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Building Excitement About Japanese Challenge
SoftBank Team Japan general manager Kazuhiko Sofuku, known as “Fuku” in the sailing world, said a ”lot of people have been waiting for this moment and you can feel there is building excitement about a new challenge under the Japanese flag.” Following the team announcing its challenge last week, Fuku must assemble a team to compete at... 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
Video: Team Oracle “Flying” On Great Sound
America’s Cup defending champions Oracle Team USA recently posted a video of them training on the waters of Bermuda’s Great Sound with everything starting out well, and ending with the sailors “flying” off the actual boat. Team Oracle posted the video with the caption, “Helmsman and sailing team manager Tom Slingsby and... Read more of this article
BT Sport & BBC To Broadcast America’s Cup
Beginning with the opening races of the America’s Cup World Series in Portsmouth on July 25th and 26th this summer, BT Sport will offer live coverage of all America’s Cup racing to viewers in the UK and Ireland through to the finals in 2017. The BBC will carry highlights programming from the America’s Cup after acquiring free-to-air broadcast... Read more of this article
America’s Cup: First Sail For Artemis In Bermuda
In preparation for the America’s Cup, Artemis Racing has hit the waters of Bermuda, posting a photo on social media captioned “first sail for Artemis Racing in Bermuda.” The Swedish team is one of five challengers for the 2017 America’s Cup, with Artemis, Ben Ainslie Racing from Great Britain, Emirates Team from New Zealand,... Read more of this article
AC: Community Sailing Project To Create Legacy
The America’s Cup is teaming up with some of the biggest names in the marine industry to launch an ambitious Community Sailing Project, saying the focus is on “leaving a sporting legacy in Bermuda.” “This is an exciting project that builds on something we started during the last America’s Cup,” said Russell Coutts, the CEO of the... Read more of this article
SoftBank Team Japan Enter The America’s Cup
The America’s Cup have confirmed that a Japanese team will enter the race, with SoftBank Team Japan set to compete in the 2015 America’s Cup World Series events and challenge for the 2017 America’s Cup in Bermuda. The statement said, “SoftBank Corp. and the Kansai Yacht Club announced they have come to an agreement to challenge for the... Read more of this article
AC: Butterfield Named Official Bermuda Bank
The Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son Limited has been named the Official Bermuda Bank of the 2017 America’s Cup. Butterfield will provide banking services to the America’s Cup Event Authority [ACEA] and Oracle Team USA. Brendan McDonagh, Butterfield’s Chairman & Chief Executive Officer said, “Butterfield is honoured to have been named... Read more of this article
BEPRO Hosting America’s Cup Lunch ‘n Learn
Bermuda’s Emerging Professionals [BEPRO] invites all to attend its latest Lunch ‘n Learn, an information and question and answer session about the famed America’s Cup with Peter Durhager, chairman of ACBDA Limited. The lunchtime event is scheduled for Thursday April 30, 2015 at the Bermuda Chamber of Commerce from 12 to 1 pm. This latest lunch... 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
Reports: Japanese Team To Join America’s Cup
A Japanese team is expected to announce they will enter the America’s Cup, according to media report from the Japan Times, sailing website Scuttlebutt and the Independent. Scuttlebutt Sailing News reports, “The long-heralded announcement that Japan is to challenge again for the America’s Cup is expected finally to be made by the end of next... Read more of this article
CANAL Acquire America’s Cup Broadcast Rights
French broadcaster CANAL+ has acquired the broadcast rights to the America’s Cup for more than 50 international territories, including France, Monaco, and French-speaking Switzerland. Under the new deal, CANAL+ will broadcast live racing and highlights from all events, including the America’s Cup World Series in 2015 and 2016, and the Red Bull Youth... Read more of this article
