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The make-up of the new body tasked with preparing Bermuda for the 2017 America’s Cup has been revealed by Grant Gibbons, the Minister for Economic Development. Dr Gibbons said that America’s Cup Bermuda Ltd (ACBDA) would be funded by an annual govern...

Sir Ben Ainslie, principal and skipper of Great Britain’s 35th America’s Cup syndicate, can not wait to get harnessed into the NACRA F20 catamaran and begin foiling around the Great Sound at high speed. The greatest sailor in Olympic history and Amer...

History was made at the Royal Naval Dockyard yesterday when Ben Ainslie Racing rolled out the first foiling catamarans to reach these shores. Curious pedestrians and motorists watched in awe as an advance party from the 35th America’s Cup challenger ...

Sir Ben Ainslie and his racing team arrive in Bermuda on Sunday for a weeklong training exercise in preparation for the 2017 America’s Cup. The most decorated sailor in Olympic history is hardly a stranger to local shores, where he won the 1995 ISAF...

The planning Minister has backed his department to handle the expected surge in building applications in the build-up to the America’s Cup. Michael Fahy promised that every America’s Cup development would be subject to the same rigorous regime that a...

Four of the six syndicates to be featured in the 35th America’s Cup are being represented at this week’s 2015 International Moth World Championships in Sorrento, Australia. Sailors from Oracle Team USA, Emirates Team New Zealand, Artemis Racing and ...

A death in the family nearly cost local sailing legend Kirk Cooper a date with America’s Cup history. In the lead-up to the 25th America’s Cup match in 1983, when challenger Australia II ended 132 years of American dominance, Mr Cooper was afforded ...

A late proposal that would have seen a Bermuda team compete in the 35th America’s Cup has fallen by the wayside. A spokesman for a group behind the ambitious plan confirmed yesterday that they had considered entering a team, but have since had a chan...

The America’s Cup Event Authority has taken on a Bermudian recruiting firm to hire local workers for positions relating to the 2017 America’s Cup races. Minister for Economic Development Dr Grant Gibbons responded today to questions raised by the Pro...

The 35th America’s Cup has all the makings to become one the most fiercely contested in the event’s 163-year history. That is the prediction of Jack Griffin, the sailing expert and author, who served as brand manager for Swiss defender Alinghi in the...

Iain Murray, regatta director for the 35th America’s Cup, savoured the sweet taste of success in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2014. The former America’s Cup skipper, Etchells and 18-foot Skiff world champion was among the crew of Wild Oats XI t...

A new firm has been set up by Government to help run the America’s Cup yacht races. The new limited liability company — to be called ACBDA Ltd — will work closely with the event’s ruling body, the America’s Cup Event Authority (ACEA), in the run-up t...