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Meet Germany’s Youth America’s Cup Team
Collectively, the individual members of SVB Team Germany have won multiple titles ranging from nationals to Europeans and the Junior World Championship. Their skipper Max Kohlhoff knows just what it’s like to take on the planet’s best youth sailors, because he was a bowman for the German team in the 2013 edition of the Red Bull Youth America’s... Read more of this article
Video: Bermuda’s Youth AC Team Highlighted
This week’s ‘Minute with Mikaela’ highlights Bermuda’s team for the Youth America’s Cup, saying, “TeamBDA is Bermuda’s entry into the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup, which was develop to provide a pathway for youth sailors to get into the America’s Cup. “They are the home team and they will be competing against... Read more of this article
Meet USA’s Youth America’s Cup Team
In 2013, there were two US teams in the inaugural Red Bull Youth America’s Cup, and they finished fifth and 10th. This year there’s just one – Next Generation USA, and true to their name, they also want to spark the next generation of American sailors. Next Generation USA — which actually includes a Bermudian member — sees fast, foiling... Read more of this article
TeamBDA To Race In Youth AC Next Week
Bermuda’s own TeamBDA will be racing in the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup Qualifiers on Monday and Tuesday of next week, and all of Bermuda is encouraged to come out and support the team. The team, made up of nine Bermudian youth sailors, will compete in Group B, along with teams from Austria, Great Britain, New Zealand, Spain and the USA. Races... Read more of this article
Meet France’s Youth America’s Cup Team
Team France Jeune was born in November 2015 with a team of 10 young sportsmen. From January to September 2016 they sailed the Flying Phantom and the Diam 24, and their competitive highlight so far has been taking first place in the amateur rankings at the Tour de France à la Voile 2016. In September 2016, a second selection appointed 15 sailors to... Read more of this article
Meet Spain’s Youth America’s Cup Team
The sailors of the Spanish Impulse team possess among them 12 world titles, six continental titles and two Olympic team members from Rio 2016. The team was assembled specifically with the goal of sailing for Spain in the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup in Bermuda, with a belief that such experience could be the first step toward becoming the “Spanish... Read more of this article
Premier Meets With Bermuda’s Youth AC Team
Next week, the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup gets underway. The series will see 12 of the best national youth teams from around the world, including Team Bermuda, in competition. As Team Bermuda prepares for the opening qualifiers, the Premier Michael Dunkley took the opportunity to welcome the young sailors to the Cabinet Office to his extend best... Read more of this article
Meet Denmark’s Youth America’s Cup Team
The Youth Vikings Denmark team was initially formed for the first Red Bull Youth America’s Cup in 2013, but while the team showed great potential, they weren’t among the final teams that made the regatta lineup. Today, with new management, the team is looking even more fierce, collectively representing multiple Olympic campaigns and World Championships.... Read more of this article
Meet New Zealand’s Youth America’s Cup Team
The NZL Sailing Team are the defending Red Bull Youth America’s Cup champions, having won the inaugural regatta in San Francisco, USA in 2013. The team’s lineup for 2017 is a well-rounded mix of sailors from Olympic classes, keelboats and catamarans who have won world and national titles. The youth team is racing with guidance from America’s Cup... Read more of this article
TeamBDA To Make History In Youth AC Regatta
TeamBDA will make history in the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup when it takes to the Great Sound in next week’s competition. “In August 2015, a call went out for the best young athletes in Bermuda to try out for TeamBDA, whether they had sailing experience or not. The final team of nine emerged from a series of grueling mental and physical... Read more of this article
Sailing’s Next Superstars Fly In First Training
After months of anticipation, the next generation of sailing superstars hit the waves on Bermuda’s Great Sound this week for the first Official Training session ahead of the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup. On the same waters sailed by the senior teams, the six national teams aged 18-24 who form Pool A are training on AC45F catamarans from May 28 through... Read more of this article
Meet Japan’s Youth America’s Cup Team
The only Asian team in the 2017 Red Bull Youth America’s Cup, Kaijin Team Japan was formed in late November 2015 with the support of America’s Cup contender SoftBank Team Japan. Members of the team traveled to Italy, Spain, France, and Bermuda to sail the GC32 before having the opportunity to become the first Red Bull Youth America’s Cup team... Read more of this article
Video: Preview Of Red Bull Youth America’s Cup
The Red Bull Youth America’s Cup [RBYAC] will bring the best national youth teams to Bermuda for racing in 2017 during the 35th America’s Cup series. Twelve youth teams will take part in this unique series, six youth crews will compete in Bermuda through their affiliation with current America’s Cup teams and six more teams have been selected by... Read more of this article
Photos: Youth America’s Cup Practice Session
Red Bull Youth America’s Cup teams from countries including Sweden, Spain, Japan, Denmark, France, and Germany took part in a practice session in Bermuda, with the teams set to race in AC45F – the same boat used by the senior teams during the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series 2015/16. They hit the waters of Bermuda in preparation... Read more of this article
Youth AC A Pathway To Professional Sailing
What impact does the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup have on a young sailor’s future? Just ask the athletes who participated in the 2013 edition. “One of the best experiences that I have had so far in my career.” That’s how Sweden’s Andreas Axelsson, a “graduate” of the inaugural Red Bull Youth America’s Cup, describes the opportunity. When... Read more of this article
Meet Switzerland’s Youth America’s Cup Team
Team Tilt was originally founded by Swiss sailor Alex Schneiter in 1987. At the end of 2012, he put together a team for the 2013 Red Bull Youth America’s Cup, and with Lucian Cujean at the helm Team Tilt finished fourth in the regatta, just one point off the podium. In 2014 Team Tilt continued an ongoing process of sailing the Decision 35 on Lake... Read more of this article
