Butterworth returns to America’s Cup

New Zealander Brad Butterworth (OBE) – 4-time America’s Cup winner, America’s Cup Hall of Fame inductee, and multiple World Champion – has  joined Challenger of Record 36 – the organizer of the America’s Cup World Series Auckland and the Prada Cup Challengers...

2020 Match Racing Worlds in Bermuda

The Royal Bermuda Yacht Club and World Match Racing Tour have agreed for the 70th Bermuda Gold Cup to also host the 2020 Open Match Racing World Championship as sanctioned by World Sailing. Originally scheduled in May, the Bermuda Gold Cup – which rejoined the World...

America’s Cup: Returning to the start

Australian Jimmy Spithill has been the skipper and helmsman behind America’s Cup victories for Golden Gate Yacht Club (USA) in 2010 and 2013, but following his loss with the club in 2017, he has changed nationalities and is with the Italian team Luna Rossa Prada...

Concern with orcas ramming boats

Scientists have been left baffled by incidents of orcas ramming sailing boats along the Spanish and Portuguese coasts. In the last two months, from southern to northern Spain, sailors have sent distress calls after worrying encounters. Two boats lost part of their...