Rebecca HayterMar 18, 20215 min"We fight to the end"When it won the 36th America’s Cup on 17 March 2021, New Zealand became the first country to have twice won and twice defended the...
Rebecca HayterMar 16, 20213 minBurling's backyardThere was plenty of emotion in Auckland's Viaduct Harbour on Tuesday, 16 March, as Emirates Team New Zealand and Luna Ross Prada...
Rebecca HayterMar 16, 20213 minWho's got the most tricks left?Races 7 and 8 in the 36th America’s Cup showed what Emirates Team New Zealand has been up to while Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli honed its...
Rebecca HayterMar 14, 20213 minTripping over their own shadowIn the closest America’s Cup for decades, Emirates Team New Zealand and Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli have so far traded wins, one for one, to...
Rebecca HayterMar 12, 20213 minTruth and Lies in AC36Whenever I hear anyone say: “Everyone believed Emirates Team New Zealand had several knots of speed on Luna Rossa,” I timidly put up my...
Rebecca HayterFeb 21, 20213 minThe day the dream endedRACE 7 & 8, PRADA CUP FINALS, 21 FEBRUARY 2021 “It’s been a wild ride,” said Sir Ben Ainslie as he and his team, Ineos Team UK, picked up...
Rebecca HayterFeb 20, 20213 minBen pulls a fast one on JimmyYesterday, 20 February 2021, Ineos Team UK won its first race in the Prada Cup Finals against Prada Pirelli. If he hadn’t, Prada Pirelli...
Rebecca HayterFeb 18, 20213 minShot across the bowAs usual the sparring on the water is superseded by the sparring in the media, and not nearly as much fun. For those who just came in,...
Rebecca HayterFeb 14, 20213 minStiff upper lips and Aussie drawlsIneos Team UK has sailed this campaign in losing streaks and winning streaks. In the Prada Cup Round Robins, it was on a winner –...
Rebecca HayterFeb 13, 20212 minOuch.... and ouch!Yesterday, Saturday 13 February, was the first day of the last stage of the Prada Cup 2021. In America’s Cup terms, it was rare: no...
Rebecca HayterFeb 13, 20212 minThe first day of the final stage...Today is the first day of the last stage of the Prada Cup 2021 - but it could be a case of: suddenly, nothing happened. If the wind...
Rebecca HayterJan 17, 20212 minThe Prada Cup parkIf the America’s Cup is the Formula One of matchracing, then Saturday 16 January was like rationing the fuel for the race cars and hiding...
Rebecca HayterJan 15, 20213 minWake up the Brits!OK so to all my friends and rellies in the UK, I’ve just phoned you all to wake you up because it is wrong for you to miss the excitement...
Rebecca HayterOct 4, 20203 minThe America's Cup foileth overThe America's Cup foiling monohulls have taken about 1000 years of boating evolution to get here but when they finally flew on to the...