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Training Puts Young Sailors To The Test
The teams for the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup continue training, with the six teams in Pool B proving that the future of sailing is bright as they mastered their AC45F catamarans on Bermuda’s Great Sound. Despite sometimes wild and windy conditions that were tough even for the senior teams contending in the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup Challenger... Read more of this article
BTA: Big Week For Nautical & Cultural Tourism
Nautical and cultural tourism activity intensifies in the east and central parts of the island this week with the Marion to Bermuda Race, Superyacht Regatta, J Class Regatta and Bermuda Carnival activities unfolding almost simultaneously, the BTA noted, adding that in addition, the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup gets started in the Great Sound, featuring... Read more of this article
Impact Of Youth America’s Cup On Sailing
Will the young participants of the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup impact the future of the sport? Just ask three of the world’s most decorated sailors. “I think it already has had an impact,” says two-time America’s Cup Champion Jimmy Spithill of Oracle Team USA. “The winning New Zealand team from 2013 has graduated several sailors to Emirates... Read more of this article
Meet Germany’s Youth America’s Cup Team
Collectively, the individual members of SVB Team Germany have won multiple titles ranging from nationals to Europeans and the Junior World Championship. Their skipper Max Kohlhoff knows just what it’s like to take on the planet’s best youth sailors, because he was a bowman for the German team in the 2013 edition of the Red Bull Youth America’s... Read more of this article
Video: Bermuda’s Youth AC Team Highlighted
This week’s ‘Minute with Mikaela’ highlights Bermuda’s team for the Youth America’s Cup, saying, “TeamBDA is Bermuda’s entry into the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup, which was develop to provide a pathway for youth sailors to get into the America’s Cup. “They are the home team and they will be competing against... 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
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
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
Meet Spain’s Youth America’s Cup Team
The sailors of the Spanish Impulse team possess among them 12 world titles, six continental titles and two Olympic team members from Rio 2016. The team was assembled specifically with the goal of sailing for Spain in the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup in Bermuda, with a belief that such experience could be the first step toward becoming the “Spanish... Read more of this article
Premier Meets With Bermuda’s Youth AC Team
Next week, the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup gets underway. The series will see 12 of the best national youth teams from around the world, including Team Bermuda, in competition. As Team Bermuda prepares for the opening qualifiers, the Premier Michael Dunkley took the opportunity to welcome the young sailors to the Cabinet Office to his extend best... Read more of this article
Meet Denmark’s Youth America’s Cup Team
The Youth Vikings Denmark team was initially formed for the first Red Bull Youth America’s Cup in 2013, but while the team showed great potential, they weren’t among the final teams that made the regatta lineup. Today, with new management, the team is looking even more fierce, collectively representing multiple Olympic campaigns and World Championships.... Read more of this article
Meet New Zealand’s Youth America’s Cup Team
The NZL Sailing Team are the defending Red Bull Youth America’s Cup champions, having won the inaugural regatta in San Francisco, USA in 2013. The team’s lineup for 2017 is a well-rounded mix of sailors from Olympic classes, keelboats and catamarans who have won world and national titles. The youth team is racing with guidance from America’s Cup... Read more of this article
TeamBDA To Make History In Youth AC Regatta
TeamBDA will make history in the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup when it takes to the Great Sound in next week’s competition. “In August 2015, a call went out for the best young athletes in Bermuda to try out for TeamBDA, whether they had sailing experience or not. The final team of nine emerged from a series of grueling mental and physical... Read more of this article
