Mercury News staff writer Julia Prodis Sulek fancied herself a sailing expert after learning to sail on the Detroit River and winning her share of amateur races in a traditional 19-foot sailboat in ...

The AC45 is a lean, mean, speed machine. Held down by a crew of five, this 44-foot long catamaran can cruise at speeds of over 30 knots in the right conditions. Designed by the defending team ORACLE ...

Oracle Team USA’s new Bermuda base at the Royal Naval Dockyard was intended to be the main focus at yesterday’s traditional roof wetting ceremony. But most of the discussion and attention centred ...

New Zealand boat builders are the toast of the international sailing community with the successful launch of the new AC45 catamaran - a scaled-down version of the boats to race in the next America’s ...

This video shows Future Fibers’ code cables being used on the AC45 wing-sailed catamaran in New Zealand. The code cables were originally developed for the Volvo fleet and feature a specially ...

The AC45 catamaran flying above the water at speed in the Great Sound will be “a sight to behold”, according to Iain Percy, the multiple Olympic gold medallist and world champion. It was announced ...

WARKWORTH, NEW ZEALAND (July 29, 1:15 p.m. ET) — Polymer-matrix composites pervade the AC45 wing-sailed catamarans competing in Portugal next month for the kickoff event of the 34th America's Cup. The ...

Polymer-matrix composites pervade the AC45 wing-sailed catamarans competing in Portugal next month for the kickoff event of the 34th America's Cup. The single-design America's Cup 45 fleet, ...