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America's Cup hopefuls meet in Paris

With less than two weeks until the entry window opens for the next America’s Cup, 24 prospective teams met in Paris for the first of a planned series of competitor forums hosted by the newly-formed America’s Cup Race Management.

Inside Sailing

Offshore Challenges in talks with Bertarelli

Tuesday, 19 October 2010

Talks are underway between Britain’s Mark Turner, Ernesto Bertarelli and the D35 catamaran series in which Bertarelli competes.

Brad van Liew sets pace at start of Five Oceans

Sunday, 17 October 2010

American solo sailor Brad van Liew set the pace at the start of the Velux Five Oceans Race as the fleet of five crossed the start line on the first leg off La Rochelle to Cape Town.

Follow VELUX 5 OCEANS - at www.velux5oceans.com and Chris Stanmore-Major's blog on www.csmoffshore.com

'You must be comfortable as a tiny speck in the sea'

Saturday, 16 October 2010

As he prepares to cast off in the 5 Oceans Chris Stanmore-Major tells Chris McGrath in La Rochelle how he will harness his fear

World Match Race Tour to persist with monohulls

Thursday, 14 October 2010

The World Match Race Tour will continue to be raced in monohulls, despite the America’s Cup, for which it was always seen as a training ground, switching to wing sail catamarans.

Ainslie wins second Argo Gold Cup

Monday, 11 October 2010

Triple Olympic gold medallist Ben Ainslie and Team Origin put in a sublime performance added a second consecutive Argo Gold Cup in Bermuda after a nailbiting final against Jesper Radich of Denmark.

US grab crown from Argentina in Spain

Saturday, 9 October 2010

By just two points, the Americans grabbed back the crown from Argentina as Terry Hutchinson in Quantum held on to beat Alberto Roemmers Jr’s Matador in the TP52 World Championship off Valencia, Spain.

A sweet victory for Britain’s Cristabella in the seventh race of the TP52 World Championship off Valencia

America's Cup enlists Champions League developers

Friday, 8 October 2010

Yachting has turned to soccer for inspiration in the organisation of the next America’s Cup.

British challenger Cristabella takes centre fleet at the start of the coastal race off Valencia in the TP52 World Championship

Quantum lead cut by Matador in TP52 World Championship

Thursday, 7 October 2010

An emphatic win in the 28-mile coastal race by the Argentinian yacht Matador pushed them up to second overall in the TP52 World Championship and cut the lead of America’s Quantum to just one point.

Niklas Zennstrom, left, races in the TP52 world championship off Valencia on British competitor Cristabella

Changes for America's Cup and Audi MedCup

Wednesday, 6 October 2010

The revolving doors of the America’s Cup and the Audi MedCup, two of the top six pinnacles in world yacht racing, are spinning merrily.

The American yacht Quantum was neck and neck with Russia’s Synergy at the end of the first day of the TP52 World Championship in Valencia

Synergy impress at TP52 World Championship

Tuesday, 5 October 2010

The Russians in the form of the Synergy team put in a strong performance on the first day of the TP52 World Championship on a perfect day for racing.

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