The Louis Vuitton Trophy is coming to Sardinia in May, with 10 elite sailing teams set to race for two weeks on the sparkling waters off La Maddalena

Should we be looking at sailing teams as start-ups? It’s probably about time that we took a more economical approach to racing.

Auckland, La Maddalena, the Middle East and, next year, Hong Kong. That’s the schedule for the Louis Vuitton Trophy which got under way at Nice last November with a brilliant victory for the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda’s Azzurra

Italy Azzurra's triumph in the Louis Vuitton Trophy has been commented by YCCS top brass, skipper and tactician. Here they follow.

The 2010 or 2011 edition of the America’s Cup will go down in history for its prologue. And not just for the legal and naval battles it’s generated. The latter by the way may see two multihulls competing for the Cup – but that’s something we’ll only know for certain when the final ruling is made on February 10th. The big news really though is the veritable scrum of teams that have decided to give it a go.