America’s Cup News – One Big Publicity Stunt?

America’s Cup News – One Big Publicity Stunt?
Alinghi says the 33rd America’s Cup, the challenge between the Alinghi and BMW Oracle sailing teams, will be held in the Kingdom of Ras Al-Khaimah, not in Spain as most expected. This decision struck us as strange, and we went diving for our atlas, and searching the Internet [...]

Alinghi Launches America’s Cup Catamaran

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Alinghi Launches America’s Cup Catamaran
Villeneuve, Switzerland – The Alinghi sailing team has launched their new America’s Cup catamaran.  The 90 foot multihull sailboat was lifted out of the boat tent where it was built by a helicopter onto Lake Geneva, where eager boaters watched the boat hit the water for the first time.
The sailing team [...]

Alinghi America’s Cup Catamaran vs. BMW Oracle Trimaran

Alinghi America’s Cup Catamaran
America’s Cup defenders Alinghi have announced that they have chosen a giant catamaran to meet BWM Oracle’s America’s Cup multihull challenge boat BOR 90, more commonly known as DOGzilla.  The Alinghi sailing team says their new sailboat, a 90 foot carbon fiber catamaran, is the Swiss team’s response to the huge America’s [...]

iShares Cup Hyeres

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iShares Cup in Hyeres
With a week to go until Hyères welcomes the return of the iShares Cup sailing fleet – and if last year’s event is anything to go by it will be another jaw-dropping display of Extreme 40 sailing action. Round 2 of the 2009 iShares Cup will take place between 3rd to 5th [...]

Crossing the Atlantic Alone on a Beach Cat – Sailing Records

It took Vittorio Malingri just 13 days, 17 hours and 48 minutes to sail 2,545 miles from Dakar, Senegal to Guadeloupe, Antilles. This Italian sailor didn’t make the crossing in your average boat however, he made the crossing single handed aboard Royal Oak, a 20 foot beach cat!
Click here to read more about this record [...]