America's Cup
Dramatic lightning strikes over the America’s Cup racecourse
Racing had to be abandoned after fork lightning dramatically struck during Race 17 of the Louis Vuitton Cup Round Robin sailing in Barcelona.
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‘I felt the lightning through my body’: Aussie sailor’s near-miss in America’s Cup electrical storm
Racing had to be abandoned after yachts were caught in the middle of a fierce storm in Barcelona.
- by Tom Cary
‘I’d squirrel ’em away’: The Snickers stash on board Australia II’s America’s Cup win
Trimmer Skip Lissiman smuggled the chocolate bars on board for every race in Newport in 1983, and the rest of the crew tried in vain to find his secret hiding spots.
- by Emma Kemp
Bondy the bum: Why the crew of Australia II missed out on going to the White House
It’s been 40 years since Australia snatched the America’s Cup, but for the water-logged warriors who stuck it up the New York Yacht Club toffs, the events are so vivid it could have been yesterday.
- by Mark Naglazas
Party like it’s 1983 at new Freo family event celebrating our America’s Cup win
On September 26 it will be 40 years since the momentous occasion which prompted then Prime Minister Bob Hawke to declare “any boss who sacks anyone for not turning up to work today is a bum!”
- by Hamish Hastie
‘Never thought possible’: America’s Cup door opens for women
History will be made in 2024 when the world’s most famous sailing race, the America’s Cup, launches a women’s competition for the first time.
- by Billie Eder
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