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America's Cup News Archive

How the competition works
Two of the 11 challengers who began competition for the Louis Vuitton Cup will determine a single winner to face New Zealand's America's Cup champion team.

Light winds force another delay
Light winds mean they must wait at least one more day to break their 3-3 tie in the America's Cup challenger finals.

Race 6: AmericaOne wins by 9 seconds
AmericaOne tied the best-of-9 series 3-3 Wednesday with a nine-second win.

Race 5: AmericaOne back in it
AmericaOne sailed back into contention with a 34-second win.

Race 4: Penalty deals AmericaOne stunning loss
Seconds away from tying the America's Cup challenger finals, AmericaOne suffered a stunning defeat.

Race 3: AmericaOne blown away
AmericaOne's spinnaker ripped again and Paul Cayard's boat withdrew Saturday, giving Prada a 2-1 lead.

Race 2: Blessing in disguise helps AmericaOne pull even
A ripped sail was a blessing in disguise for AmericaOne, which evened its series with Prada 1-1 on Thursday.

Race 1: Prada wins opener of challenger finals
Prada accidentally bumped AmericaOne a minute before the start, then fought off a late surge by the United States boat in the first race of the America's Cup challenger finals Wednesday.

Cayard eyes biggest prize
AmericaOne skipper Paul Cayard comes from humble roots.

Finalists choose their boats
AmericaOne and Prada will use the same boats they used in the semis.

Jobson: Two best teams made finals
ESPN sailing analyst Gary Jobson says the grueling challenger series has come down to the two best teams.

Jobson: Finalist crews contain rivalries
ESPN sailing analyst Gary Jobson examines the crews of the Louis Vuitton Cup finalists and finds some old rivalries.

Conner not sure if he'll try again
Dennis Conner isn't sure whether he will be back to sail in a ninth America's Cup, saying it depends on a number of factors.


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