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Photos & Results: AC Challenger Playoffs Day #1
After Mother Nature put paid to the scheduled first day of Louis Vuitton America’s Cup Challenger Playoffs action, Bermuda presented the four teams contesting the second stage of competition in the 35th America’s Cup with clear skies, perfect race conditions and good winds today [June 5]. Those conditions helped to produce a day of contrasts, with... Read more of this article
Photos, Videos, Results: Oracle Win AC Qualifiers
The Louis Vuitton America’s Cup Qualifiers concluded today [Saturday, 3rd June] with the Defenders of the ‘Auld Mug’ Oracle Team USA beating Emirates Team New Zealand and clinching the crucial top spot in the final leaderboard. That gives the US team a point in the America’s Cup Match, presented by Louis Vuitton, the final round of the events... 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
Photos, Videos, Results: America’s Cup Day 7
Perfect winds and blue skies were the backdrop to the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup Qualifiers today. In the first race of the day [Round Robin 2 race 8], Emirates Team New Zealand again showed their pedigree with a near perfect performance, easily overcoming SoftBank Team Japan. The Kiwis, who came into the day sitting second in the standings, just... Read more of this article
Photos, Videos, Results: America’s Cup Day Six
The Louis Vuitton America’s Cup Qualifiers burst back into action on the first day of June with all the America’s Cup teams, bar Artemis Racing, in action on the Great Sound. Catching up with the previous day’s race schedule, postponed due to light winds, in the first race of the afternoon [Round Robin 2, Race 4], SoftBank Team Japan gained a... Read more of this article
Photos: AC Racing Postponed, Ladies Day Held
[Updated with video] Mother Nature interrupted today’s [May 31] America’s Cup racing plans, with racing postponed due to the light winds, however the ‘Ladies Day’ events went ahead as scheduled on land. The America’s Cup Event Authority [ACEA] and America’s Cup Race Management [ACRM] confirmed that the four scheduled Round... Read more of this article
Photos, Video & Report: America’s Cup Day Four
[Updated with video] Sir Ben Ainslie and Land Rover BAR arrested the run of losses the British team suffered in the first Round Robin stage of the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup Qualifiers, kicking off round two with a second win of the competition, again beating Artemis Racing who had a tough day in Bermuda. There was to be no redemption for Artemis... Read more of this article
Photos, Video & Report: America’s Cup Day #3
[Updated with videos] Day three of the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup Qualifiers was a day in which the five challenging teams; Land Rover BAR, Artemis Racing, SoftBank Team Japan, Groupama Team France and Emirates Team New Zealand, had their chance to enhance their positions on the leaderboard and close the gap on Defenders of the ‘Auld Mug’ and... Read more of this article
Photos, Videos & Report: America’s Cup Day #2
Day two of the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup Qualifiers fell on America’s Cup Endeavour Day, a celebration of the America’s Cup Endeavour Program, the America’s Cup’s youth education and sailing initiative. Six races were scheduled and the day started perfectly for Groupama Team France who clinched their first win of the Louis Vuitton America’s... Read more of this article
Photos: Endeavor Day At America’s Cup Village
Today [May 28] marked the second day of the 35th America’s Cup in Bermuda, with six races held on the water, and the America’s Cup Endeavour Day held on land. The America’s Cup Endeavour is a youth sailing and educational program, dedicated to inspiring everybody who engages with the initiative and to leaving a sporting legacy in Bermuda,... Read more of this article
Photos: America’s Cup Opening Ceremony
The first day of the 35th America’s Cup finished off with a Opening Ceremony that featured Gene Steede and other local entertainers, the Gombeys, the Bermuda Regiment, the America’s Cup sailing teams, giant Longtails suspended over the area, a fireworks display and more. You can view our ongoing live updates of the first day of the America’s... Read more of this article
Photos: Opening Day Of America’s Cup Village
Thousands of people attended the opening day of the America’s Cup, with the Village in Dockyard officially opening at 11.30am this morning, and racing getting underway in the afternoon. The opening day is still underway, with the Opening Ceremony now taking place, featuring a variety of local entertainment, fireworks and more. You can view our ongoing... Read more of this article
Photos, Videos & Report: America’s Cup Day #1
[Updated with videos] The Louis Vuitton America’s Cup got underway today [May 27] with six races taking place. The first race saw Team Oracle USA defeat France, the second race saw Sweden’s Team Artemis defeat Softbank Team Japan, while the third race saw new Zealand record a victory over France. The fourth race of the day saw the British... Read more of this article
Photos: America’s Cup Village Officially Opens
After countless hours of preparation, the America’s Cup Village in Dockyard officially opened to the public at 11.30am this morning [May 27], with thousands expected to attend today’s event, which includes six races, a performance by Grammy award winning musician Wyclef John, and the Opening Ceremony which is set to showcase a host of Bermudian... Read more of this article
Photos/Video: AC Teams Continue To Practice
With the 35th America’s Cup set to get underway tomorrow [May 27] following a postponement due to weather, all six teams have recently stepped up their sailing practice in order to be prepared for the competition to come. Defending champion Oracle Team USA, along with Artemis Racing, Emirates Team New Zealand, Land Rover BAR, Groupama Team France,... Read more of this article
Photos: America’s Cup Practice Racing
Day three of the final round of practice racing before the 35th America’s Cup saw five of the six America’s Cup teams out on the Great Sound ready to race, but only one race took place as light winds hampered the afternoon’s action. Oracle Team USA, SoftBank Team Japan, Artemis Racing, Land Rover BAR and Groupama Team France were all set to feature... Read more of this article
