There were screams and shouts of celebration among the eight sailors on board the British AC75 foiling boat after they crossed the finish line to claim the Louis Vuitton Cup series over Italy and ...
This could be the final day of the Louis Vuitton Cup Final, or we could be left with one more race to sail. With INEOS Britannia on Match Point, only one race win is needed by the British team, but if ...
Both AC75 'foiling' boats were bounced around by choppy seas, at times hitting speeds of more than 50 knots in a stiff Mediterranean breeze which lifted the huge Italian and British flags flying ...
Italy's AC75 boat took a dramatic, high-speed nosedive during the latest race against Britain in their America's Cup challengers clash on Tuesday, damaging their carbon-fibre decking and handing their ...
The Italians have suffered several setbacks with their AC75 boat during the long campaign to become the challenger for the 'Auld Mug', which dates back to 1851. In conditions which tested both ...
In the first race, the British capitalised on the Italians getting caught by a momentary loss of control in their foiling AC75's rudder to rip across the start line and establish an early lead, which ...
Still, it sits like an instrument on the wrist—prominent, boldly legible, multifunctional—and watching the contests from the water, the AC75 class foiling yachts slicing across the horizon at ...
Critics of the AC75 and its suitability as a match racer for the America's Cup should be eating their words after Sunday's Blinder in Barcelona. INEOS Britannia was handed a win for the resail of ...
Since the Italian AC75 was still alongside their support boat (outside assistance) they were instantly disqualified, handing the win to INEOS Britannia. Luna Rossa now had 35 minutes until the next ...
Fast and furious racing conditions tested the huge AC75 foiling monohulls to the limit, with a strong wind and big Mediterranean waves off the Spanish city's beaches. "It was a bit like racing a ...