They've reportedly made some big breakthroughs in training over the past two weeks, but don't expect Team New Zealand to reveal their full hand just yet.

The depth of ill-feeling San Francisco locals are starting to harbour against the "home" side is becoming more obvious.

As befitting its tortuous history, the 34th America's Cup regatta has had it all - and a whole lot of nothing.

In readiness for the start of the Louis Vuitton cup finals, the team are making last minute preparations across all areas. Rewind a few days and the guys from the sail loft took a road trip to pick up a new sail from the North Sails factory in Nevada to bring back and prepare to be ready for the start of racing this Saturday.

It might be a run-in with a pelican that Chris Smith has to thank for his booming app company.

In episode 4, Learning to Fly, we examine how this stunning design can achieve such staggering speed potential, then tie in the expertise it will take to achieve it. By far the most unique and awe-inspiring feature of this boat is it's ability to "fly on foils." We'll have the team members explain how this works, and bring to life the dramatic effect and feeling it brings while "flying." courtesy RedBull.

The act of launching the AC72 is a precarious one. It takes up to 40 team members to launch the boat for sailing and put it away again at the end of the day. All direction of the whole process is lead by the lift master Lance Manson.

Artemis Racing owner Torbjorn Tornqvist has vowed his team's disastrous 34th America's Cup challenge will not be their last.

Artemis Racing's disastrous America's Cup challenge has come to an end after just four races, with Luna Rossa wrapping up the Louis Vuitton Cup semifinals this morning.

Jo Aleh and Polly Powrie have finally secured gold at the 470 Sailing World Championships.

If the America's Cup AC45s cheating scandal escalates, some Oracle team members could be ejected from the 34th America's Cup and maybe even banned from sailing.

Luna Rossa should sew up their place in the Louis Vuitton final against Emirates Team New Zealand tomorrow after another comfortable victory over Artemis this morning.

After the AC72 being in the shed for five days of modifications and touch up's it was back out on San Francisco bay today being put through its paces in some solid breeze in excess of 20 knots.

Artemis Racing's participation in the Louis Vuitton Cup looks set to last less than a week after Luna Rossa again made light work of the Swedish team in race two of the semifinals.

Luna Rossa look set to make short work of the Louis Vuitton Cup semifinals after recording another convincing win over Artemis this morning.

Air New Zealand is a supplier to New Zealand's America's Cup arch-rivals Oracle.

Luna Rossa have taken the first point of the Louis Vuitton Cup semifinal.

Luna Rossa has taken the first point of the Louis Vuitton Cup semifinals but it was Artemis who impressed.

What began as a day's training on the water all of a sudden became a day of pre start practice against Artemis racing who were out on the Bay also. It was the first time the two AC72's from each team had met up on the water.

Emirates Team New Zealand went up against Artemis Racing today in some impromptu race practice on San Francisco Bay.

After the AC72 being in the shed for five days of modifications and touch ups it was back out on San Francisco bay today being put through its paces in some solid breeze in excess of 20 knots.