Americas cup

All eyes are on Bermuda and the race for the 35th America's Cup, but here we bring you a look at the origins of the actual America's Cup Trophy, and a look at the new trophy created for the Challengers this year.

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In the past day, two of the recently launched America's Cup teams have released images of their first AC75's sailing, and foiling. The four AC75's yachts now launched fall into two categories - the Skiffs and Scows.

36th America’s Cup on Instagram: “Everything happens faster on an AC75, and just like any other sailing race you still have to pick the shifts and put yourself in the right…”

Americas Cup 2012 David Fuller Photography

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Americas Cup Race (1) NZL82 V SUI 64 not long after the start team NZ started to have problems with water coming into the boat and the crew had to bail and then the outhaul blew out and then the head sail tore out of the the head foil just after the start on the Hauraki Gulf race course. ©Paul Todd/OUTSIDEIMAGES.COM

AC40-Americas Cup

Buy prints of Leighton's work at Imagekind. Alinghi & Team Emirates New Zealand Racing in 32nd America's Cup in Valencia Spain, July of 2007