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Cecilia Wollmann and Cameron Pimentel both fell off the lead pace at the Central American and Caribbean Games in Veracruz, Mexico, yesterday. Wollmann slipped six places from second to eighth in the women’s Laser Radial fleet, with Pimentel falling f...

It was the “financial incentives” that Bermuda offered that gave the Island a clear advantage over San Diego in the battle as to who would host the America’s Cup. The California city simply could not compete with Bermuda when it came to “hard cash”. ...

The Associated Press report that revealed Bermuda would host the 2017 America’s Cup spread like wildfire across the globe. Media in the United States, Britain, Continental Europe and Australasia jumped on the story after it was broken by the AP’s Ber...

It now seems certain Bermuda will host the America’s Cup in 2017, following confirmation from a top official in San Diego that the California city has been defeated in the two-horse race to decide where one of the world’s premier sporting events will...

When it comes to event tourism, there are few events bigger than the America’s Cup. The third largest global sporting competition after the Olympics and the World Cup, the 35th edition of sailing’s blue ribbon event now seems almost certain to be hel...

Bermuda has been named as the venue for the 2017 America’s Cup, beating out the much fancied bid from San Diego, it was reported last night by The Associated Press. Should the report prove to be correct — gained as it was on the condition of anonymi...

The local sailing community responded to unconfirmed reports that Bermuda will host the 35th America’s Cup with cautious optimism yesterday. The Associated Press, citing an anonymous source with knowledge of the situation, broke the news that the Isl...

Hamilton Harbour could host America’s Cup World Series racing next year, Dr Grant Gibbons, the Minister for Economic Development, confirmed yesterday. But whether or not the one-design AC45 wingsail catamarans, which have foiling capabilities like th...

Stanley Paris, the determined sailor hoping to become the oldest person to circumnavigate the globe in 150 years, is passing by Bermuda today on his vessel the Kiwi Spirit. Dr Paris, 77, called off his last attempt in January after he suffered severa...

As the fifth richest man in the world, as successful on land as he is on water, Larry Ellison will have a big say as to whether the next America’s Cup in 2017 will be sailed on local waters. Estimated by Forbes Magazine to be worth $50 billion, with ...

Tayte Stefaniuk, the Bermuda sailor, almost pulled off a remarkable double at the recent Bermuda Optimist National and Open Championships. Stefaniuk, who represented Bermuda at last month’s International Optimist Dinghy Association World Championship...

While Bermuda has been awarded a stop on the America’s Cup World Series circuit next year, the question now being asked is whether that is a consolation prize or simply a precursor to the main event. It is unlikely that San Diego, whom Bermuda are co...