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Minister Gibbons Trip To France Cost $6,091.05
A trip in September 2016 by Economic Development Minister Dr Grant Gibbons to Toulon, France for the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series event cost $6,091.05, according to a recent listing on the Government’s travel webpage. The trip duration was listed as from Tuesday, September 06, 2016 – Monday, September 12, 2016, and the... Read more of this article
Video: Peter Dill Interns With Oracle Team USA
Meet Bermudian Peter Dill, an intern with Oracle Team USA and part of Bermuda’s Red Bull Youth America’s Cup team. Dill said since he has been interning with the defending America’s Cup champions, he has learned a lot about the boats and the technology that goes into them, and called the experience “really inspiring.” Related... Read more of this article
Adam Barboza: “Once In A Lifetime Opportunity”
Adam Barboza is the Project Manager for America’s Cup Bermuda [ACBDA]. He was involved in Bermuda’s bid for the America’s Cup in his former role as Sports Business Development Manager for the BTA. Mr Barboza was seconded from the BTA to work for ACBDA when Bermuda won the bid and here he explains his role. 1] Tell us a little bit of your background... Read more of this article
America’s Cup Bermuda Hires Deborah Brown
Americas Cup Bermuda [ACBDA] has hired a transportation professional to manage vehicle operations for the 35th America’s Cup. Deborah Brown, Chief Operating Officer of Exclusive Transportation Services and Authentic Bermuda Tours, started the role on September 27 and is looking forward to the challenge of organizing ground transport for next year’s... Read more of this article
2017 America’s Cup Schedule Announced
The full event schedule for the 35th America’s Cup in Bermuda in 2017 has been confirmed, outlining the calendar of almost five weeks of world class sailing action which lies ahead in the beautiful waters of Bermuda, starting on May 26th and finishing on or around June 27th 2017. The opening race of the 35th America’s Cup will be race one of the... Read more of this article
America’s Cup Launches Volunteer Programme
The Bermuda community is invited to take an active role in the 35th America’s Cup by joining the Volunteer Program, ‘First Mates’ presented by XL Catlin. Up to 1,000 volunteers will play an integral part in welcoming the world to Bermuda in 2017 and delivering the 35th America’s Cup which starts on May 26th and runs through the end of June 2017. Together... Read more of this article
AC Endeavour & Orbis Hold Community Day
AC Endeavour and Orbis recently held a Community Day, with over 50 Orbis employees starting their day at AC Endeavour’s West Fort where they learnt more about the AC Endeavour Program, of which Orbis is the leading partner. The employee volunteers were divided into three teams to undertake a range of activities, which included: A unique opportunity... Read more of this article
ACBDA Appoints New On-Water Chairman
A new On-Water Operations Committee Chairman for America’s Cup Bermuda [ACBDA] has been named in the wake of the former chairman’s resignation. “Ralph Richardson, a former Commodore of the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club, held the chairman role from the inception of the committee last year up until September this year. He has resigned due to professional... Read more of this article
America’s Cup Cross Island: “Major Milestone”
The first phase of Cross Island – the land reclamation project in Dockyard – has been completed ahead of schedule and on budget, marking a “major milestone” in Bermuda’s deliverables for the 35th America’s Cup, officials said today. While the infill phase has been completed, the next part of the project involves installing the infrastructure,... Read more of this article
America’s Cup Environmental Responsibility Plan
The America’s Cup Event Authority [ACEA] and the six America’s Cup teams – Oracle Team USA, Land Rover BAR, Emirates Team New Zealand, Artemis Racing, SoftBank Team Japan and Groupama Team France – have announced a Sustainability Charter, an opportunity the ACEA and the teams have embraced collectively in environmental responsibility and positive... Read more of this article
Sandys Students Visit With Oracle Team USA
Sandys Secondary Middle School students have been participating in the AC Endeavour program this week. AC Endeavour is the youth education, sailing and life skills program for Bermuda middle school students run in conjunction with the America’s Cup and Oracle Team USA. Each Friday during the school term, AC Endeavour ‘graduates’ spend part of... Read more of this article
Digicel Named Official Supplier: Land Rover Bar
Digicel Business have announced they will become an official event supplier for Land Rover BAR at the 35th America’s Cup in 2017. The announcement builds on last October’s partnership when Digicel Business provided telecoms solutions, data connectivity and support for the Land Rover BAR team base and Royal Bermuda Yacht Club hospitality base during... Read more of this article
Nina Thompson Enjoying America’s Cup Role
Bermudian Nina Thompson is the Travel Manager for Travel Places Bermuda, the official accommodation supplier for the America’s Cup Event Authority. Her role includes managing accommodation needs for the America’s Cup staff, teams, media, regatta officials, commercial partners, suppliers, dignitaries and other associate personnel for the America’s... Read more of this article
Video: America’s Cup Virtual Wind Tunnel Testing
How can a hightech catamaran be tested? How can engineers analyze the aerodynamical characteristics of such a boat? America’s Cup defending champions Oracle Team USA and their Technology Partner BMW know the answer: it’s CFD. “CFD means computational fluid dynamics, in simple terms: it’s a way to do virtual wind tunnel testings”,... Read more of this article
AC Sailors Celebrate Bart’s Bash On Great Sound
This weekend was Bart’s Bash — the annual celebration of the life of Andrew ‘Bart’ Simpson — with America’s Cup sailors having mini race series in their AC45S training boats on Bermuda’s Great Sound. Each year, tens of thousands take to the water to celebrate the memory of Bart and raise money for the Andrew Simpson Sailing... Read more of this article
Land Rover BAR’s Base Under Construction
Land Rover BAR’s Bermuda base is “rapidly under construction” with “foundations set and framework up,” the sailing team said. A tweet sent by the team says, “Foundations set & framework up, the team’s Bermuda base is rapidly under construction.” Land Rover BAR includes four time Olympic gold medalist... Read more of this article
