America's Cup ORACLE TEAM USA - Fun on Foils video

ORACLE TEAM USA crew - what it's like to fly their AC72 "17" on foils, sometimes at speeds of over 40 knots, and experience the sensational acceleration from onboard.

Ambassador program launched for America's Cup
Marinscope Community Newspapers
Ambassador program launched for America's Cup. The Artemis Racing team, which will be competing in the America's Cup races later this year, toured the Bay Model to learn more about the vagaries of the San Francisco Bay upon which they will be sailing.

America's Cup: Oracle flies in San Francisco
Sail World
America's Cup: Oracle flies in San Francisco. 'Oracle Team USA - foiling in San Francisco - February 2013' Guilain Grenier/Oracle Racing© ...

US Sailing to Conduct Independent Study on 2013 Islands Race
US SAILING (press release)
PORTSMOUTH, R.I. (March 20, 2013) - The 2013 Islands Race Organizing Authorities of San Diego Yacht Club and Newport Harbor Yacht Club have jointly requested that USSailing, national governing body of the sport, conduct an independent review of ...

2013 US Sailing Development Team Announced
US SAILING (press release)
Portsmouth, R.I. (March 20, 2013) – Thirty-eight talented sailors have been named to the 2013 US Sailing Development Team (USSDT), the pathway team supported by the U.S. Olympic Sailing Program and US Sailing's Olympic Sailing Committee (OSC).

Sailing - Macgregor overcoming Olympic disappointment as she begins 49er FX ...
Yahoo! Eurosport UK
Kate Macgregor admits a forced switch of sailing classes has helped her gradually overcome a 'depressing' Olympic debut with the realisation of the road ahead to banishing the heartache for good set to come in April. Sportsbeat – 9 hours ago. Email 0...

RHADC Host Junior Sailing Easter Break Clinic
The Royal Hamilton Amateur Dinghy Club [RHADC] will be holding a junior sailingEaster break clinic between April 1st – 5th and April 8th – 12th. This clinic is targeted tosailors between the ages of 5 and 15 who want to improve their sailing ...

America's Cup Rental Market Makes Us Seasick: SFist: " . . . Sources tell us that sailing enthusiasts will be flocking to town come summer for the culmination of the American's Cup contest that's been on the minds/lips/hearts of every able-bodied local seaman for ... what already feels like a really long time. And they'll need a place to rest their heads after a long day of watching world-class catamarans do whatever they do. . . . "

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