Emirates Team New Zealand Meteorologist Roger 'Clouds' Badham gives his perspective from above on the conditions that the sailors will face on the San Francisco Bay.

America's Cup organisers are treading water while they await a criticial decision from Artemis over whether they intend to compete in this year's event.

A solid third day on San Francisco Bay for the team today. The guys are learning more and more about sailing here everyday, but perhaps the best lesson of the day was learning a new high speed which the AC72 can fly at.

Dean Barker believes implementing the raft of safety recommendations proposed by America's Cup authorities will have a major impact on Team New Zealand's preparation.

Team New Zealand boss Grant Dalton is concerned rivals are using the recent tragedy involving Artemis as an opportunity to push their own agendas for the America's Cup.

Emirates Team New Zealand's arrival on the waters of San Francisco Bay cannot come a moment too soon.

A panel of investigators has asked America's Cup teams to hold off sailing following the death of Artemis sailor Andrew Simpson.

America's Cup teams will stay off the water until the middle of next week as experts continue to assess the safety of the AC72 class after Artemis' fatal training accident last week.

There was a sentence from America's Cup Racing Management boss Iain Murray that will have raised the heart rates of the challengers - particularly that of Team NZ.

America's Cup organisers have confirmed this year's event will go ahead following the death of British sailor Andrew Simpson last week.

Team New Zealand will be represented by Kevin Shoebridge at tomorrow's competitors' meeting in San Francisco as America's Cup organisers try to plot the way forward for the event.

Team New Zealand will meet America's Cup officials this week to discuss the future of the embattled event following the death of British sailor Andrew Simpson.

A cone of silence has descended on all teams as they contemplate how to react to one of the biggest crises faced by the event in its 162-year history.

Artemis could yet make it to the start line of the 34th America's Cup in July even as the shock of Andrew Simpson's death continues to reverberate throughout the sailing fraternity.

Injured Kiwi sailor Craig Monk has told his parents he is home and well after a fatal America's Cup accident.

Safety fears were raised months ago over the super-fast yacht in which Olympic gold-medallist Andrew Simpson died, it was revealed last night.

Concerns about the safety of the high-tech America's Cup catamarans have increased after a training accident yesterday involving Swedish team Artemis that killed British sailor Andrew Simpson.

The master plan was to lift the America's Cup out of the doldrums with the most extreme, technologically advanced racing in the competition's 162-year history.

America's Cup holder Oracle have produced a second yacht optimised for September's lighter winds in San Francisco

Oracle are seeking to lengthen the races in the America's Cup in San Francisco - possibly to gain an advantage over challengers like Emirates Team New Zealand.