Further controversy has erupted on the eve of the Volvo Ocean Race, with Dutch media reporting axed skipper Simeon Tienpont has won his arbitration hearing against AkzoNobel and is seeking to be reinstated to the team.Tienpont was...
Sam Meech is in pole position ahead of today's medal race in the Laser fleet at the World Cup regatta in Gamagori and has already done enough to at least guarantee silver.The 26-year-old is the best-placed of the eight Kiwi boats...
Special legislation is likely to be pushed through to ensure Auckland can host the America's Cup.Documents obtained by the Herald on Sunday under the Official Information Act reveal the Auckland Council raised concerns with the...
The Volvo Ocean Race is awash with facts and figures - like, at 45,000 nautical miles, this edition will be the longest in the race's history; there is no cash prize for winning (the trophy is regarded as enough incentive); and 13...
There are so many things that go into winning a Volvo Ocean Race - a fast boat, tactics, luck, the quality of sailors - but it really all comes down to one thing.The dynamics on board a boat can make or break a campaign. If people...
It was moving day for the New Zealanders at the World Cup regatta in Gamagori yesterday, with two boats lying second and seven of the eight inside the top 10.Kiwis won all three races in the Laser class, with Andrew McKenzie winning...
It was moving day for the New Zealanders at the World Cup regatta in Gamagori yesterday, with two boats lying second and seven of the eight inside the top 10.Kiwis won all three races in the Laser class, with Andrew McKenzie winning...
It was moving day for the New Zealanders at the World Cup regatta in Gamagori yesterday, with two boats lying second and seven of the eight inside the top 10.Kiwis won all three races in the Laser class, with Andrew McKenzie winning...
Multimedia skills showing rigours of ocean racing make James Blake asset to race, writes Andrew Alderson. When the late Sir Peter Blake won the Whitbread round-the-world race in May 1990, a toddler was passed from the Southampton...
An extract from Richard Gladwell's new book: How Emirates Team New Zealand Stunned the World. Dean Barker copped plenty of flak for not winning the America's Cup in San Francisco. The non-sailing media were the most vociferous,...
Two-time America's Cup winner Jimmy Spithill has had immediate success in his maiden Coastal Classic appearance, helping Frank Racing take line honours in Russell this afternoon.Frank Racing crossed the finish line at 4.06pm, completing...
Jimmy Spithill's unsure of his America's Cup future, but that won't stop him contesting line honours in today's annual Coastal Classic yacht race from Auckland to Russell.The two-time America's Cup winning skipper has formed a friendship...
Kiwi Dean Barker has been linked to the New York Yacht Club's America's Cup team.Sailing legend Tom Ehman, writing on his website sailingillustrated.com, says multiple sources have indicated that club CEO and skipper Terry Hutchinson...
For six years, the red and white sails of Simon Hull's trimaran have dominated line honours in the Auckland Coastal Classic but this year they have some serious competition.Hull first won line honours in the race in 2010 and has...
A typhoon might be descending on Japan early next week but the sailors at the World Cup regatta in Gamagori are having to contend with painfully light winds.A handful of Kiwis across the classes are coping well, with all three...
A typhoon might be descending on Japan early next week but the sailors at the World Cup regatta in Gamagori are having to contend with painfully light winds.A handful of Kiwis across the classes are coping well, with all three...
Late in 2016, when they refused to sign an agreement on how the next two Americas Cups would be conducted, Emirates Team New Zealand was cast in the role of being a lone wolf.The moniker has stuck with the team since and it was...
The sailing world is swirling with rumours that American billionaire Larry Ellison is poised to announce a "World Series of Sailing" event.The proposed series is believed to have events at several venues around the world with a...
Four New Zealand crews are among the top 10 after the first day of the new 2018 World Cup season in Gamagori, Japan, but the day was cut short for most due to a lack of wind.Steady rain also fell on the first day and the forecast...
There will be a New Zealand skipper in the upcoming Volvo Ocean Race after Dutchman Simeon Tienpont was axed from Team AkzoNobel over the weekend amid curious circumstances.Kiwi sailor Brad Jackson, a veteran of six round the world...