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• Here’s What the Artemis Racing AC72 America’s Cup Yacht Looked Like Getting Hauled Out – Folded Up “Like a Taco Shell”

  
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  Tweet You can see  a little bit of the port hull and also the places where it ripped away: “ Hauling out Artemis AC72 “ by Turtle Moon World From the Newcastle Herald : ‘Nathan told me [the turn] didn’t seem any different to any other occasion,’’ Mr Outteridge said. ‘‘The bow dug ...
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• Artemis Sailor’s Death Sparks Review of America’s Cup Safety

  
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  Onboard the AC72. Artemis Racing April 11th 2013, (c) Sander van der Borch / Artemis Racing (Bloomberg) — Organizers of the America’s Cup will work with the U.S. Coast Guard to investigate the accident that killed two-time Olympic sailing medalist Andrew Simpson yesterday during the Swedish team Artemis ...
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• THE WIND GODS

  
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  MOVING PICTURES – On Wednesday night, the newly-constructed Pier 27 terminal along San Francisco’s Embarcadero played host to a red-carpet event by Larry Ellison. Guests were invited to see the premiere of a documentary on the 2010 America’s Cup,  called “The Wind Gods. ” The movie, narrated by British ...
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• Gold Medalist Dead After Sailboat Capsizes During Training

  
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  A gold medalist is dead after a sailboat accident in the San Francisco Bay on Thursday afternoon. Andrew “Bart” Simpson, an Olympic gold medalist from the United Kingdom, was pronounced dead after being trapped underneath the sinking boat. Simpson’s been one of Great Britain’s premier sailors since 2003 when ...
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• Just Look at How Tall the Artemis Racing AC72 Boat Was – Would Canceling the America’s Cup be a Good Idea?

  
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  Tweet Larry Ellison knows that the AC72 standard is too large for the 2013 America’s Cup, yet on we go. Perhaps, under the circumstances, the teams could all use the AC45 design this go-around? As she looked last year, before the wreck of May 9, 2013 near Treasure Island:  Click to expand
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• PRELIM REPORTS BY ‘WIRED’ and ‘ORACLE’ ON ARTEMIS TRAGEDY

  
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  ARTEMIS REPORT BY ‘WIRED’ - Preliminary reports indicate Artemis’s boat didn’t capsize because the sailors were pushing too hard or made a mistake, as was the case with Team Oracle. The problem was with the boat itself, either faulty engineering or faulty construction. The boat simply broke apart under sail, ...
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• A SAD DAY

  
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  ARTEMIS RACING – It is with immense sadness that Artemis Racing confirms the tragic death of crewmember Andrew “Bart” Simpson today in San Francisco. Simpson, a British double Olympic medalist, was one of the 11-man crew aboard Artemis Racing’s AC72 catamaran which capsized during training on San ...
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• ETNZ: BUILDING THE BASE IN SAN FRANCISCO

  
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  TEAM EMIRATES – Work on the Emirates Team New Zealand base in San Francisco is well and truly underway on Pier 30/32. Here is an update from Joey Allen on site.
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• RACING ON FOILS

  
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  AMERICAS CUP – Artemis Racing and ORACLE TEAM USA have been using their turbo-charged, foiling AC45s to get match fit on San Francisco Bay. As ORACLE TEAM USA coach Philippe Presti says, this is a risk-free way to get race experience in foiling boats, without putting the AC72 program on the line. “It’s going ...
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• THE AC45 LIVES ON

  
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  TEAM ORACLE – With the America’s Cup World Series schedule now complete, ORACLE TEAM USA turns to their modified AC45′s for a comprehensive in-house racing program, in addition to finding some time to foil against the Challenger of Record across the Bay, Artemis Racing, during some valuable training exercises. ...
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• ORACLE ON THE WATER

  
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  TEAM ORACLE – Boat 2 spread her wings on the San Francisco Bay earlier today.
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• ORACLE BOAT 2

  
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  TEAM ORACLE – Officially launched the team’s second AC72 today, April 23, from the team base at Pier 80 in San Francisco. Helmsman Jimmy Spithill led the team and audience in a toast after Oracle Chief Marketing Officer Judy Sim broke a bottle of champagne across the bowsprit. The boat was then lowered into the ...
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• TEAM ORACLE TALKS ABOUT RACING PRADA

  
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  TEAM ORACLE – On the final day of racing at the America’s Cup World Series in Naples, Italy, ORACLE TEAM USA won the match race championship. Skipper Tom Slingsby and crew also finished second in the fleet racing, giving ORACLE TEAM USA a second consecutive ACWS second championship.
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• LIFE AS A SKIPPER IN THE ACWS

  
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  YOUTH SAILING – Charlie Ekberg Ehulund talks about sailing with Artemis Racing
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• TOM SLINGSBY TAKES THE HELM

  
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  TEAM ORACLE – At the America’s Cup World Series season finale in Naples, Italy, Tom Slingsby took the helm for ORACLE TEAM USA – his first regatta as skipper of an AC45. The crew quickly demonstrated the depth of talent on the team, and sat poised for success heading into Super Sunday racing.
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