Yachting
Yachting
Yachting: Dalton worried rivals may cash in on tragedy
Posted on 19 May 2013 by NZ Herald
Team New Zealand boss Grant Dalton is concerned rivals are using the recent tragedy involving Artemis as an opportunity to push their own agendas for the America's Cup.But it is not Patrizio Bertelli, the outspoken owner of Luna...
Yachting: Eyes on water with Cup plan up in the air
Posted on 18 May 2013 by NZ Herald
Emirates Team New Zealand's arrival on the waters of San Francisco Bay cannot come a moment too soon. They may need to demonstrate how to sail the giant AC72 catamaran safely and at speed to take the edge off the winds now blowing...
Yachting: Changes wanted to America’s Cup
Posted on 18 May 2013 by NZ Herald
A panel of investigators assembled by organisers to look into the Artemis accident has asked the teams to hold off sailing until May 23.Patrizio Bertelli, the owner of the Italian entry in the America's Cup said his boat will compete...
Yachting: Teams asked to stay off water until midweek
Posted on 17 May 2013 by NZ Herald
America's Cup teams will stay off the water until the middle of next week as experts continue to assess the safety of the AC72 class after Artemis' fatal training accident last week.After voluntarily suspending their sailing programme...
NZ team confirms entry in Youth America’s Cup
Posted on 16 May 2013 by NZ Herald
The NZL Sailing Team with Emirates Team New Zealand have confirmed they will compete in the inaugural Youth America's Cup, despite last week's tragic death of British sailor Andrew Simpson while training onboard Artemis.The German...
Dana Johannsen: Tight engineering timelines fatal flaw for speedy cats
Posted on 15 May 2013 by NZ Herald
It was a tragedy that apparently America's Cup authorities did not see coming.Artemis' catastrophic training accident which led to the death of British sailor Andrew Simpson was "not on the radar for any of us", according to regatta...
Yachting: Change to wind speed rules could knock Team NZ
Posted on 15 May 2013 by NZ Herald
There was a sentence from America's Cup Racing Management boss Iain Murray yesterday that will have raised the heart rates of the challengers and maybe particularly that of Emirates Team New Zealand.Asked what sort of factors the...
Yachting: Legal action hanging over Cup
Posted on 15 May 2013 by NZ Herald
The America's Cup regatta may begin in just over seven weeks - but the possibility of civil legal action after the death of Artemis sailor Andrew Simpson remains.What was clear from the aftermath of yesterday's meeting of Cup teams...
Yachting: America’s Cup to go ahead
Posted on 14 May 2013 by NZ Herald
America's Cup organisers have confirmed this year's event will go ahead following the death of British sailor Andrew Simpson last week.The double Olympic medallist died in a training accident with Artemis, after becoming trapped...
Yachting: Yachties to discuss fatal capsize
Posted on 13 May 2013 by NZ Herald
Team New Zealand will be represented by Kevin Shoebridge at tomorrow's competitors' meeting in San Francisco as America's Cup organisers try to plot the way forward for the event.Shoebridge, the team's long-serving chief operating...
Yachting: America’s Cup future in limbo
Posted on 12 May 2013 by NZ Herald
Team New Zealand will meet America's Cup officials this week to discuss the future of the embattled event following the death of British sailor Andrew Simpson.The two-time Olympic medallist, a strategist on board Artemis, died when...
Paul Lewis: Tragedy casts spotlight on event’s future
Posted on 11 May 2013 by NZ Herald
Artemis could yet make it to the start line of the 34th America's Cup in July even as the shock of Andrew Simpson's death continues to reverberate throughout the sailing fraternity.There are two main reasons for that. First, the...
Kiwi sailor well: family
Posted on 11 May 2013 by NZ Herald
Injured Kiwi sailor Craig Monk has told his parents he is home and well after a fatal America's Cup accident.Elsdon and Margaret Monk said they had an email from Craig after his release from hospital, saying he was at his San Francisco...
Was Olympic hero doomed by super-fast catamaran?
Posted on 11 May 2013 by NZ Herald
Safety fears were raised months ago over the super-fast yacht in which Olympic gold-medallist Andrew Simpson died, it was revealed last night.The 36-year-old father of two was killed on Thursday when the catamaran flipped over during...
America’s Cup yacht nosedived, broke into pieces
Posted on 10 May 2013 by NZ Herald
The America's Cup catamaran that capsized in San Francisco Bay, killing an Olympic gold medalist, nosedived during a difficult maneuver and broke into many pieces, an official said Friday.However, it remained unclear why the Artemis...
New Zealand Events
Connect
