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Six Teams Competing In M32 Sailing Series
This weekend sees the return of six M32 teams to the waters of the Great Sound in Bermuda for the third stage of the M32 Series Bermuda. Teams from Great Britain, North America and Sweden will compete in a fleet racing series over two days including a new long distance race to gain valuable points towards the 2016 Bermuda Series. Not only is the M32... Read more of this article
Artemis Racing Officially Opens Bermuda Base
Artemis Racing officially declared their new America’s Cup base in Bermuda open and fully operational on Friday. Hundreds of guests attended the opening ceremony held indoors, including Torbjörn Törnqvist, Artemis Racing team principal, Premier Michael Dunkley, local dignitaries, sponsors, local contractors, team members and their families. Torbjörn... Read more of this article
Sailing: Team Aqua Wins RC44 Bermuda Cup
A last minute charge from Vladimir Liubomirov’s Bronenosec Sailing Team was not enough to displace Chris Bake’s Team Aqua from the top of the leaderboard at the conclusion of the RC44 Bermuda Cup, the first event of the Sir Russell Coutts-conceived one design’s 10th anniversary season. Team Aqua wins the RC44 Bermuda Cup Conditions... Read more of this article
Team Nika’s Day In Sun: RC44 Bermuda Cup
Despite near perfect conditions for racing on Bermuda’s Great Sound, the penultimate day of the RC44 Bermuda Cup was one of snakes and ladders, the smallest mistakes having crippling consequences. With a spectator fleet out in force, once again the course created some tactical head scratching with the left frequently favoured in terms of angle,... Read more of this article
Team CEEREF Gunning For Lead In RC44
Demonstrating that the crews have lost none of their competitiveness over the winter break, at the end of day two of fleet racing at the RC44 Bermuda Cup, the top two boats are tied on points and just two points separate the top three. Great Sound took on yet another personality today as a front rolled over Bermuda – chillier, more overcast and... Read more of this article
Team Aqua Prevails Again: RC44 Bermuda Cup
Having come out on top in the first day of match racing after some complex countback mathematics, Chris Bake’s Team Aqua was more definitely the stand-out performer on the opening day of fleet racing at the RC44 Bermuda Cup. Great Sound was also in more pleasant mood. While yesterday the wind was 20+ knots, conditions felt more summery yesterday... Read more of this article
Photos, Video & Results: RC44 Sailing Day #1
For the first round of the RC44′s 2016 championship held yesterday [March 2] there was sun, flat water and around 20 knots of wind, gusting into the high 20s by the close of play on Bermuda’s Great Sound. Coming from winning the 2015 RC44 Match Racing Championship, Vladimir Liubomirov’sBronenosec Sailing Team again put in a top... Read more of this article
Video: Team Oracle Capsize During Training
All crew are safe and the Oracle Team USA AC45S test platform is secure back at base following a capsize during training in Bermuda on Wednesday afternoon. “It was a great day for training, sunny, 15-20 knots of wind,” said skipper Jimmy Spithill. “So it was a great afternoon of sailing until we capsized. “The boat didn’t tip over through... Read more of this article
RC44 Bermuda Cup To Kick Off On Wednesday
10 years on since the RC44′s first season, it is appropriate that the first regatta in 2016 for the Russell Coutts-conceived one design monohulls should take place in Bermuda, where the Kiwi yacht racing legend is masterminding next year’s 35th America’s Cup. Eight teams are competing in the RC44 Bermuda Cup, which starts tomorrow,... Read more of this article
TeamBDA Sailing Hopeful: “I Want To Win!”
On the day registration opened around the world for the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup a contender for the Bermuda team declared: “I want to win!” Mustafa Ingham was speaking this morning alongside the skippers of crews taking part in the opening regatta of the 2016 RC44 Championship Tour in Bermuda from March 2 to March 6. It is the tenth Tour... Read more of this article
Crews Confirmed For RC44 Bermuda Cup
The stage is set for the opening regatta of the 2016 RC44 Championship Tour, with some of the biggest names in the world of professional sailing and international business lining up on the starting grid for the RC44 Bermuda Cup, from the 2 – 6 March. “The landmark 10th RC44 Championship Tour season starts in style next week, as the beautiful... Read more of this article
America’s Cup Series Economic Impact Report
[Updated with video] The Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series was “an amazing weekend that exceeded many people’s expectations,” said Minister of Economic Development Dr. Grant Gibbons, who said that “$8.6M was injected into our economy by the event, with 70% of that coming from overseas sources, including visitor spending.” In... Read more of this article
