Reconning the Recon Unit

Talk to any modern-day America’s Cup sailor and life at 50 knots is exhilarating. Scary at times. They are a breed apart from the average day-sailor or weekend sailboat racer and you are left wondering how their lives will ever be the same again. The 50-knot barrier...

Alinghi America’s Cup team selections

Fourteen sailors have been selected to join the Alinghi Red Bull Racing crew and represent the Société Nautique de Genève as a Challenger for the 37th America’s Cup. The 14 selected are all young, Swiss and talented, with solid experience in foiling, fast boats,...

Red Bull to energize America’s Cup

The double America’s Cup–winning syndicate Alinghi made it official today they are once again in pursuit of the oldest trophy in international sport. Alinghi founder Ernesto Bertarelli and two-time Olympic champion Hans Peter Steinacher announced the launch of the new...