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Video: SoftBank Team Japan Exits 35th AC
SoftBank Team Japan‘s challenge for the 35th America’s Cup ended, as the team fell to Swedish Challenger Artemis Racing in a thrilling semi-final matchup in Bermuda. A visibly moved Skipper and CEO Dean Barker addressed the press after the racing highlighting the achievements of the team he and General Manager, Kazuhiko Sofuku, assembled... Read more of this article
“Most Successful May In History Of The Hotel”
The Hamilton Princess & Beach Club has “just completed its most successful May in the history of the hotel” and “paid $200,000 in overtime to our employees,” the Hotel’s General Manager said. General Manager of the Hamilton Princess & Beach Club Allan Federer said, “In response to mounting speculation regarding... Read more of this article
Photos: America’s Cup Endeavour Programme
While teams sail at the America’s Cup, young sailors are also hitting the water as part of the America’s Cup Endeavour Programme. America’s Cup Endeavour, a youth education and community sailing initiative, allows hundreds of young students to learn to sail in both the west end and the east end. In addition to sailing, students are also exposed... 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
Artemis Racing vs SoftBank Japan Racing
It is a day of destiny for rival helmsmen Nathan Outteridge and Dean Barker. With only one berth left in the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup Challenger Playoffs Final, it promises to be yet another day of high drama on Bermuda’s Great Sound, as the pair are set to lock horns in their most decisive America’s Cup battle yet. Outteridge and Barker went... Read more of this article
NBC Sports Blackout Schedule In AC Event
[Updated] One Communications is advising the public that NBC Sports will be “implementing a blackout schedule on Saturday [June 10] and Sunday [June 11] from 2:00 to 4:00pm and continue during the same time period on June 12, 26 and 27 in the event America’s Cup racing is scheduled, however “viewers may continue to follow all the AC35... Read more of this article
Meet USA’s Youth America’s Cup Team
In 2013, there were two US teams in the inaugural Red Bull Youth America’s Cup, and they finished fifth and 10th. This year there’s just one – Next Generation USA, and true to their name, they also want to spark the next generation of American sailors. Next Generation USA — which actually includes a Bermudian member — sees fast, foiling... Read more of this article
Land Rover BAR Eliminated, But Will Be Back
Land Rover BAR’s first Challenge for the America’s Cup ended today [June 8] on the Great Sound, Bermuda, at the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup Playoff Semi-finals, with skipper Sir Ben Ainslie saying a “huge thank you to everyone back home in Britain for supporting us; we will be back next time.” Despite the team’s consistency... 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
TeamBDA To Race In Youth AC Next Week
Bermuda’s own TeamBDA will be racing in the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup Qualifiers on Monday and Tuesday of next week, and all of Bermuda is encouraged to come out and support the team. The team, made up of nine Bermudian youth sailors, will compete in Group B, along with teams from Austria, Great Britain, New Zealand, Spain and the USA. Races... Read more of this article
“Bringing Cup Home” Exhibition At Princess
Hamilton Princess & Beach Club today [June 8] announces the launch of Bringing the Cup Home, The Collection, a collection of paintings by Jeremy Houghton, artist in resident for Land Rover BAR. The collection portrays the team’s lead up to the 35th America’s Cup. The paintings will also raise money for the team’s official charity, the 1851... Read more of this article
America’s Cup Semi-Finals Set To Return Today
The Louis Vuitton America’s Cup Challenger Playoffs Semi-Finals are set to return today [Thursday 7th June] with the rerun of Wednesday’s four postponed races, plus an additional two races, due to take place on the Great Sound. The decision to postpone racing, made by America’s Cup Race Management [ACRM], the independent organisation responsible... Read more of this article
Meet France’s Youth America’s Cup Team
Team France Jeune was born in November 2015 with a team of 10 young sportsmen. From January to September 2016 they sailed the Flying Phantom and the Diam 24, and their competitive highlight so far has been taking first place in the amateur rankings at the Tour de France à la Voile 2016. In September 2016, a second selection appointed 15 sailors to... 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
