The first day of the America’s Cup Regatta and Media Trials ended in spectacular fashion today as Oracle Racings’s America’s Cup winning skipper, James Spithill, managed to go down the mine in their AC45.
While the leap from the windward hull to the briny might be ‘only’ 26ft, we bet it looks a Mile High from up there, and so James Spithill and the crew of Oracle Racing join the crews of Emirates Team NZ and Artemis Racing in making the Mile High Club  … Great Pictures & More
US 18 Footers League is to hold a two day clinic based out of Richmond Yacht Club to help promote the fleet.
The newly formed US 18 Footers League is hoping to become the central clearinghouse for 18′ sailing in the US. ‘We are working in conjunction with other international fleets to build the US 18 fleet in size and skill, raise the profile of 18 sailing locally, nationally, and internationally, and hopefully, eventually use it as a platform to pitch the boats and the ‘league’ to potential sponsors.’Â Â Â …Â Pictures & More
www.extremesailingseries.com The action-packed and adrenalin-fuelled day of racing on day 3 of the Extreme Sailing Series Act 2 Qingdao saw 4 dramatic capsizes for The Wave Muscat, Red Bull Extreme Sailing, Oman Air and Team GAC Pindar, 1 big collision and a broken mast. Watch this latest video compilation that includes all the action PLUS interviews with the skippers and crew.
On the penultimate day, the calm after the storm, Luna Rossa won the final race to take the overall lead going into the final day for the Double Star Cup.
YachtPals ventured out on the AC45 Oracle Race team RIB with Coach Philippe Presti this week, watching their two boats match race in Auckland’s Hauraki Gulf. Russell Coutts skippered the black masted catamaran, while Jimmy Spithill, skipper of the winning boat in the last America’s Cup, helmed the white-masted one.
When Spithill flew by us at 20 knots with water spraying over the leeward pontoon and one hull flying high above the water, I held my  … Video, Pictures & More