America's Cup / ORACLE TEAM USA win the point as the Kiwis pick Land Rover BAR

At the conclusion of the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup Qualifiers on Saturday, Emirates Team New Zealand finished second in the final standings, one point behind eventual winners ORACLE TEAM USA. Emirates Team New Zealand have decided to take on Land Rover BAR as their opposition in the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup Challenger Playoffs semi-finals, which start Sunday. 

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"First impressions were great ! " Jimmy Spithill after the training session onboard Class AC

ORACLE TEAM USA took to the Great Sound on Monday, sailing its newly launched America's Cup Class boat, "17", for the first time.

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"We had a successful day," said skipper Jimmy Spithill dockside after the training session. "First impressions were great. The boat went really well, so everyone is happy."

AC50 / ORACLE TEAM USA celebrate completion of new America’s Cup Class boat (Vidéo)

On Tuesday evening, ORACLE TEAM USA held a ceremony at its team base to reveal its new America’s Cup Class boat, “17”, the foiling catamaran the team will race this summer in Bermuda.

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America's Cup / "I’m absolutely thrilled with the performance of our team here" said Dean Barker

Perfect winds, cooler temperatures and a record breaking crowd of over 200,000 America’s Cup fans lining Chicago’s Navy Pier, combined to make Super Sunday, the final day of the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series Chicago, an incredible finale for foiling action in the USA.

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America's cup / ORACLE TEAM USA will have six sailors in New York for the LVACWS

“It’s going to be a tricky place to race,” said ORACLE TEAM USA sailing team manger and tactician Tom Slingsby, when asked about the race area for the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series in New York, May 7-8.

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America's Cup / Jimmy Spithill : "We are excited to be coming to New York"

World’s Fastest Boats to Race in Thrilling, High-Speed Competition by Battery Park City and in Front of NYC’s Iconic Sites and Skyline. Two-Day Event is Free to Public, with Tens of Thousands of Spectators Expected to Gather and Watch on Land and From Boats on the Water

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AC35 / ORACLE TEAM USA and Dassault Systèmes Renew Partnership for 35th America’s Cup

Dassault Systèmes, the 3DEXPERIENCE Company, world leader in 3D design software, 3D Digital Mock Up and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, today announced that it has renewed its partnership with ORACLE TEAM USA, winner of the 33rd and 34th America’s Cups, for the 35th America’s Cup in 2017 in Bermuda. ORACLE TEAM USA will work to defend its title and seek its third consecutive America’s Cup victory on a new boat designed with Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCE platform.

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ITW / Work has started on the ORACLE TEAM USA in Bermuda

Work has started on the ORACLE TEAM USA base at Dockyard in Bermuda. The site is being cleared and levelled and concrete is being poured this week for where the boat shed will be located.

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#AmericasCup / Spithill: "We can’t wait to get on the water in Bermuda"

ORACLE TEAM USA skipper Jimmy Spithill was in Bermuda last week, along with other team members, to lay the groundwork for a smooth transition for the team as it moves to the new host venue of the America’s Cup over the coming weeks.

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Photos / ORACLE TEAM USA captures Race 12 to stay alive

With no margin for error, ORACLE TEAM USA staved off elimination in the 34th America’s Cup by winning Race 12 by 31 seconds.

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Team skipper Jimmy Spithill did a tremendous job in the pre-start, gaining a late hook to leeward of Emirates Team New Zealand about 20 seconds before the start and forcing the Kiwis to tack away to stay clear and avoid a foul.

Emirates Team New Zealand on match point at 34th America's Cup !

Emirates Team New Zealand has moved to match point in the 34th America’s Cup after a 15-second win in Race 11.

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The Kiwis gained the lead off the start line and held it throughout the race, despite repeated attacks from ORACLE TEAM USA. The defender closed up to the challenger’s stern at the final turning mark, but the Kiwis were able to get around the mark on starboard jibe while ORACLE TEAM USA had to put in two maneuvers to round the mark.

America's Cup / Core builders composites ready to ship first wing for defender

The first wing created for the American defender of the America’s Cup was rolled out of Core Builders Composites, New Zealand, today ready for shipping to the USA.

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Olympic Games / Ben Ainslie wins 6th Gold Cup, begins torch relay

Ben Ainslie, one of Britain’s top Olympic medal hopefuls heading into the London Games this summer, won a record sixth Finn Gold Cup last week. The singlehanded Finn dinghy is one of the hardest boats to sail because of its size and the strength needed of the skipper. That Ainslie has won six Finn Gold Cups, twice more than any other skipper, and is aiming for a fourth consecutive Gold medal in the class is a testament not only to his physical fitness, but also his intense dedication to the game.

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ACWS / Energy Team win in Venice, Loïck Peyron :"This is just the beginning"

Loïck Peyron continued to demonstrate the form he has shown all week, leading his Energy Team to a spectacular win on the final day of America’s Cup World Series racing in Venice. Peyron and his French crew have been perched atop the leaderboard all four days this week, demonstrating an impressive command of the Grand Canal race area.

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ACWS / Leaderboard closes up with one race to go in Venice

Very close, tight, and tactically challenging racing was the attraction for the largest spectator fleet the AC World Series has enjoyed to date on Saturday afternoon. The Venetian crowds lined the waterfront and took to the Grand Canal by the thousands to cheer on the AC45 crews.

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America's Cup / Multiple winner Grant Simmer joins Oracle Team USA

Three-time America’s Cup winner Grant Simmer has joined the America’s Cup champion team ORACLE TEAM USA as General Manager.

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ACWS / ORACLE TEAM USA anticipates racing on canals at ACWS – Venice

ORACLE TEAM USA SPITHILL heads into Thursday’s start of the ACWS – Venice looking to extend its overall lead at the penultimate event of the 2011-12 ACWS season. ORACLE TEAM USA SPITHILL leads the overall standings by 1 point after placing second last month in Naples. That helped skipper Jimmy Spithill and his four-man crew leap Emirates Team New Zealand into the top spot. Teams have been accumulating points in the two formats since the first regatta last August in Portugal.

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ACWS / Oracle Team Spithill's overall ACWS lead at stake in Venice

With the penultimate event of the 2011-12 America’s Cup World Series set to begin in one week on the canals of Venice, Italy, skipper Jimmy Spithill has rotated the crew that moved into the overall lead at the previous event and team CEO Russell Coutts returns to the fray aboard Darren Bundock’s AC45.

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ACWS / Luna Rossa win the final fleet race (images)

Chris Draper's Luna Rossa Piranha win the final fleet race and collect 50 points to win the Naples Championship.

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ACWS / Oracle Racing Spithill closes the gap on the Kiwis

Naples offered a new challenge to the nine crews competing in the America’s Cup World Series on Friday as light, shifty offshore winds battled an onshore swell, resulting in a race course where gains and losses were often measured in the hundreds of yards.

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