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Dana Johannsen: Here we go again - Cup spats start
Less than a week after the protocol for the 35th America's Cup was announced, the sniping between syndicates has already descended into childish bickering, writes Dana Johannsen.
Less than a week after the protocol for the 35th America's Cup was announced, the sniping between syndicates has already descended into childish bickering, writes Dana Johannsen.
Economic Development Minister Steven Joyce has not ruled out putting extra government money into a new America's Cup challenge - if other sponsors step up.
Let's start a replacement America's Cup, a proper one, with one set of rules for everyone and genuine competition, says Paul Lewis.
Team New Zealand boss Grant Dalton believes America's Cup authorities have eliminated any possibility of a commercially funded team from entering the next event.
Dana Johannsen has scoured 78-pages worth of rules for the next America's Cup regatta and can't find single compelling reason for Team NZ to be involved.
Editorial: The history of the America's Cup is replete with holders loading the rules to markedly enhance their own chances. But Oracle's gone further.
Months on from Oracle's strong defence of the America's Cup, the US syndicate has finally released the Protocol for the 2017 racing. Dana Johannsen looks at the key changes.
To the victor go the spoils. In the case of Oracle Team USA and the America's Cup, that includes holding the whip hand in the drawing up of the rules.
If the whispers are to be believed, the America's Cup waiting game should soon be over.
The taxpayer's $36m investment in Team New Zealand has paid off handsomely according to reports released Steven Joyce today.
While $36 million of taxpayers' money may not have secured the America's Cup for New Zealand, a greenstone replica can be yours for a cut-price $70,000.
Larry Ellison wants to take yachting's greatest spectacle around the world, creating a world series similar to that of the Formula 1 circuit in motor racing, writes Dana Johannsen.
Oracle skipper Jimmy Spithill has revealed his surprise at Team New Zealand's decision not to train on lay days, reserve days and other days off.
Team NZ boss Grant Dalton says skipper Dean Barker was "ambushed'' when he made critical comments about his role in last year's America's Cup campaign.
With his position on the boat in question, Barker felt the need to point out that a lot of the decision-making was taken out of his hands, writes Dana Johannsen.
Team NZ skipper Dean Barker last night conceded questions were asked over team boss Grant Dalton's decision to agree to a lay day during the America's Cup was "clearly a mistake".
While much attention is focused on the ongoing search for a venue for the next America's Cup in 2017, the real problem appears to be the plans
Ministerial credit-card records were released yesterday. So how much did Ministers spend on travelling to the America's Cup regatta in San Francisco?
Team New Zealand have lost a key designer to Artemis as syndicates firm up their design teams ahead of the release of the new class rules.
Champion UK sailor Sir Ben Ainslie came close to quitting the sport after the death of his friend at the America's Cup, but went on to help defeat Team NZ, he has revealed.