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Yesterday the skirts came off the America's Cup boats. Tomorrow the Final Act starts, and then the Louis Vuitton Cup begins on 16 April. By 6 May seven of the eleven challengers will packing up their bases and heading home. It's tough at the top (or is that the bottom?)

Bob Fisher, the iconic British yachting journalist, is reporting from Valencia for Sail-World, providing a Fish Eye view of the Challenger series, the Louis Vuitton and the America's Cup. As always The Fish cuts through the BS...make sure you read his latest report.

22,000 Powerboat-World.com newsletters went out on Friday. Our Powerboat-World editor Bob Wonders commented, 'The sailing community was very gracious towards their hydrocarbon cousins, and the powerboat industry saw just why Sail-World has become so popular.'

There's plenty of other news in the newsletter as well, but don't be too surprised if the AC holds centre stage for a while.

Meanwhile, read on...



A Fish Eye View: All Fools for Skirt Lifting
By Bob Fisher,
Aptly, on April 1st, the united world of the America’s Cup lifted its skirts in Valencia to show a less than astonished public what it had kept secret since the Cup moved to Europe four years ago. For anyone expecting a shattering revelation, it must have been an anticlimax.... [more]


Ben Ainslie on handlebars of Emirates Team NZ
By Bob Fisher,
Dean Barker confirmed this morning that Ben Ainslie would be steering Emirates Team New Zealand’s boat for the four days of the fleet racing in the Louis Vuitton Act 13... [more]


China-Team reveals what is under the skirt
By China-Team media,
It was a big open house day open in the America's Cup village on this Sunday 1st of April and on the bases of the twelve teams. At 9H30 this morning, the skirts came off the new generation of Americas Cup Class yachts. After a small stroll from North to South of the Darsena with Philippe Pallu de la Barrière from China Design Team, these are his comments about the 'undersides' of the other boats two days before the start of the 32nd America's Cup.... [more]


Emirates Team NZ Unveil Buzzy Bee
By Emirates Team NZ,
Emirates Team New Zealand revealed today what it had been hiding under the skirts of NZL 92 and NZL 84 – and it turned out to be 100% pure Kiwiana.... [more]


All is unveiled at Port America's Cup
By America's Cup Media,
Sunday was unveiling day at Port America’s Cup, the morning when all 12 teams had to drop the protective skirts that had been guarding the underbodies of their race boats. A traditional Valencian ‘mascleta’ of fireworks opened the countdown to unveiling at 09:00. Within half an hour, all the team bases were open to media and other team members.... [more]


Luna Rossa unveiled today
By Luna Rossa Media,
Hundreds of spectators turned out to witness the 'Unveiling Day' at the Valencia port, a moment which marks the removal and banishment of all 'skirts' hiding hulls and appendages of the boats until the end of the America’s Cup... [more]


Images from Valencia - Keels Compared
By Sail-World,
Keels, Bulbs and Wings from this morning's Unveiling in Valencia... [more]


Dropping the skirts - Unveiling Day programme
By America's Cup Media,
When the hull skirts fall to the ground on Sunday some of the most jealously guarded secrets in the 32nd America’s Cup will be revealed. Unlike previous events, all the teams will have to display what lies below the waterlines of their boats, a total of 19 across the fleet, right from the start. In the last event in Auckland only the Louis Vuitton Cup Finalists and the Defender had to reveal their underbodies.... [more]


19 boats 'declared' for 32nd America’s Cup
By AC media,
Regatta Director Dyer Jones released a list of boats the 12 teams have ‘declared’ as their eligible race boats for the 32nd America’s Cup. Nineteen boats are ready to race when the battle commences on the waters off Valencia... [more]


BMW ORACLE Racing unveils keel secrets
By BMW Oracle Racing,
BMW ORACLE Racing dropped the skirts shrouding the underwater secrets of its two new-generation race yachts in Valencia today, revealing a refined rather than revolutionary package of keel, bulb, rudder and winglets... [more]


New America's Cup DVD released - a Must Buy!
By Sail-World,
The second in a series of America's Cup DVD's has been released by New Zealand based production company, Mediawave. An outstanding production, this DVD is notable not only for capturing the highlights of the 12 Louis Vuitton Acts sailed in four countries. The camera work is outstanding as is the sight of AC yachts racing against the scenic backdrops of Valencia (Spain), Marseille (France), Malmo (Sweden) and Trapani (Italy).... [more]


One million pounds betting turnover for America's Cup
By Gerald New,
Bookmakers William Hill expect to see a record betting turnover approaching one million pounds industry-wide for the first time. William Hill have Team Alinghi, the Swiss entry and reigning champions, 8/11 favourites to win again... [more]


Melbourne Osaka – Runaway back racing
By Di Pearson,
Following an unscheduled trip into Sydney to make repairs to their spinnaker pole yesterday afternoon, James Ryssenbeek reported from the Melbourne yacht Runaway this morning they are back sailing the Melbourne Osaka double handed yacht race.... [more]


Panama Canal - the Great Meeting Place
By Nancy Knudsen,
There’s a constant buzz in the air in this huge harbour on the eastern side of the Panama Canal - the grand meeting place of everything from giant container ships to tiny sailing boats. Unless you are prepared to round Cape Horn the ‘wrong way’ against the wind and currents, then there’s no escape – transit the Panama Canal you must!... [more]


Sixth entry in Barcelona Race
By Lou Newlands,
The latest entry will be skippered by Spanish sailor Guillermo Altadill who will race alongside British sailor Brian Thompson, their combined talent and experience will make them a formidable duo out on the 25,000 mile race course. They will be racing the new Farr Design IMOCA Open 60 currently under construction in Cowes, Isle of Wight, UK under the expert guidance of Neil Graham, Technical Director of the Offshore Challenges Sailing Team. The boat is due to be completed by the end of May and will be followed by an official launch and the announcement of the confirmed title sponsor shortly after.... [more]

AC Teams resume training in variable conditions
By America's Cup media,
Practice days are in short supply, and the longer term forecast isn’t entirely promising either, so Friday proved a valuable opportunity to get on the water again despite fairly shifty, variable conditions, that saw winds between five and 15 knots on the race area.... [more]


Nearly there - Nightmare of a voyage will be over
By Sir Robin,
Nearly there and this nightmare of a voyage will be over. The forecast was for NNE winds Force 4, but we got NNW Force 5 to 6 all yesterday, culminating in a tear in the mainsail just below the 3rd reef which crippled us a bit. It meant that instead of SAGA INSURANCE making a direct line for the finish and perhaps finishing late this morning, we still have 72 miles to go and are now tacking laboriously northwards... [more]


Melbourne Osaka Day 6: RYU-JIN leads –Cadi retires
By Di Pearson,
Now five days into the 5,500nm double-handed Melbourne Osaka race, the morning sked shows RYU-JIN – fgi (Qld) leading the race, positioned north of Newcastle, but Gusto (Vic) is on her tail, sailing closer to the coast, having taken a little dig in yesterday.... [more]

PUMA are third confirmed entry to The Volvo Ocean Race
By Volvo media,
The Volvo Ocean Race today welcomed PUMA, the global sports lifestyle company, as an exciting addition to the entry list for the 2008-09 event. PUMA becomes the third confirmed entry. To date the others are from Ericsson Racing Team and the Mean Machine syndicate backed by Dutch businessman Peter de Ridder.... [more]


Rig check for Ichi Ban
By Ian Grant,
Matt Allen’s Brisbane to Gladstone Race record challenger Ichi Ban took on the image of a ‘canal boat’ when her expensive carbon-fibre mast was lifted out for repairs at Brisbane’s Rivergate Marina earlier today.... [more]


Images from Melbourne Osaka race
By Sail-World.com,
Well known Melbourne photographer Teri Dodds was at the start of the Melbourne Osaka race, capturing all the action.... [more]


ABN Amro One set for BVI Spring Regatta
By Kate Fairclough,
ABN AMRO ONE, winner of the 2005–6 Volvo Ocean Race is today out training in preparation for the 2007 BVI Spring Regatta, which takes place this weekend in the British Virgin Islands, Caribbean. The three day regatta now in it’s 36th year, is the second of three events making up this year’s Caribbean Big Boat Series, which ABN AMRO ONE currently leads after their victory in St Maarten last month.... [more]


Sanderson for British America’s Cup team
By Pitch PR,
Mike Sanderson, the record-breaking ISAF World Sailor of the Year and winning skipper of the 2005-06 Volvo Ocean Race, has been appointed Team Director for TEAMORIGIN™, the new British America’s Cup campaign, it was announced today.... [more]

Harbour ferry hits powerboat
By Bernard Lagan,
It began as an after-dinner cruise aboard a 10 metre powerboat to view the actor Russell Crowe’s waterfront apartment.... [more]


6th Koh Samui Regatta preparation underway
By Image Asia media,
Preparations for the 6th Koh Samui Regatta are well underway, with several top class entries already confirmed and a record level of sponsorship, including a number of leading brands.... [more]


Melbourne Osaka Day 5: Wasabi heading to Sydney
By Di Pearson,
Currently off Jervis Bay on the NSW South Coast, Ken Down and Shane Gaddes (Wasabi) are wending their way up the NSW Coast this morning, heading for Sydney with rudder damage in the 5,500 nautical mile Melbourne-Osaka race.... [more]


Monsoon Cup registers large return
By Nurris Ishak - New Straits Times,
With over 1.2 billion viewers tuning into the Monsoon Cup last year, the sailing event surpassed all expectations. Despite only being organised for the second time, the 2006 event yielded an investment return of RM295 million, almost 15 times the amount invested.... [more]


Transpac removes rating limit for fastest boats
By Rich Roberts,
An unexpected development has prompted the Transpacific Yacht Club board of directors to remove the rating limit for the fastest boats seeking first-to-finish 'Barn Door' honors and possibly an elapsed time record in this summer's 44th Transpac from Los Angeles to Honolulu. The new eligibility limits will now allow boats up to 30 meters (98.5 feet) in length overall (LOA) to compete in their maximum configuration.... [more]

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