Photo: Jo Aleh | Emirates Team New Zealand As we approach the start of the UniCredit Youth America’s Cup on 17th September, and the Puig Women’s America’s Cup on 5th October, excitement is building around the AC40s and their crews. …
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Photo: America’s Cup As the Round Robins progress and Barcelona delivers, the AC75 fleet is looking fast. Whether it’s the return of the cyclors, enhanced foil designs, aero improvements, or more advanced control systems, a range of technical innovations…
Southern Spars brings together Emirates Team New Zealand and Cycling New Zealand to prompt innovation and collaboration Innovation and collaboration were themes discussed as Kiwi business, Southern Spars, brought two world class New Zealand teams together today – Emirates Team…
Congratulations to the kiwi pair Peter Burling and Blair Tuke who won the 49er Sailing World Championship this weekend, for a historic sixth time! The duo, who plays a key part in the Emirates Team New Zealand America’s Cup defence team, defended…
America’s Cup Event Limited (ACE) and the Challenger of Record (COR) have engaged Future Fibres to supply its new AEROrazr rigging to all teams competing in the 36th America’s Cup Presented by Prada. The America’s Cup is the oldest trophy…
(22 August 2018) – Southern Spars, the worlds leading bespoke carbon fibre spar maker, has announced it will be supplying the rig to the INEOS TEAM UK for the upcoming America’s Cup. The America’s Cup – fondly known as the…
In the past few months Southern Spars has been lucky enough to take part in a unique retrofit project, Project Sophie, which will come to fruition this spring. The 91ft Sophie is a classic yacht, designed by Bruce King for…
Southern Spars, builders of Emirates Team New Zealand’s winning America’s Cup Class catamaran, congratulates the syndicate on their outstanding performance in 35th America’s Cup. The Auckland based company, who has had a strong bond with the team since building their…
In the 1930s, when the rule was first introduced, J-Class yachts were the pinnacle of world yacht racing. But by 1940 many had been stripped or broken up for scrap metal for the war effort or just abandoned and left…
With dismissing Artemis Racing, Emirates Team New Zealand has secured their fourth Louis Vuitton Cup win and the right to race defender Oracle next week. Much of the talk about Emirates Team New Zealand during the LVC series has been…