America's Cup
FILE - Australia SailGP CEO and driver Tom Slingsby is doused by Nina Curtis after winning the $1 million, winner-take-all Season 2 finale of the Mubadala United States Sail Grand Prix, Sunday, March 27, 2022, in San Francisco. Former Olympic and America’s Cup champion Slingsby has joined New York Yacht Club American Magic in a bid to win back the most prestigious trophy in sailing, the team announced Tuesday, May 3. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)
Tom Slingsby joins American Magic for 37th America's Cup

May. 03, 2022 08:25 PM EDT

FILE - In this Monday, June 26, 2017, file photo, Oracle Team USA skipper Jimmy Spithill answers questions during a news conference following his team's America's Cup loss to Emirates Team New Zealand in a sailing competition in Hamilton, Bermuda. Three weeks after his Italian-based team lost the America's Cup match, Spithill is pivoting to SailGP and his role as CEO and helmsman of the reconfigured American team, which looks to bounce back from a last-place finish in the global league's inaugural season. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File )
Spithill navigates from America's Cup loss to SailGP debut

By Bernie Wilson Apr. 08, 2021 07:03 PM EDT

Supporters of Italy's Luna Rossa team join in the celebration after defeating Britain's INEOS Team UK in race eight of the Prada Cup on Auckland's Waitemata Harbour, New Zealand, Sunday, Feb.21, 2021.Italian challenger Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli will race defender Emirates Team New Zealand in the 36th match for the America's Cup after beating Britain's Ineos Team UK in two races Sunday to seal a 7-1 win in the best-of-13 race challengers series final. (Alex Burton/NZ Herald via AP)
Auckland COVID outbreak forces America's Cup postponement

By Steve Mcmorran Feb. 27, 2021 08:46 PM EST

Britain's INEOS Team UK, right, leads Italy's Luna Rossa to win race six of the Prada Cup on Auckland's Waitemata Harbour, New Zealand, Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021. (Dean Purcell/NZ Herald via AP)
Luna Rossa leads Team UK 5-1 in AmCup challenger final

By Steve Mcmorran Feb. 20, 2021 12:28 AM EST

America's Cup organizers, Luna Rossa vie over COVID lockdown

By Steve Mcmorran Feb. 17, 2021 12:53 AM EST
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Challenger of Record Luna Rossa and America’s Cup organizers are divided over how the regatta should proceed while Auckland...

Britain's INEOS Team UK is airborne at the start of race four against Italy's Luna Rossa in the Prada Cup on Auckland's Waitemata Harbour, New Zealand, Sunday, Feb.14, 2021. (Brett Phibbs/NZ Herald via AP)
Brits hope for momentum shift in AmCup challenger series

By Steve Mcmorran Feb. 15, 2021 12:18 AM EST

Coronavirus outbreak postpones America's Cup racing

Feb. 14, 2021 02:21 AM EST
AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — Racing in the America’s Cup challenger series will be delayed by at least a day after a community outbreak of COVID-19 Sunday...

Thousands of people attend a concert by the band Six60 on Saturday, Feb 13, 2021, in Wellington, New Zealand. New Zealand’s largest city of Auckland is being placed into a three-day lockdown Sunday following the discovery of three unexplained virus cases. (AP Photo/Nick Perry)
New Zealand city enters 3-day lockdown after virus found

By Nick Perry Feb. 13, 2021 09:14 PM EST

America's Cup crews race for 1st time in powerful new boats

By Bernie Wilson Dec. 15, 2020 06:44 PM EST
Delayed eight months due to COVID-19, four America’s Cup crews finally get to face off against each other in their fantastical-looking boats that fly across...

FILE - In this Sunday, June 25, 2017, file photo, Oracle Team USA skipper and helmsman Jimmy Spithill, right, crosses the boat during the eighth race of America's Cup sailing competition against Emirates Team New Zealand, in Hamilton, Bermuda. Spithill has signed on as CEO and helmsman of the United States team in SailGP, giving the global league another former America's Cup champion in its stable of stars. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)
America's Cup star Jimmy Spithill to lead US SailGP team

By Bernie Wilson Dec. 08, 2020 11:31 AM EST

This Sept. 28, 2020 photo provided by INEOS Team UK shows the INEOS TEAM UK America's Cup race boat being towed onto an Antonov cargo plane by the teams new prototype INEOS 'Grenadier' 4x4 at the start of its journey to Auckland, New Zealand, at London Stansted Airport in England. England's never-ending quest to win back the America's Cup it lost so long ago is taking another step forward with the team's relocation to New Zealand for sailing's marquee regatta. (Mark Lloyd Images/INEOS Team UK via AP)
British America's Cup team relocating to Auckland

By Bernie Wilson Oct. 01, 2020 03:33 PM EDT

American Magic is 1st Cup challenger to sail in New Zealand

By Bernie Wilson Jul. 27, 2020 01:44 AM EDT
The New York Yacht Club’s American Magic has become the first challenger to sail on the New Zealand waters where the America’s Cup will be contested next year....

FILE - In this Feb. 29, 2020 file photo, skipper Ben Ainslie steers the boat as the British team crosses the finish line in the second fleet race of the SailGP series in Sydney. America's Cup teams are returning to the water in varying degrees nearly two months after the coronavirus pandemic forced the shutdown of what would have been an impressive global road show. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft, File)
New Zealand eases restrictions, welcomes America's Cup teams

Jun. 12, 2020 12:59 AM EDT

America's Cup teams begin to emerge from lockdowns

By Bernie Wilson May. 10, 2020 10:35 AM EDT
America’s Cup teams are returning to the water in varying degrees nearly two months after the coronavirus pandemic forced the shutdown of what would have been...