipper, has reflected on an “epic day” after two second places and a first to top the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup Finals standings.
The British side seized control on day one yesterday and enjoy a seven-point c...
DATE: Jun 21, 2017
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From complete exhilaration to downright frustration, Team BDA experienced a rollercoaster ride of emotions on the opening day of the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup Finals.
The home favourites enjoyed a fairytale start in the first of three races yester...
DATE: Jun 21, 2017
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Emirates Team New Zealand will take some catching both on the Great Sound and in the race for the “Auld Mug”.
The Kiwis are threatening to sail — and cycle — away with the America’s Cup Match, presented by Louis Vuitton, after condemning Oracle Team ...
DATE: Jun 20, 2017
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