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Photos & Video: America’s Cup Event Opening
[Updated with more photos + video] The opening night of the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series included a spectacular display of fireworks, which followed the official opening of the “Bermuda Festival and Event Village” earlier this evening [Oct 16]. The event continues tomorrow, with the six teams taking to the waters for the first... Read more of this article
Photos: America’s Cup Opening Night Underway
[Updated] The America’s Cup festivities have kicked off, with the “Bermuda Festival and Event Village” opening up on Front Street this evening [Oct 16]. The Bermuda Festival and Event Village will be open to the public daily, and features dozens of exhibitors, food vendors, sailing, live commentary, fireworks, sailor Dock Out Show, AC... Read more of this article
Photos: Final Preparations For America’s Cup
Bermuda is preparing today [Oct 16] for the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series, set to be held over the weekend, with six teams racing to earn cumulative points for the overall two-year World Series competition, and also to win the Bermuda event. Amid news that more than 1,000 boat owners have registered to watch the event from the water, people... Read more of this article
Photos & Video: Ulysee Nardin At Crissons
Artemis Team sponsor Ulysse Nardin held a reception yesterday [Oct 15] at the Crisson store on Front Street, with members of the Artemis Racing Team on hand to help the company unveil the World Limited Edition timepiece, with only 250 in the world. A spokesperson said, “One couldn’t imagine a better pairing than high-level sailing and watchmaking.... Read more of this article
Photos: America’s Cup Endeavour Day Held
Endeavour Day was held today [Oct 15] with the official opening of the east end facility of the America’s Cup Endeavor Community Sailing Program, with a number of activities taking place throughout the event. Students from local schools were invited to help celebrate the event, which featured an opening ceremony, an Endeavour race, a Bermuda Pilot... Read more of this article
Photos & Video: Butterfield & Vallis Food Show
The Butterfield & Vallis Food Show was held yesterday [Oct 14], with chefs from around the island getting a look at a wide range of foods – including fresh, frozen, and dry products – aimed at aiding kitchens throughout Bermuda, with appearances from Sir Russell Coutts, musician Maxi Priest, and even the America’s Cup trophy. The... Read more of this article
Photos & Video: America’s Cup “Prep Rally”
[Updated with photos & video] The City of Hamilton and the Bermuda Tourism Authority [BTA] are inviting the public to attend a “prep rally” today [Oct 12] to get the island fired up for the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series, with six speakers set to offer remarks at the event. The speakers, from whom brief remarks are expected, include... Read more of this article
Photos: New America’s Cup Signs On Seon Place
[Updated] With less than three weeks to go until the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series is held in Bermuda, organisers are working to promote the upcoming event, with workers seen today [Sept 30] putting up large Oracle Team USA/America’s Cup signs on the Seon Place building on Front Street. Six America’s Cup teams are set to compete... Read more of this article
Photos & Video: Oracle Team Sail AC45 Boat
The defending champion of the America’s Cup launched its training boat today [May 4] for the first time and put in over two hours of testing on the future race course of the America’s Cup. “Today is the first day for our AC45 out on the Great Sound. We’ve been working towards this moment for nearly six months since Bermuda was announced as the... Read more of this article
Photos & Video: Team Oracle Base Roof Wetting
The Oracle Team USA base was inaugurated in accordance with local custom during a roof wetting ceremony on Friday evening at Dockyard. Team General Manager Grant Simmer said, “This roof wetting ceremony is a great milestone for Oracle Team USA and all of our partners in Bermuda. It is a celebration of five months of very hard work by all of the contractors... Read more of this article
Photos: Team Oracle Start Arriving In Bermuda
[Updated with aerial photos] Defending America’s Cup champions Team Oracle have started to arrive in Bermuda, with containers carrying their equipment being unloaded earlier today [Mar 31] from the Oleander in Dockyard. Following the discharge of this week’s refrigerated and dry containers and roll on/roll off cargo in Hamilton, Bermuda Container... Read more of this article
Photos & Videos: America’s Cup Celebration
Crowds lined Front Street last night [Dec 3], as the America’s Cup celebration took place, following after the announcement on Tuesday that Bermuda has been selected to be home of America’s Cup in 2017. The actual America’s Cup trophy arrived in Bermuda onboard a private jet earlier that day, and was driven in a motorcade to the Cabinet... Read more of this article
Photos: Fireworks At America’s Cup Celebration
Crowds of people packed Front Street last night [Dec 3] to take part in the evening’s entertainment in celebration of the news that the America’s Cup event will be held in Bermuda in 2017, with the fireworks display ending a day of revelry that included the Cup itself arriving on the island. Front Street was closed off earlier in the evening,... Read more of this article
Photos & Video: America’s Cup At Cabinet Office
The America’s Cup trophy arrived in Bermuda this afternoon [Dec 3], with the private jet carrying the Cup greeted by a water spray by the Airport Division of the Bermuda Fire and Service. After its arrival at the airport, the Cup — with a police escort — was transported to Hamilton in a motorcade, carried in a car bearing the licence... Read more of this article
Photos/Video: RBYC America’s Cup Celebration
Excitement and cheer filled the air at the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club [RBYC] when the America’s Cup organisers revealed today [Dec 2] that Bermuda has been selected to host the 2017 America’s Cup. All eyes were focused on the wall mounted monitor as the press conference live stream showed Commercial Commissioner Harvey Schiller announce Bermuda... Read more of this article
