America's CupJust another day at the officeThe America's Cup is tantalisingly close - but you won't get Dean Barker doing back flips. Not now. Probably not ever.08 Sep 05:30 PM
America's CupYachting: Quarter of a century later and big cat's out for justiceIt was 25 years ago to the day that the first catamaran in the America's Cup - Dennis Conner's Stars & Stripes - ambushed Sir Michael Fay's big monohull KZ1 in 1988.08 Sep 05:30 PM
America's CupAmerica's Cup: Two wins for Team NZEmirates Team New Zealand have won both of the opening races in the America's Cup and need just seven more victories to claim the Auld Mug.07 Sep 08:40 PM
America's CupAmerica's Cup: All set for first raceOracle Team USA might have the advantage today. It's all set for the first race against Emirates Team NZ for the 34th America's Cup.07 Sep 07:33 PM
America's CupUS snub hardens resolve to beat them on the waterThe commodore of the Royal NZ Yacht Squadron - the yacht club behind Team New Zealand - was fuming last night at what he said was a calculated snub by the America's Cup Event Authority, the body set up by Oracle Team USA to run the event.07 Sep 05:30 PM
America's CupYachting: A day when Rae nearly said one final SayonaraLarry Ellison's book <i>The Billionaire And The Mechanic</i> opens with a powerful chapter about Ellison, his yacht Sayonara, and the 1998 Sydney to Hobart yacht race when six sailors died and 55 were rescued by helicopter.07 Sep 05:30 PM
America's CupCheating charge devastates boatbuilderA Kiwi boatbuilder who has been thrown out of the America's Cup regatta for cheating insists that he did not put lead in the boat.07 Sep 05:30 PM
America's CupAC: Facebook Cup fell flatNo matter what happens in the first two races in the America's Cup this morning, this isn't just a regatta - it's a watershed.07 Sep 05:30 PM
America's CupYachting: Party snub causes a stirTeam New Zealand were last night left wondering why only 17 tickets came their way to an 800-person America's Cup cocktail party do at Pier 19.07 Sep 05:30 PM
America's CupAmerica's Cup: 'Insane' speeds predictedLandmark speeds upwards of 50 miles an hour are on the cards when the America's Cup finals get underway tomorrow morning.07 Sep 10:00 AM
America's CupYachting: Jimmy 'Pit Bull' only knows one mode: FastJames Spithill is tired. He's got a big zit erupting out of his ginger stubble, he looks drawn and it's not hard to see the pressure is telling on him.06 Sep 05:30 PM
America's CupYachting: At home on the wild waterHanging precariously off the side of his 30ft sloop as it bashes upwind through the agitated seas approaching the Golden Gate Bridge, Mike Peterson is in his element.06 Sep 05:30 PM
OpinionPeter Lester: We've got Barker, they've got the edgeDespite all the drama and controversy that has marred the build-up to this America's Cup, there has never been so much expectation and intrigue attached to an opening race.06 Sep 05:30 PM
America's CupRivals ready for battleThey couldn't be more different in personality, but America's Cup skippers Dean Barker and Jimmy Spithill have one thing in common according to Team New Zealand and former Oracle trimmer Glenn Ashby: "They both want to kill each other."06 Sep 05:30 PM
OpinionTeam NZ keep showing an unkillable willTeam New Zealand is a remarkable organisation. It ought to have disappeared, quietly, years ago.06 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandWaterfront Auckland ponders race-village optionsWynyard Quarter and a wharf extension to Halsey St are shaping up as the preferred waterfront locations should the America's Cup come back to New Zealand.06 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandLarry Ellison - the man who hates to loseFor Kiwis who give a damn about the pursuit of one of sport's most tainted, yet highly prized trophies, it would be easy to cast multi-billionaire Ellison as the villain to Team New Zealand's state and corporate-sponsored heroes.06 Sep 05:30 PM
America's CupCup kids all set to watch dad at workIn the six years since Team New Zealand's last America's Cup campaign, their family support contingent has more than doubled in size.06 Sep 05:30 PM
SportThe Red Bull Youth America's Cup For the first time in the history of the America's Cup, young, talented sailors have a clear pathway towards competing for one of the most prestigious trophies in sport. Watch05 Sep 10:27 PM
SportHow design creates speedHerald on Sundays' Paul Lewis spoke to Team New Zealand designer Pete Melvin - one of the masterminds behind the AC72 class -who says upwind foiling is more likely to be used as means of providing short bursts of speed to position themselves optimally on the race course.Watch05 Sep 08:41 PM
America's CupAnother jury blow for Oracle?Just when you thought we were ready to go racing, yet another America's Cup jury hearing is under way in San Francisco.05 Sep 06:54 PM
America's CupOracle fired up - SpithillDefiant Oracle Team USA skipper Jimmy Spithill promised his team would "never give up" and called for US fan support as pre-race preparation enters its last hours.05 Sep 06:16 PM
America's CupYachting: Many unanswered questions remain over Oracle cheatingSailor X was the anonymous sailor who also appeared likely to be excluded from the event but whose case was dismissed by the jury.05 Sep 05:30 PM
OpinionPaul LewisPaul Lewis: New Zealand natives are keeping a firm grip on San Francisco soilTeam New Zealand aren't the only New Zealand natives creating waves in San Francisco - so are the pohutukawa.05 Sep 05:30 PM
America's CupUpwind tactics will be key in Cup battlesThe sole upwind leg in the short, five-leg sprint course accounts for 30 per cent of the race, and is where we're likely to see some intriguing tactical battles playing out between Team New Zealand and Oracle.05 Sep 05:30 PM
