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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...

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 ...

Jimmy Spithill, the skipper of 35th America’s Cup Defender Oracle Team USA, has placed plans to undergo elbow surgery on the back burner. The 2014 ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year was due to have an operation this month to rectify an elbow injury ...

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...

Six new job opportunities have been advertised by the America’s Cup Event Authority in the build-up to the 2017 sporting spectacle. The positions, which include graphic designer, event manager, community outreach manager, receptionist, client service...

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...

Oracle Team USA could potentially set up shop in Bermuda in the not-too-distant future. It is expected that the America’s Cup holders will relocate into their new Bermuda headquarters in Dockyard by early spring to step up preparations for the title ...

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...

The Great Sound, venue for the 35th America’s Cup, hosted the opening race day of the Laser Standard Rig National Championships at the weekend. After five races of the eight-race series, Bermuda Race Week champion Cameron Pimentel leads the nine-boat...

Royal Bermuda Yacht Club has been given planning permission to improve its Hamilton headquarters. According to the planning application, which was first submitted in August, the RBYC is seeking to extend an existing hardstand on the Albouy’s Point pr...