The U.S. Coast Guard rescues two injured crew members from a racing yacht off the California coast.
Mainsail's Shirley Robertson becomes the first woman to take part in a Dhow race in the UAE.
Over the past decade the Middle East has made a massive move to secure some of the world's major sporting events. Abu Dhabi won the right to host a Formula One Grand Prix beginning in 2009, Qatar was successful in its FIFA World Cup bid for 2022 and the world's top tennis players and golfers regularly head to the region for big tour tournaments.
South Korea isn't yet known for its sailing prowess, but that may all be about to change.
An Oracle Racing crewman sustained minor injuries after his catamaran capsized while in trials in San Francisco Bay.
There are two brothers that have achieved so much on the oceans of the world that they are both household names in France.
After 30 years of competing against each other at the highest level, sailing's most famous siblings have joined forces in a bid to get their hands on the oldest trophy in international sport: the America's Cup.
CNN's Shirley Robertson meets the sailors vying for the chance to race in the America's Cup.
A 14-year-old Dutch girl set sail Wednesday morning on a journey to travel around the world.
Abby Sunderland says the next goal awaiting her seems more dangerous and unfamiliar than sailing around the world: getting her driver's license.
CNN's Kiran Chetry gets a lesson in solo sailing and finds out the dangers of being alone at sea.
On Feb. 20, days after winning the 33rd sailing of the America's Cup regatta in Valencia, Spain, BMW Oracle Racing owner Larry Ellison made a formal presentation of the silver Cup at San Francisco's City Hall. Joined onstage by San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, team CEO (and four-time America's Cup winner) Russell Coutts, and skipper Jimmy Spithill, Ellison spoke of his plans for the Cup tournament now that it will be back in the U.S. for the first time in 15 years. He elaborated in far greater detail with Fortune's Adam Lashinsky in an exclusive interview following the public event. An edited transcript follows:
There are many sides to Larry Ellison.
The rivalry between two particularly litigious billionaires has turned the 33rd Americas Cup yacht race into a personal grudge match -- and driven millions of dollars in sponsorship money away from one of the world's premier sporting events.
The detention of five British sailors by Iran in the Persian Gulf on Tuesday has cast a shadow over the area's ambition to become the world's prime destination for luxury sailing events.
CNN's MainSail goes to the base of America's Cup team Alinghi and tries to get a sneak preview of their new boat.
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Shirley Robertson chats with Ken Read, Skipper - Puma Ocean Racing via a live stream whilst he is sailing.
If sailing is relaxing, then this is not sailing.
From now through late June or early July, Valencia will be home base for the Cup's sponsors, backers, and crews. Here's how to get onboard.
Crown Princess Mary, Australian-born wife of Denmark's Crown Prince Frederik, has again beaten her husband on the water.
Some years ago, officials of the U.S. Olympic Committee spotted a curious correlation in international sports. Americans, they noted, do best in low-tech competitions involving simple equipment. As...
George J. Collins, then CEO of fund company T. Rowe Price, stunned all but his closest confidantes two years ago when he announced that, at the age of 55, he was chucking it all to go sailing. Coll...
How many times have you strolled along a beach or by a harbor, watched sailboats riding the breeze and daydreamed about being out there among them? Unfortunately, even a modest 20-footer costs at l...
What would the America's Cup be without an American finalist? Rough sailing for promoters of the prestigious yacht race. In December the New York Yacht Club, which held the trophy from 1851 until i...
The America's Cup, the most coveted trophy in yacht racing, sits in splendor in the Royal Perth Yacht Club, the first time it has rested outside the U.S. in its 135-year history. As befits a badge ...
SAILORS and socialites, corporate executives and curiosity seekers are heading toward sunny Perth for the America's Cup races. The $350-million, four-month party, which will include Australia's spi...
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