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Budget Extract: Costs For Hosting America’s Cup
By the end of the current 2014/15 fiscal year, Government will have spent $4.66 million on America’s Cup related expenses, and in the upcoming 2015/16 fiscal year, the Government will budget $11.7 million, Finance Minister Bob Richards said during Friday’s [Feb 20] Budget speech. Speaking on this year’s expenses, the Minister said, “By... Read more of this article
PAC Meeting On AC Funding: Summons, Letters
The Public Accounts Committee [PAC] held a meeting today [Feb 12] where they were due to hear testimony from Economic Development Permanent Secretary William Francis on the public funding for the America’s Cup, however Mr Francis did not attend the meeting, with the PAC Chairman saying that he was told that Mr Francis was unwell and working from home... Read more of this article
J Class To Return America’s Cup After 80 Years
The majesty of the J Class era will return to the America’s Cup eighty years after the class last raced for the oldest trophy in international sport. The J Class Association [JCA] and the America’s Cup Event Authority have agreed to stage a J Class regatta in Bermuda in June 2017 between the conclusion of the America’s Cup Challenger Playoffs... Read more of this article
40 Min. Video: America’s Cup Press Conference
Sir Russell Coutts, ACBDA Chairman Peter Durhager, and ACBDA CEO Mike Winfield held a press conference today [Feb 10], where they spoke on various aspects of the America’s Cup including the preparation work, the actual sailing aspects, plans for teams to be based in Bermuda and more. About the ongoing work to prepare the island, Sir Russell said,... Read more of this article
PAC To Deliberate On America’s Cup Funding
[Updated with location change] The Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Public Accounts will conduct a Public Hearing on Thursday, 12th February 2015 at 2:30p.m. in the Library at the House of Assembly. “It is expected that the Standing Committee will deliberate on matters relating to public funding for the America’s Cup, and hear testimony... Read more of this article
NBC Acquire America’s Cup US Broadcast Rights
The America’s Cup announced today they have selected NBC Sports Group as its partner for the upcoming edition of the America’s Cup – including the America’s Cup World Series events [2015-16], and the America’s Cup Qualifiers, Playoffs and America’s Cup Finals [2017]. “We are delighted to announce this agreement with NBC Sports Group,”... Read more of this article
America’s Cup Priority: Marion Bermuda Racers
[Written by Talbot Wilson] Racers entering in the 20th Marion to Bermuda Cruising Yacht Race that starts June 19, 2015 will earn priority status at the Royal Hamilton Amateur Dinghy Club [RHADC] to experience the 2017 America’s Cup being sailed during the month of June. Participating in the 2015 race will act as a warm-up-trip to Bermuda that will... Read more of this article
Artemis: Tricky Venue That Will Demand The Best
Artemis Racing team manager Iain Percy says he’s excited about the prospect of racing in Bermuda, which he is calling a tricky venue where “strategy and tactics will be a big factor.” “I’m really excited about Bermuda,” he says according to the America’s Cup website. “You’ve always had the old adage in the America’s Cup... Read more of this article
Video: Ainslie ‘First To Fly On Bermudian Waters’
A video released by Ben Ainslie Racing provides a look at the America’s Cup team’s early experiences in Bermuda, highlighting their first training sessions on the island as they aim to be “the first to fly on Bermudian waters.” In the video — which includes many shots of Dockyard — Sir Ben says, “This is our... Read more of this article
Plans Submitted For Oracle Team Base
A planning application for a base for Oracle Team USA — which is setting up in Bermuda in advance of the America’s Cup – has been submitted, calling for four new buildings and two floating docks. According to the application [PDF here], the project would see changes at South Basin, South Arm, Dockyard, and Sandys, “involving... Read more of this article
Oracle Team USA Skipper: Fantastic To Get Here
America’s Cup team Oracle Team USA are starting to set up their base in Bermuda, with skipper Jimmy Spithill saying “it’s been fantastic to get here and feel the energy and see the welcoming we’re getting here from Bermudians.” Oracle Team USA, the defending champion, is one of six teams set to compete for the 35th America’s... Read more of this article
Sir Ben Ainslie Pays Premier A Courtesy Call
Captain of Britain’s team challenge for the America’s Cup, Sir Ben Ainslie, stopped in at the Cabinet Office for a courtesy call on Premier Michael Dunkley this afternoon [Jan 19] Sailing’s most decorated Olympic sailor, Sir Ben was called up midway through the 2013 America’s Cup series to help complete the dramatic come-from-behind victory... Read more of this article
