Wind beneath his wings
Wind beneath his wings
A government and an airline are backing Team NZ's tilt at the America's Cup. Behind the defender stands one man, with the deepest pockets in sport, writes Geoff Cumming, of The New Zealand Herald.
America's Cup
Yachting: Oracle ring changes to save Cup campaign
Yachting: Oracle ring changes to save Cup campaign
Oracle Team USA have rung the personnel changes ahead of today's fourth day of racing in San Francisco as they desperately scrap to get back in the Cup match.
Yachting: Team NZ, Oracle share honours on day two
Yachting: Team NZ, Oracle share honours on day two
Oracle Team USA recorded their first point of the America's Cup after winning race 4 over Team New Zealand today as both boats split the points off San Francisco.
Yachting: Barker ready for his time in the sun
Yachting: Barker ready for his time in the sun
They were teammates but now they are adversaries. On September 8, it will once again be Sir Russell Coutts v Dean Barker.
Yachting: Team NZ one win from series
Yachting: Team NZ one win from series
A gob-smacking upwind leg took Emirates team New Zealand to the cusp of victory in the Louis Vuitton Cup finals today.
Yachting: Team NZ notch another win
Yachting: Team NZ notch another win
Team New Zealand have further strengthened their hold on the America's Cup challengers' final, winning race six to extend their lead over Italians Luna Rossa to 5-1.
Yachting: Team NZ take 2-1 lead
Yachting: Team NZ take 2-1 lead
The frustrating run of disruptions have continued in the Louis Vuitton finals, with strong winds forcing the postponement of today's second race after Team New Zealand took a 2-1 lead in the series earlier this morning.
Yachting: Team NZ breakdown lets Luna Rossa in
Yachting: Team NZ breakdown lets Luna Rossa in
Luna Rossa has made history today - taking their first point in America's Cup finals against Emirates Team NZ to level at 1-1 in the first-to-seven Louis Vuitton Cup final.
Yachting: Luna Rossa to meet Team NZ
Yachting: Luna Rossa to meet Team NZ
Luna Rossa will race Team New Zealand in the Louis Vuitton Cup final next week after the Italians completed a semi-final whitewash of Artemis Racing on San Francisco Bay.
Yachting: Team NZ cruise without Barker
Yachting: Team NZ cruise without Barker
A change of helmsman was the most striking feature of Emirates Team New Zealand's second-to-last solo sail in the 34th America's Cup this morning.
Yachting: Team NZ thrash Luna Rossa
Yachting: Team NZ thrash Luna Rossa
Emirates Team New Zealand has soundly beaten Italy's Luna Rossa Challenge on San Francisco Bay in the first real race of the 34th America's Cup, which in recent days looked like it might never come off.
Yachting: Team NZ's protest upheld
Yachting: Team NZ's protest upheld
The international jury have upheld the protest by Team New Zealand and Luna Rossa over moves to alter the America's Cup class rule just a week out from the start of competition.
Yachting: Threat to halt America's Cup
Yachting: Threat to halt America's Cup
The "ruddergate" debate has become even messier, with America's Cup regatta director Iain Murray threatening to scuttle the event unless his safety recommendations are upheld by the international jury.
Yachting: America's Cup future in limbo
Yachting: America's Cup future in limbo
Team New Zealand will meet America's Cup officials this week to discuss the future of the embattled event following the death of British sailor Andrew Simpson.
Yachting: Team NZ plans return after capsize
Yachting: Team NZ plans return after capsize
Team New Zealand plans to be back on the water tomorrow after experiencing the challenges of the new catamaran boats in the America's Cup world series.
Yachting: Team NZ form ties with Luna Rossa:
Yachting: Team NZ form ties with Luna Rossa:
Emirates Team New Zealand hope to get a jump on their America's Cup opposition by forming an alliance with rivals Luna Rossa in which they will build a boat for the Italian team and share all of their design and testing information.
Yachting: Team NZ leads match, fleet sections
Yachting: Team NZ leads match, fleet sections
Team New Zealand leads the match racing and fleet racing sections of the America's Cup World Series after the latest round in Plymouth ended this morning.
After two regattas the team has 19 points of a possible 20 in each section.
Yachting: Barker, Coutts to face off
Yachting: Barker, Coutts to face off
Dean Barker faces off against former team-mate Russell Coutts in the semifinals of the America's Cup world series match racing regatta in Plymouth.
Govt giving $36m to America's Cup challenge
Govt giving $36m to America's Cup challenge
Team New Zealand today formally announced they would challenge for yachting's America's Cup in California in 2013, in a campaign which will be boosted by $36 million of government cash.
Yachting: Korea joins America's Cup fray
Yachting: Korea joins America's Cup fray
South Korea has entered the America's Cup for the first time, one of two teams from Asia that will challenge for the oldest trophy in international sports in 2013 on San Francisco Bay.