Grant Simmer, Design Team Coordinator of Alinghi, on the decision made to cancel the race: “We went out expecting to race and looking forward to racing but we were happy with the decision because we didn’t want to race in very variable conditions and now we are just going to get ready...

Light, unstable winds forced the Race Committee to postpone racing for the day on Sunday at the 32nd America’s Cup Match. High cloud started to form near noon, inhibiting the development of a sea breeze.

I biked around the Port like a mad woman today trying to make sure I saw what was possibly the last day of this competition. I realized as I wandered around that there might not be another day to see everything. So I tried to decide what I wanted to capture in my memory for the last...

Any hope of holding the much-anticipated Race 7 was called off today just after 16:00 hours, as the wind refused to settle down sufficiently for a fair match. Although the wind picked up to 7 to 9 knots later in the afternoon, it was very unsteady in direction. This means that with a scheduled rest...

This is the first America’s Cup where there has been a choice of two turning marks at the bottom of the race course. The aim of the leeward gate was to create another passing opportunity for the trailing boat, and Alinghi took full advantage of that in yesterday’s Race Six, as the...

In 1837 Louis Vuitton went to Paris for the official opening of the passenger line from Paris to St. Germain. On arrival in the French capital, Louis Vuitton was designated by the emperor Napoleón III as the official “layetier” (luggage packer) for the Empress Victoria Eugenia...

Walking in the entrance of Club Goleta, the Official Corporate Hospitality Programme of the 32nd America's Cup, presents a scene not far from the pages of Condé Nast or Gourmet magazine. Every race day at 11:30 dapper wait-staff flank the entrance of the club’s main room to greet the days guests with trays of fresh juice and smoothies garnished with pineapple slices.

Let me introduce myself. My name is Mainsail…America’s Cup Class Mainsail to be exact. It is a very prestigious surname and will tell you a lot about my pedigree and the kind of pressure that I have on my shoulders. Along with my brother Genoa and my cousin Spinnaker we are a bit like the heart and muscles of the thoroughbred that is currently racing for the oldest sporting trophy in the world.

By winning the last three races, Alinghi has leapt out to a 4-2 lead in the America’s Cup Match and now stands on match point. One more win by the Swiss team will see Alinghi retain the America’s Cup.   For Emirates Team New Zealand, the road ahead is difficult. The Kiwis...

Sunday 1 July 2007   A developing low pressure to the west of Valencia sees a return to light southerly gradient winds, but substantial high cloud cover limits the development of sea breezes.   Wind starts 5-7 knots east southeast, then builds and gradually to a peak of 9-11 knots by...