Team Manager Iain Percy says Artemis will continue . . .

What about Luna Rossa? Hear the podcast with Chris Draper here.

Oracle Team USA's Brad Webb talks about the cup.

"So the hanging question is, what actually happened to flip a predictable defeat, into an unlikely success? The answer is, again, not a simple explanation, and despite what many may think, there was no silver bullet. The rumor of a super secret automatic board control system installed mid-regatta, couldn’t have been further from the truth. The potentially catastrophic nose-dive at the reach mark in race 19 disproves this claim. Due to the previous month’s events, we were under intense scrutiny from the measurers the entire time, and we remained transparent and legal throughout, even when things got desperate.

The turn-around was a result of small ideas from smart people, where nothing was discounted. A number of little tweaks to the wing and the boat were put into play and refined. The afterguard spent time poring over video and improved the way the boat was sailed, especially upwind. And everyone embraced the philosophy that we had nothing to lose by implementing a fresh perspective, while maintaining the aspects that still worked well."

Rome Kirby: How the race set me up for Cup glory

Forging ahead on the 35th America’s Cup

It says something that the teams are coming back again...the true mark that "we may be onto something". What about Prada Luna Rossa? Any noise?

I hate to lose Ian Murray as Race Director...I think he's presided over the last three iterations. He will be one hell of a CEO for Australia, however. Good on 'em.

If the next AC is sailed on 60 foot cats, remember where you heard it first.

With fabric sails...no wings.

Slight modification - 60 to 65 feet.

City of San Francisco proposes venue sites for the 35th America’s Cup

More on Mayor Ed Lee's proposal here.

America’s Cup pays off for San Francisco with economic impact of $550 million

Dalton to be part of Team NZ's 'positive' future

including video.

America's Cup winning skipper James Spithill forgotten for Sydney to Hobart

HE may have won the America's Cup by orchestrating one of sports great comebacks but sailing hero James Spithill has revealed he hasn't had a single offer to do this year's Sydney to Hobart.

Artemis Racing Signs Outteridge and Jensen for AC35

Could they just use high-tech "fabric" over the wing in place of mylar and qualify?

? I'm waging that the rigid wings go away and we return to a more traditional mast and soft sail configuration. That's purely my conjecture...digest at your own risk.

I would guess that if you're not a foiling boat, it wouldn't make much sense to use a rigid wing sail, since the efficiency and power generated wouldn't be as effectively harnessed?

Kind of like adding a jet engine to a bulldozer?

? I'm waging that the rigid wings go away and we return to a more traditional mast and soft sail configuration. That's purely my conjecture...digest at your own risk. [/quote]

shoots, what's wrong with those wealthy folks in the competition having to hire an extra 100 people to step their wing? The rich are getting richer. Spread some of that cash around.
i'll take the other side of your conjecture. wings and full hydro foiling, and hopefully same on the world series trainers.
edit;
i believe there was an interview where a designer said that they wouldn't be able to foil thru a jibe with a regular main.
i was wondering if you put a hinged boom with a control arm on a soft sail, would that make it so the boom wouldn't need to violently swing across? maybe speed up the jibe?

I'm not sure a jibe would be so violent, remember that they are really tacking.

I bet the wings stay.

Why not? I've done it countless times on a trifoiler.

Can't imagine the AC35 going back to soft sails. My money is on the wing.