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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
Video: Bermuda Logo During AC Race In France
Bermuda received some exposure during the recent Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series in Toulon, France, with the island’s signature pink tourism logo featured on the water during a broadcast of the event. Glenn Jones of the Bermuda Tourism Authority said, “Both on television and with our marketing activations at venues around the... Read more of this article
AC Sailing To Be Broadcast In 20 African Nations
Kwesé Sports, Econet Media’s sports content platform, has secured an exclusive broadcast deal with the America’s Cup Event Authority, giving the African broadcaster exclusive multiplatform rights to broadcast live America’s Cup programming and highlights across 20 African countries. The agreement, which is effective immediately, is for the... Read more of this article
Team Japan Begin Construction Of New Boat
SoftBank Team Japan officially began construction of their new America’s Cup Class [AC50] yacht this week with the fabrication of two carbon fibre bow-sections at a Yamaha production facility in Gamagori, Japan. Once completed, the new yacht will be delivered to Bermuda in January 2017 where the team will begin testing it in preparation for the 35th... Read more of this article
Video: Oracle Team Is “Flying Low, Flying High”
In a video dubbed “Flying Low, Flying High,” Oracle Team USA compares America’s Cup sailing with a rigid wing to aviation itself, with Skipper Jimmy Spithill and Aerobatic Pilot Sean D. Tucker combining to highlight the similarities. In the video by John von Seeburg, Mike Herbener, and Tim Davis for Oracle Team USA, Spithill –... Read more of this article
Video: America’s Cup Liveline, FlyTime Graphics
Start line, boundary, 100 metres line: those are only a few graphics shown during an America’s Cup race, with the concept behind them to make the story telling much easier for the viewers and the commentators. Since Portsmouth, there’s been a new graphic called BMW FlyTime. In the video below, Tucker Thompson, the host of the 35th AC, and... Read more of this article
Video: America’s Cup ‘Phenomenon Of Foiling’
Oracle Team USA skipper Jimmy Spithill and Performance Manager Ian Burns recently discussed the “phenomenon of foiling” in a video, comparing foiling to “flying” and saying “it’s something that every time brings a smile to your face.” Team skipper Jimmy Spithill said, “The feeling for me was foiling was... Read more of this article
Emirates Team Launch Custom Designed Boat
Emirates Team New Zealand celebrated a long awaited milestone this week at their base in Auckland by launching their first custom designed development boat. The 45 foot catamaran has been in the process of being built for the past six months and has taken a dedicated team of boat builders and sub contractors over 35,000 hours to construct, with the... Read more of this article
America’s Cup Chicago To Be On Local TV
The Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series Chicago — a qualifying event for the 2017 America’s Cup in Bermuda — is set to take place at Navy Pier from June 10 to 12, with ZFB channel 7 to air the action. The local times to tune in to catch the event are from 3.30pm to 5.00pm on Saturday, June 11, and from 3.30pm to 5.00pm on Sunday,... Read more of this article
Artemis Yacht Construction Begins In Sweden
While Artemis Racing’s design and build group continues to operate in Alameda, CA, and the team’s sailing operation is fully underway in Bermuda, but the team has also been quietly building its footprint back home in Sweden. “We’ve been in Sweden to build the hulls and bows of our America’s Cup Class Yacht, because under the America’s Cup... Read more of this article
Logic Selected As Softbank Team Japan Supplier
Logic today [May 25] announced it has been selected as Official Supplier to SoftBank Team Japan. The team members have moved to Bermuda and established a team base at Royal Naval Dockyard in preparation for the 35th America’s Cup to be held in Bermuda in June 2017. Logic will provide dedicated off-island bandwidth that is supported by a diverse back-up,... Read more of this article
Meet The Design Director For ACEA: Lyn Winford
Lyn Winford is Design Director for America’s Cup Event Authority [ACEA], and is a major part of the design team that creates all the artwork for the America’s Cup including decals on the boats, banners in the event villages around the world, the America’s Cup Endeavour Program logo and sails and much more. Her role includes layout/design, art... Read more of this article
