Scheduled for Thursday, September 5, 2013 at 12:30 pm EDT (US), 4:30 pm UTC (1630)
AMERICA'S CUP OPENING SKIPPERS PRESS CONFERENCE video above
Spithill: “We’re the underdogs” / America’s Cup: "“We’ve got four days to get organized,” Spithill said. “We’re going to get our two boats out there tomorrow (Wednesday). Now we know who we can sail with. We’ll probably sail one boat on Thursday and we’ll decide afterwards about whether we go out on Friday.” Spithill says this is a challenging situation for the defender, who now finds itself as the underdog. “There’s no question in my mind that Team New Zealand are the favourites here. We’re in an underdog position now,” he said."
International Jury decisions issued on ORACLE TEAM USA AC45 yachts / America’s Cup: "To win the America’s Cup, a team must score nine points, the highest ever number in the competition’s 162 year-old history. The defender now starts with a deficit score of minus-2 and must win 11 races to retain the trophy. Emirates Team New Zealand, the challenger, is unaffected and must win 9 races as before."
Oracle hit with unprecedented penalties for America's Cup cheating | Reuters: "The Cup finals are a best-of-17 series, and Oracle will now enter the event two points behind: it will need to win 11 races to win the series, while New Zealand will only need to win 9. Oracle will also be sailing without a key crew member, Dirk de Ridder, a 40-year-old Dutchman who was banished from the event for his role in the weight scandal. Another Oracle sailor was suspended for the first 4 races, and two shore crew members were barred from any further participation."
USA team faces harshest penalties in sailing history
Kiwis and Portuguese top the table at the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup / America’s Cup: "The Red Bull Youth America’s Cup provided thrills, spills and plenty of action over four days of intense competition on San Francisco Bay. On Wednesday, the New Zealand Sailing Team with Emirates Team New Zealand recovered from a poor start to beat their fierce rivals on Full Metal Jacket (NZL) and the ROFF/Cascais Sailing Team from Portugal to win the inaugural title. The leaderboard was tight, leading to tense moments on the final day. Just three points separated second from fifth place. When the Swiss Team TILT won race 7, they became the sixth different team to claim a race win in the regatta. Race 8 – which was to score double points – was cancelled with the winds on San Francisco Bay over the limit. . . ."
USA TODAY
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Defending champion Oracle Team USA has been docked two points in the America's Cup match against Emirates Team Zealand and a key sailor was expelled in the harshest penalties levied in the 162-year history of sailing's ...
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Defending champion Oracle Team USA has been docked two points in the America's Cup match against Emirates Team Zealand and a key sailor was expelled in the harshest penalties levied in the 162-year history of sailing's ...
Kiwis and Portuguese top the table at the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup / America’s Cup: "The Red Bull Youth America’s Cup provided thrills, spills and plenty of action over four days of intense competition on San Francisco Bay. On Wednesday, the New Zealand Sailing Team with Emirates Team New Zealand recovered from a poor start to beat their fierce rivals on Full Metal Jacket (NZL) and the ROFF/Cascais Sailing Team from Portugal to win the inaugural title. The leaderboard was tight, leading to tense moments on the final day. Just three points separated second from fifth place. When the Swiss Team TILT won race 7, they became the sixth different team to claim a race win in the regatta. Race 8 – which was to score double points – was cancelled with the winds on San Francisco Bay over the limit. . . ."
Replay of Race 7 of Red Bull Youth America's Cup: http://www.johnthecrowd.com/2013/09/red-bull-youth-americas-cup-races-7-and.html
Red Bull Youth America’s Cup – Results:
1. NZL Sailing Team with Emirates Team New Zealand (NZL) 2-RDG-7-3-1-1-4 – 57 points
2. Full Metal Jacket Racing (NZL) 7-1-4-6-6-3-5 – 45 points
3. ROFF/Cascais Sailing Team (POR) 3-6-1-8-8-5-2 – 44 points
4. Team TILT (SUI) 8-5-2-2-9-7-1 – 43 points
5. American Youth Sailing Force (USA) 1-7-3-5-7-4-8 – 42 points
6. Swedish Youth Challenge (SWE) 6-2-9-1-4-6-10 – 39 points
7. Objective Australia (AUS) RDG-10-6-10-2-3 – 38 points
8. Next World Energy (FRA) 4-4-8-4-5-9-6 – 37 points
9. All In Racing (GER) 5-8-5-9-3-8-9 – 30 points
10. USA45 Racing (USA) 9-9-10-7-10-10-7 – 15 points
(RDG = redress awarded by International Jury) (Provisional Standings)
1. NZL Sailing Team with Emirates Team New Zealand (NZL) 2-RDG-7-3-1-1-4 – 57 points
2. Full Metal Jacket Racing (NZL) 7-1-4-6-6-3-5 – 45 points
3. ROFF/Cascais Sailing Team (POR) 3-6-1-8-8-5-2 – 44 points
4. Team TILT (SUI) 8-5-2-2-9-7-1 – 43 points
5. American Youth Sailing Force (USA) 1-7-3-5-7-4-8 – 42 points
6. Swedish Youth Challenge (SWE) 6-2-9-1-4-6-10 – 39 points
7. Objective Australia (AUS) RDG-10-6-10-2-3 – 38 points
8. Next World Energy (FRA) 4-4-8-4-5-9-6 – 37 points
9. All In Racing (GER) 5-8-5-9-3-8-9 – 30 points
10. USA45 Racing (USA) 9-9-10-7-10-10-7 – 15 points
(RDG = redress awarded by International Jury) (Provisional Standings)
Young New Zealand sailors win twice
San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
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Irish Times
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Port Huron Times Herald
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San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
Skipper Peter Burling and his NZL Sailing Team showed why they were the pre-regatta favorites in the Red Bull Youth America's Cup by taking both races Tuesday and building an 11-point lead in the standings. Objective Australia, which struggled in the ...
Canadian sailing around Japan for answers to country's maritime past
Asahi Shimbun
Two months have passed since Kirk Patterson started his solo sailing tour of the Japanese archipelago. The 59-year-old, who always dreamed of sailing on the open sea, has wondered for years why Japan, where he has lived nearly half of his life, never ...
Plain sailing for Annalise Murphy in Dun Laoghaire
RTE.ie
Annalise Murphy won two more races today at the Laser Radial European SailingChampionships in Dun Laoghaire. It brings her total race wins to seven out of eight since the regatta began on Sunday. There are four races left to sail in the championship ...
Sailing club buoyed by arrival of racing yachts
Kent Online
A fleet of boats moored in Queenborough overnight ahead of a 40,000 mile race, and a Sheppey man is crewing one of them. Twelve vessels taking part in the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race arrived in the harbour on Sunday evening. The convoy was ...
European and World Sailing Championships Dun Laoghaire
Irish Times
Competitors from 43 nations , launch their craft from the slipway at the National Yacht Club, at the Laser European and World Sailing Championships, at Dun Laoghaire . The event comprises the European Laser Standard Men's Championship, the European ...
Memorial will honor sailing heritage
Port Huron Times Herald
Wayne Brusate talks about a diving helmet in his collection. He is donating a ship propeller that will be a permanent memorial honoring sailors and the victims of the storm of 1913. / WENDY TORELLO/Times Herald ...
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