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It was supposed to be a high-tech piece of kit derived from a jumbo jet that only Larry Ellison could afford.
It was supposed to be a high-tech piece of kit derived from a jumbo jet that only Larry Ellison could afford.
It's all about the money. There are suggestions the 35th America's Cup will now be fought out with team budgets of about US$80m.
Russell Coutts has hinted it is likely a nationality clause will be reintroduced for the next America's Cup.
America's Cup sailing races generated far less economic activity in San Francisco than the $900m projected, according to reports.
The America's Cup could be coming to NZ after all, if early speculation regarding the shape of the next regatta comes to pass.
Auckland ratepayers paid some of the costs for 3 News presenter Hilary Barry to attend the America's Cup as part of a $220,114 spend-up in San Francisco by the council's tourism and economic arm.
Details revealing how Oracle Team USA used the foil control system in their America's Cup victory over Team New Zealand have been released.
Parties associated with America's Cup sailing winner Sir Russell Coutts are understood to have bought Oracle House in Auckland, making him Larry Ellison's landlord.
Sinking money into sport is always a tough sell for governments, writes Dana Johannsen. No matter what reports they produce that point to tangible and intangible benefits to the country, opponents can always come with a list of more worthy causes.
More than half of Team NZ's 110 employees will be out of a job despite the Government offering interim funding to keep the syndicate afloat until May next year.
The Government has pledged an "interim'' investment of $5 million into Team New Zealand while a decision is made about the next America's Cup bid.
Cabinet is expected to recommend funding for Emirates Team New Zealand tomorrow for a new America's Cup campaign, possibly to be held in 2017.
What do you do with an old America's Cup campaign yacht? Oracle and Boeing are working out how to reuse three tonnes of carbon fibre.
The Australian-born sailor who broke New Zealand's hearts with his come-from-behind victory in the America's Cup admits he lied at press conferences during the regatta.
When he was a teenager Ben Ainslie was invited to the BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards ceremony in recognition of his winning a sailing championship.
Grant Dalton says he'd like to see the Emirates Team New Zealand yacht on display at Te Papa Museum.
As America's Cup followers watched in wonder at the speed gains made by Oracle Team USA.
Steven Joyce has told Team New Zealand that the Government stands ready to be part of its next America's Cup challenge.
Internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom plans to approach Team New Zealand next week to discuss funding an America's Cup challenge.
Thousands of loyal Emirates Team New Zealand fans are expected to turn out for the crew's official welcome home event tomorrow.
There was no visible Plan B; only a Plan A predicated on a win, writes Murray Stott. This, one can understand. However, any good business model would have had a Plan B.
If Team NZ decide to mount a challenge for the next America's Cup, it's "probably inevitably'' the Government will provide them with more funding, John Key said today.