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Photos, Videos, Results: America’s Cup Match
It is advantage Peter Burling and Emirates Team New Zealand at the end of day one of the America’s Cup Match, presented by Louis Vuitton. The Kiwi Challengers to Jimmy Spithill’s Oracle Team USA took back-to-back victories in the first two races of the final stage of the 35th America’s Cup, putting them into a 1-0 lead over the Defenders of the... Read more of this article
Videos: Spithill & Burling Before AC Match
Jimmy Spithill, helmsman of America’s Cup Defender Oracle Team USA and rival helmsman Peter Burling of Emirates Team New Zealand came head to head today [June 16] in the official opening press conference of the 2017 America’s Cup Match, presented by Louis Vuitton. The two helmsmen spoke about the forthcoming series of races between their two respective... Read more of this article
Video: AC Village Kids Station Highlighted
This week’s ‘Minute with Mikaela’ highlights the America’s Cup Village Kids Station, saying, “The America’s Cup Village has fun for all ages, especially for children. If you’re taking your children up to see the races, the place there you want to hangout is in the Orbis Kids Zone and the America’s Cup Endeavour Education... Read more of this article
Photos, Video, Results: Superyacht Race Day 3
Overall victory in the highly competitive fleet of six J Class yachts earned the crew of Lionheart the top prize at the second America’s Cup Superyacht Regatta. The record sized J Class fleet was the centre of attention amidst the 20 superyacht crews mustered in Bermuda to enjoy competing against each other and to share in the mounting excitement... Read more of this article
Videos: TeamBDA Advance To Youth AC Finals
TeamBDA triumphantly sailed their way to the finals of the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup after two days of strong racing on the Great Sound. With the support of Bermudians in the America’s Cup Village and on the water, the home team fought hard for their place in the finals of the competition and finished in the middle of the leaderboard with 45... Read more of this article
Bermuda In Third After First Day Of Youth AC
[Updated with video] The Red Bull Youth America’s Cup began today [June 12] on Bermuda’s Great Sound, the same waters that had just seen the conclusion of the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup Challenger Playoffs, and at the end of day one, Bermuda’s team are in third place overall after an impressive first day of Red Bull Youth America’s Cup... Read more of this article
Photos, Results & Video: NZ Defeats Artemis
Peter Burling’s Emirates Team New Zealand has earned a rematch against Oracle Team USA for the 35th America’s Cup. It was a nerve-wracking afternoon for New Zealand fans, who saw the first attempt at sailing race seven abandoned when the wind died. But 10 minutes before the last possible starting time for racing, Regatta Director Iain Murray determined... Read more of this article
Training Puts Young Sailors To The Test
The teams for the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup continue training, with the six teams in Pool B proving that the future of sailing is bright as they mastered their AC45F catamarans on Bermuda’s Great Sound. Despite sometimes wild and windy conditions that were tough even for the senior teams contending in the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup Challenger... Read more of this article
Photos, Video, Results: NZ Sprint To A 4-2 Lead
Sunday dawned with dark clouds and stormy skies in Bermuda and an ominous forecast – rain showers and thunderstorms were expected throughout the afternoon, with winds anywhere from 7 to 17 knots. Peter Burling’s Emirates Team New Zealand started the day with 2-1 lead in the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup Challenger Playoff final over Nathan Outteridge... Read more of this article
Photos, Video, Results: Kiwis Take 2-1 Lead
A man overboard incident on Artemis Racing handed the scoreboard advantage to Peter Burling’s Emirates Team New Zealand squad on day one of the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup Challenger Playoffs Final. Nathan Outteridge, the skipper of Artemis Racing, slid off the back of the Swedish challenger at a critical point in the third race of the day, immediately... 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
AC Photos, Videos & Results: Japan Eliminated
Nathan Outteridge, the skipper of Artemis Racing, woke up Thursday morning staring down a 3-1 deficit in his Louis Vuitton America’s Cup Challenger Playoff semi final match against Dean Barker’s SoftBank Team Japan. But by mid-afternoon Friday, Outteridge and his team had won four consecutive races, claiming the match 5-3, and landing a date in... Read more of this article
Photos, Videos & Results: AC Semi Final Races
Sir Ben Ainslie and Land Rover BAR’s quest to win the 35th America’s Cup came to an early end on Thursday in Bermuda when Peter Burling and Emirates Team New Zealand sealed the British team’s fate by reaching the magic five wins needed to progress to the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup Challenger Playoffs Finals. In the other Semi-Final, Nathan... Read more of this article
Video: NZ Team Working To Be Ready To Race
After the New Zealand team capsized during the fourth race yesterday, the team’s crew have been working around the clock to get the boat ready to race again. Mother Nature gave the team another day to work on the boat, with the America’s Cup Race Management confirming that the races scheduled for today [June 7] have been postponed until tomorrow,... Read more of this article
Video: King Juan Carlos Of Spain Visits AC
His Majesty King Juan Carlos of Spain paid a visit to the America’s Cup Village in Bermuda, touring the premises, chatting with teams, and stopping by to support Spain’s entry into the Youth America’s Cup. King Carlos, who abdicated the throne to his son in 2014, is known for his passion for sailing, having competed in the 1972 Olympics... Read more of this article
AC Playoff Races Postponed Until Tomorrow
America’s Cup Race Management [ACRM], the independent organisation responsible for the rules and regulations of America’s Cup racing, confirmed that the four Louis Vuitton America’s Cup Challenger Playoffs Semi-Finals races scheduled for today [June 7] have been postponed until Thursday 8th June. “The decision to postpone was taken due to... Read more of this article