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Joint Effort For America’s Cup Security Team
Soldiers from the Royal Bermuda Regiment and officers from the Bermuda Police Service are at the heart of a massive security operation designed to keep the America’s Cup event safe. The Regiment has joined forces with event organisers and island emergency services in a joint effort to safeguard the competition. Rob Walley, coordinator at the Joint... Read more of this article
Sailing’s Next Superstars Fly In First Training
After months of anticipation, the next generation of sailing superstars hit the waves on Bermuda’s Great Sound this week for the first Official Training session ahead of the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup. On the same waters sailed by the senior teams, the six national teams aged 18-24 who form Pool A are training on AC45F catamarans from May 28 through... Read more of this article
Meet Japan’s Youth America’s Cup Team
The only Asian team in the 2017 Red Bull Youth America’s Cup, Kaijin Team Japan was formed in late November 2015 with the support of America’s Cup contender SoftBank Team Japan. Members of the team traveled to Italy, Spain, France, and Bermuda to sail the GC32 before having the opportunity to become the first Red Bull Youth America’s Cup team... Read more of this article
Today’s AC Challenger Playoffs Races Postponed
[Updated with video] The beautiful Bermudian sunshine was out for today’s [June 4] scheduled first set of races in the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup Challenger Playoffs, but unfortunately the required winds for racing were not. America’s Cup Race Management [ACRM] confirmed just after 4.00pm AST that the four scheduled Louis Vuitton America’s... Read more of this article
Video: Preview Of Red Bull Youth America’s Cup
The Red Bull Youth America’s Cup [RBYAC] will bring the best national youth teams to Bermuda for racing in 2017 during the 35th America’s Cup series. Twelve youth teams will take part in this unique series, six youth crews will compete in Bermuda through their affiliation with current America’s Cup teams and six more teams have been selected by... Read more of this article
America’s Cup Challenger Playoffs Are Here
With the conclusion of the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup Qualifiers barely behind us, the action and drama resumes all over again today [Sunday] with the start of the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup Challenger Playoffs. At the conclusion of the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup Qualifiers yesterday [Saturday], Peter Burling’s Emirates Team New Zealand finished... Read more of this article
Rosa’s Fish Sandwiches Popular At AC Village
Rosa’s is known for Tex-Mex style food but more recently, the Hamilton restaurant has become known for Bermuda-style fish sandwiches. Two years ago, they won Bermuda Tourism Authority’s fish sandwich competition, and Rosa’s is serving up the delicious sandwich in the America’s Cup Village to tourists and locals alike, and it’s proving to be... Read more of this article
J Class The History & Connections To The AC
On Tuesday, June 13, The St. George’s Foundation is set to host a talk on the J Class yachts and their connection to the America’s Cup and Bermuda, in anticipation of the Regatta held in Murray’s Anchorage on June 16, 19, and 20. The J Class fleet competed for the America’s Cup in the 1930s and are still considered some of... Read more of this article
AC To Host ‘Conquer Cancer Foundation Days’
The America’s Cup will be celebrating its partnership with the Conquer Cancer Foundation [CCF] by staging two dedicated ‘Conquer Cancer Foundation Days’ in the America’s Cup Village on 10th and 24th June. “The Conquer Cancer Foundation is the Official Cancer Charity of the 35th America’s Cup and was established by the American Society... Read more of this article
Photos, Videos, Results: Oracle Win AC Qualifiers
The Louis Vuitton America’s Cup Qualifiers concluded today [Saturday, 3rd June] with the Defenders of the ‘Auld Mug’ Oracle Team USA beating Emirates Team New Zealand and clinching the crucial top spot in the final leaderboard. That gives the US team a point in the America’s Cup Match, presented by Louis Vuitton, the final round of the events... Read more of this article
Video: Goslings Rum AC TV Commercial
For their first foray into U.S. national television advertising — and to honour the America’s Cup in Bermuda — Goslings Rum will be running television commercials on the NBC and NBCSN networks televised coverage of the sailing extravaganza. Goslings’ advertising agency, Kelley & Company & Etc. developed the creative... Read more of this article
Photos: Youth America’s Cup Practice Session
Red Bull Youth America’s Cup teams from countries including Sweden, Spain, Japan, Denmark, France, and Germany took part in a practice session in Bermuda, with the teams set to race in AC45F – the same boat used by the senior teams during the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series 2015/16. They hit the waters of Bermuda in preparation... Read more of this article
Photos, Videos, Results: America’s Cup Day 7
Perfect winds and blue skies were the backdrop to the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup Qualifiers today. In the first race of the day [Round Robin 2 race 8], Emirates Team New Zealand again showed their pedigree with a near perfect performance, easily overcoming SoftBank Team Japan. The Kiwis, who came into the day sitting second in the standings, just... Read more of this article
AC Weekend Tickets Sold Out In Several Areas
Weekend passes and Grandstand seating at the America’s Cup Village have already sold out for most weekends of the 35th America’s Cup , however General Admission tickets are still available from $20. Since last week’s maximum capacity Opening Ceremony, tickets for Grandstand seating have sold out for every weekend throughout the event, although... Read more of this article
Know The Essentials: America’s Cup Rules 101
America’s Cup Race management is responsible for managing and administering the sporting and competitive rules of the 35th America’s Cup. ACRM is headed by the Regatta Director, Iain Murray, who has been appointed by a majority vote of the Competitors. Iain Murray has independently established ACRM in consultation with the Competitors to serve as... Read more of this article
Photos, Videos, Results: America’s Cup Day Six
The Louis Vuitton America’s Cup Qualifiers burst back into action on the first day of June with all the America’s Cup teams, bar Artemis Racing, in action on the Great Sound. Catching up with the previous day’s race schedule, postponed due to light winds, in the first race of the afternoon [Round Robin 2, Race 4], SoftBank Team Japan gained a... Read more of this article
