| The Cup begins its journey to Switzerland with a formal prize-giving in Auckland |
| AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND-(3-3-2003) America's Cup |
| Auckland, New Zealand - The America’s Cup formally began its journey away from New Zealand to Switzerland today when the Commodore of the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron handed the fabled trophy to Alinghi head Ernesto Bertarelli. |
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| By designing a sloop that had room for development, Alinghi easily won the America`s Cup. |
| AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND-(2-3-2003) America's Cup |
| Auckland, New Zealand - Dean Barker awoke unaware of the life event that was about to pass. He arrived at Team New Zealand in a grey morning with a light drizzle falling. When he saw Russell Coutts, his life was changed forever. |
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| Alinghi and Team New Zealand lose another battle against the weather as racing is postponed again... |
| AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND-(1-3-2003) America's Cup |
| Auckland, New Zealand - Russell Coutts didn’t get his birthday present on Saturday. The Alinghi skipper had the opportunity to celebrate his 41st birthday by holding the America’s Cup aloft for his Swiss Alinghi Team with a victory in Race Five. |
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| Far from the Longest |
| AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND-(25-2-2003) America's Cup |
| Auckland, New Zealand - After four attempts to conduct Race 4 were thwarted by light and shifty winds, today it was the other end of the spectrum that put paid to the race that seemingly doesn’t want to be sailed. |
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| No racing Tuesday or Wednesday and the frustration is building |
| AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND-(25-2-2003) America's Cup |
| Auckland, New Zealand - The XXXIst America’s Cup Match is fast becoming an endurance event with Tuesday marking the fifth postponement in five attempts to start Race Four. |
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| Race Four Postponed |
| AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND-(20-2-2003) America's Cup |
| Auckland, New Zealand - Fickle weather on the Hauraki Gulf made it too difficult to set a fair race course on Thursday so the fourth race of the America’s Cup Match was postponed. |
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| Alinghi moves to take a stranglehold on the America`s Cup series |
| AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND-(19-2-2003) America's Cup |
| Auckland, New Zealand - Alinghi is in charge of the 31stAmerica’s Cup Match after winning the third race in the best of nine series on Tuesday. The Swiss Challenger now holds a 3 – 0 lead over the Defender, Team New Zealand. |
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| Race 3 Underway |
| AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND-(18-2-2003) America's Cup |
| Auckland, New Zealand - UPDATED: 1325 hours, 18 Feb 2003 - After yesterday’s lay day, Race 3 of the 31st America’s Cup Match looks set to start on time today at 13:15 hours. |
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| Alinghi Wins Again |
| AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND-(16-2-2003) America`s Cup |
| Auckland, New Zealand - Alinghi skipper Russell Coutts got the better of his young protégé, Kiwi skipper Dean Barker on Sunday in a thrilling race to go up 2 – 0 in the America’s Cup Match. Coutts made an incredible pass on the final run, breaking hearts across New Zealand as Alinghi slipped by just a few hundred metres from the finish. |
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| A Six Tonne Problem |
| AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND-(15-2-2003) America`s Cup |
| Team New Zealand suffered a huge setback on Saturday when it had to retire from Race One of the America’s Cup after a trifecta of gear problems, handing the first race, and the early advantage to the Swiss Alinghi Team. |
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| Team New Zealand Forced to Retire |
| AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND-(15-2-2003) America`s Cup |
| Auckland, New Zealand - All the elements were in place for a splendid opening to New Zealand’s second defence of the America’s Cup. Sunshine bathed the inner Hauraki Gulf in bright colours, a spectator fleet estimated at 2,500 boats was on hand and the weather conditions were challenging, 20 knots and a one-metre swell. |
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| Alinghi Loses Two Crewmembers |
| AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND-(13-2-2003) America`s Cup |
| Auckland, New Zealand - Since the beginning of February, Alinghi Team, the Swiss challenger for the America’s Cup, has lost two crewmembers to injury. While one crewmember is a back-up for the foredeck team, the other is a primary grinder. |
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| Another Unveiling Day |
| AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND-(11-2-2003) America`s Cup |
| Auckland, New Zealand - Last month, it was Swiss Alps horns and loud rock & roll. Today it was cheeky can-can girls and a fiery bulb.
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| Plenty of yachting action in Auckland between Cup races |
| AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND-(3-2-2003) America`s Cup - ISAF Team Racing Worlds |
| Auckland, New Zealand - The period between the completion of the Louis Vuitton Cup final and the start of the America’s Cup Match is being filled with a veritable feast of yachting events – catering to vessels new and old, great and small. |
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| All quiet in the Gulf wars as Challenger and Defender keep their distance |
| AUCKLAND, NZL-(31-1-2003) America`s Cup |
| Alinghi and Team New Zealand have agreed to a system of sharing space to enable both crews to practice without interference out on the Hauraki Gulf. |
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| Team New Zealand practising on the Hauraki Gulf |
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| Introducing Team New Zealand |
| AUCKLAND, NZL-(27-1-2003) America`s Cup |
| The Defender of the America's Cup, Team New Zealand, has posted an incredible record since 1995. This is the team Alinghi must beat to take the America's Cup to Europe. |
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| Courtesy of Franck Socha / Louis Vuitton |
| Team New Zealand with Bertrand Pace on the helm |
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| Nothing to beat the real thing |
| AUCKLAND, NZ-(20-1-2003) America`s Cup 2003 |
| Auckland, NZ - The facts are simple, there is no other sailing event in the world that is so widely covered and that brings so many spectators, so close to the action. |
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| OneWorld looks for reform before making decision on future America`s Cup |
| AUCKLAND, NZL-(19-1-2003) America`s Cup - OneWorld Challenge |
| Auckland, NZL - The OneWorld Challenge for the 31st
Ameerica's Cup announced today that the team's owners have decided to
wrap-up operations in Auckland and suspend planning a further challenge
for the next America's Cup until they see how the next event will be
organized and run. |
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| Superyachts gear up for Millenium Cup |
| AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND-(13-1-2003) Millenium Cup |
| AUCKLAND, New Zealand - 2003Some of the biggest and
fastest sailing yachts in the world will battle for glory next
month when superyachts from around the world compete on the Hauraki
Gulf in the Millennium Cup 2003. |
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| One point penalty, but still eligible to become Challenger at America`s Cup |
| AUCKLAND, NZ-(16-8-2002) Luis Vuitton - America`s Cup |
| Auckland, NZ - The America's Cup Arbitration Panel (ACAP) has today (Friday) released its interpretations on the matter of OneWorld Challenge's request for interpretative rulings of several articles of the America's Cup Protocol, the document that lays down many of the rules of the America's Cup competition. OneWorld Challenge originally asked for the interpretations in December 2001. OneWorld Challenge will start the Louis Vuitton Cup with a negative score of one point. |
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| Arbitration Panel Deed of Indemnity now finalised by COR/D |
| AUCKLAND, NZ-(9-8-2002) Luis Vuitton - America`s Cup |
| Auckland, NZ - The 31st America's Cup Challenger of Record and Defender (COR/D) are pleased to announce that they have reached agreement on the details of a 'Supplementary Deed of Indemnity'. |
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