America’s Cup: USA favored to face Kiwis

by | Jan 13, 2021 | Daily News, Features

With the three America’s Cup challenger teams preparing to begin their Selection Series on January 15 at 3:00pm NZT (Jan. 14 at 9pm EST), Kiwi news service Stuff reports how the betting services view the upcoming racing: The bookmakers have Team New Zealand a heavy...

Coutts in America’s Cup legal dispute

by | Jan 11, 2021 | Daily News, Features

Five-time America’s Cup winner Sir Russell Coutts may not be competing in the 36th edition, but he has initiated a legal scuffle regarding the broadcasting of the event. Coutts alleges the graphics used by Sir Ian Taylor’s Animation Research for pre-Christmas racing...

Attrition begins for Transatlantic Race

by | Jan 11, 2021 | Daily News, Features

Day 2 – The IRC56 Black Pearl, sailed by Stefan Jentzsch, contacted the RORC Race Management Team at 11:30 UTC today to report that Black Pearl was retiring from the 2021 RORC Transatlantic Race and heading back to Lanzarote. After the start yesterday, Black Pearl was...

Bid begins for Jules Verne Trophy record

by | Jan 11, 2021 | Daily News, Features

The six crew of the 32-metre trimaran Edmond de Rothschild set sail January 10 at 01 hours 33 minutes and 46 seconds UTC on a fresh attempt at the Jules Verne Trophy record. Setting off the race start line off the island of Ushant, the team of Franck Cammas, Charles...

Leadership change at RORC

by | Jan 11, 2021 | Daily News, Features

After 12 years at the helm of the Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC), Eddie Warden Owen has decided to step down as Chief Executive Officer in 2021. The identification of a replacement has already begun, and the intention is for Warden Owen to leave his role in October,...