It was supposed to be a wholesale restyling of an event that goes back to a yacht race around the Isle of Wight in 1851. It was going to be, rather insultingly to some, a switch from the Flintstone to the Facebook generation. Instead it has fallen into the age-old traps of overweening ambition and misguided dollops of greed.
Saturday 06 July 2013
Italian team Luna Rossa has said they will not show up for first race on Sunday
Wednesday 03 July 2013
The threat of calling off the America’s Cup was made by the regatta director Iain Murray the night before Thursday’s opening ceremony in San Francisco.
Saturday 29 June 2013
With dispute still raging fiercely over late changes to design specifications, and with less than a week to go until the start of the America’s Cup summer of sailing, the United States Coast Guard’s necessary permit to race on San Francisco Bay has been issued.
Saturday 22 June 2013
Turnbull’s meeting with Frank Sinatra at the Savoy Hotel ended up in a late-night jamming session
Wednesday 19 June 2013
Doubts over whether the America's Cup will be able to go ahead at the beginning of next month have resurfaced in San Francisco with the event authority appearing to ask an international jury to impose additional regulations following the death of British Olympic gold medallist Andrew 'Bart' Simpson.
Sunday 16 June 2013
Just two of original 37 proposals have been incorporated into the rules following death of British sailor
Saturday 08 June 2013
The America’s Cup has taken another body blow with the publication of a much reduced programme of elimination races following the death of British gold and silver Olympic medallist Andrew ‘Bart’ Simpson.
Saturday 18 May 2013
America’s Cup sailing in San Francisco has been grounded. Teams were staying ashore until today as a mark of respect to British Olympic gold medallist Andrew ‘Bart’ Simpson after he was killed in a training session on San Francisco Bay.
Wednesday 15 May 2013
The British Olympic gold medal winner died during training for the race
Saturday 11 May 2013
Simpson was trapped under the water for up to 15 minutes before his body was found
Friday 10 May 2013
A major investigation into the cause of the catastrophic capsize which led to the death in San Francisco of British Olympian and America's Cup sailor Andrew 'Bart' Simpson will be led by the US Coastguard.
Friday 12 April 2013
A row over pay and conditions and following resignation of Chief Whip has pitted constables against senior officers
Saturday 08 December 2012
And then there were five. Alex Thomson became part of the top five in an overnight reshuffle as the Vendée Globe singlehanded round-the-world race moved into week five.
Friday 23 November 2012
Megan Ellison is being hailed as the saviour of serious mainstream movies Adam Sherwin finds out why
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