Strong wind on Tuesday kept Alinghi and BMW Oracle from training ahead for the first race of their America's Cup showdown. Cup holder Alinghi decided against launching its catamaran, while American challenger BMW Oracle launched its trimaran — with president Larry Ellison aboard — but eventually ...

Nathanael Greene Herreshoff was one of the world's pre-eminent boat builders at the turn of the 20th century, crafting innovative yachts that dominated the America's Cup sailing competition for decades. Herreshoff, who died in 1938, generally designed boats by beginning with model hulls ...

The hostility between America's Cup rivals was apparent Saturday after BMW Oracle president Larry Ellison refused to attend an owners' press conference with Alinghi counterpart Ernesto Bertarelli. The two syndicates have been battling in the courtroom over the 33rd edition of the sailing classic since July 2007. Ellison ...