The America’s Cup World Series San Francisco fleet took to San Francisco Bay for a practice session in winds between 17 and 20 knots.
Artemis Racing’s photographer Sander van der Borch sent these images from the day’s sailing.  Pictures
Ahead of the America’s Cup World Series, Artemis Racing and Emirates Team NZ continued their practice racing off San Francisco ahead of the start of the America’s Cup World Series.
Emirates Team NZ and Artemis Racing tuned in to the San Francisco sea breeze again on Sunday. The breeze was up again – top gust for the afternoon was 27 knots – and was always in the early 20s  … Pictures and more
Raw footage ofArtemis and ETNZ drag racing on the City Front
A wave-gliding robot has been deployed off the coast of San Francisco to stealthily keep an eye on great white sharks in the Pacific Ocean.
The surfbot is part of an arsenal of ocean-tracking tech that’s receiving data from acoustic tags on the predators and transmitting it back to shore. Fixed buoys also pick up the sharks’ signals when the animals swim within 1,000 feet (305m) of them.
“Our goal is to use revolutionary technology that increases our capacity to observe our oceans and census populations, improve   … More
By the end of the month, Oracle Team USA expects to have tested and launched the first of its two AC72 wingsail catamarans planned for the defense of the 2013 America’s Cup.
The extreme performance sailboat is the creation of Oracle Team USA’s design, engineering and build teams.
The team is currently busy preparing for the first event of the 2012-13 America’s Cup World Series, scheduled Aug. 21-26 in San Francisco, but as soon as that event ends the focus shifts to the AC72  … More