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Team Origin heads to Auckland

As Britain’s America’s Cup challenger, Team Origin led by Sir Keith Mills and skippered by Ben Ainslie, heads south to Auckland for the Louis Vuitton Trophy regatta, confirmation came today that they will also open their Audi MedCup campaign in Cascais, near Lisbon, in May.

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Crewmembers of US challenger BMW Oracle Racing pictured during the second race

America's Cup rebuilding project begins

Monday, 15 February 2010

The slow and painstaking process of rebuilding the America's Cup, following 30 months of legal wrangling, began today.

Oracle's owner Larry Ellison celebrates on the podium of the 33rd America's Cup

US regain America’s Cup after Ellison win

Monday, 15 February 2010

The America's Cup is winging its way back to the United States after a display of raw power and design refinement that gave Larry Ellison’s trimaran, USA , a 2-0 whitewash against Ernesto Bertarelli's Swiss catamaran, Alinghi.

America’s Cup winging its way back to the US

Sunday, 14 February 2010

The America’s Cup is winging its way back to the United States after a display of raw power and design refinement that gave Larry Ellison’s trimaran, USA, a 2-0 whitewash against Ernesto Bertarelli’s Swiss catamaran, Alinghi.

America’s Cup trophy within reach for BMW Oracle

Saturday, 13 February 2010

The America’s Cup could have American hands again gripping the 159-year old trophy after a break of 15 years by Sunday evening if the second in a best of three races is staged tomorrow off Valencia.

US challenger Oracle giant trimaran (L) and Swiss defender Alinghi huge catamaran (R) sail at the start of the opening race of the 33rd America's Cup off Valencia's coast

Oracle lands first blow in America's Cup

Friday, 12 February 2010

Flying high, faster by not just a mile but over three kilometres, the American challenger for the America's Cup landed the first deadly blow on the Swiss defender as the best of three races at last started off in Valencia.

Swiss defender Alinghi huge catamaran is pictured at the Spanish Mediterranean port of Valencia

Anger as America's Cup postponed again

Wednesday, 10 February 2010

Frustration is turning to anger at the America's Cup as a second attempt to run the first of the best of three races again fizzled into nothing.

US challenger Oracle giant trimaran sails at Valencia's harbour

America's Cup faces further delay

Tuesday, 9 February 2010

There are doubts over whether the re-run of the first America's Cup race will be staged tomorrow.

US challenger Oracle giant trimaran (L) and Swiss defender Alinghi huge catamaran wait for wind conditions to improve

America's Cup start delayed

Monday, 8 February 2010

They marched them 26 miles out to sea, then they marched them 26 miles home again.

Fireworks before the heavy fire starts in America's cup

Sunday, 7 February 2010

Today was for fireworks as Valencia turned out for a joyful opening ceremony to the America’s Cup, an event which goes back to 1851, when the Americans were intent on sticking it the best of British yachting.

'How can the winner hijack the Cup and hold it hostage to a biased set of rules?' asks Larry Ellison of Ernesto Bertarelli

Shot across the bow as Ellison accuses Cup rival of 'cheating'

Sunday, 7 February 2010

America's Cup challenger Larry Ellison has lobbed another incendiary into the simmering row with rival Ernesto Bertarelli by raising the issue of cheating, with the first race due to take place tomorrow.

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