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Italian nosedive hands Britain 4-3 lead in America's Cup challenger series
Italy's AC75 boat took a dramatic, high-speed nosedive during the latest race against Britain in their America's Cup challengers clash on Tuesday, damaging their carbon fibre decking and handing their opponents a win and 4-3 lead.
Britain feared ‘someone might have been killed’ with America’s Cup challenge series finely poised
British co-helm Dylan Fletcher said he feared “someone might have been killed” had Ineos Britannia not taken evasive action during Sunday’s controversial loss to Luna Rossa, which allowed the Italians to draw level at 2-2 in the Louis Vuitton Cup final.
America's Cup: Luna Rossa level challenger series with Britannia, despite nosedive
Luna Rossa recovered from a dramatic, high-speed nosedive during the first race against Britannia, bouncing back in the second.
Sailing-Italy survives nosedive to square America's Cup challenger series with Britain
By Alexander Smith BARCELONA, Spain (Reuters) -Italy recovered from a high-speed nosedive in their first race against Britain on Tuesday, bouncing back in strong winds in the second to level the series in what both teams are framing as a "fight" to become the America's Cup challenger.
Luna Rossa and Britannia are 1-1 in America’s Cup challengers final
Italy’s Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli and INEOS Britannia have split the opening two races of the America’s Cup challengers final off Barcelona.
Italians level America's Cup challengers after repairs
The Italian boat co-helmed by Australian Americas Cup veteran Jimmy Spithill is level in the challenger series
Sailing-Italy level America's Cup challenger series with Britain despite nosedive
By Alexander Smith BARCELONA, Spain (Reuters) -Italy recovered from a dramatic, high-speed nosedive during the first race against Britain on Tuesday, bouncing back in the second to square the America's Cup challenger series at 4-4.
Italy’s Luna Rossa showed two skippers are better than one on the America’s Cup yachts
Italy's Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli surprised its rivals at the last America's Cup by showing up with two helmsmen to steer its foiling yachts.
‘We’ve broken everything’: GB’s America’s Cup rivals damage boat in dramatic nosedive
Ineos Britannia’s chances of making the 37th America’s Cup appeared to receive a huge boost on Wednesday when rivals Luna ...
Double act chemistry is key to calm in storm of America's Cup
Francesco Bruni jokes about being a 'couple' with his co-helm Jimmy Spithill, such is the intensity of the relationship ...
Deadlock continues in Louis Vuitton Cup Final as Brits reach fastest speed in America's Cup history
It was exhilarating racing at the top end of conditions, with Ben Ainslie's British crew reaching the fastest speed in ...
Women take to the seas in the first-ever Women’s America’s Cup
The Puig Women's America's Cup is trying to change that. The inaugural yacht race, which begins Oct. 5, is in part intended as a pipeline for women to eventually enter and compete in the America's Cup ...