America’s Cup: Evolution of power

Dr. Hamish Ross, a legal advisor for America’s Cup teams who completed a PhD at the University of Auckland on the legal issues surrounding the America’s Cup, provides a history lesson on the advances of equipment. Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to...

America’s Cup: DEFIANT sets sail again

For the USA challenge to the America’s Cup, American Magic has been in ‘hurray-up and wait’ mode since March. All ready for transport from their winter base in Pensacola (FL) to Europe, but with the coronavirus pandemic impacting life, they correctly hedged the...

Good news, Bad news for The Ocean Race

When The Ocean Race begins in the autumn of 2021 from Spain, the course will include 10 stopovers for this crewed around the world test. While changes to the previous course present interest, the greater intrigue will be the introduction of a new class of boats. The...