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Final Training Camp For Team BDA Candidates
Only about half of the 30 remaining candidates trying to make Bermuda’s Red Bull Youth America’s Cup team will advance following a spring training camp next week. Team BDA candidates have been invited to the camp from March 23 to March 27, which will take place at several locations around the island, including the Oracle Team USA base in Dockyard... Read more of this article
Top Youth AC Sailors To See Intense Competition
The Red Bull Youth America’s Cup will bring the best national youth teams to Bermuda for racing in 2017 during the 35th America’s Cup. “Six youth crews will compete in Bermuda through their affiliation with current America’s Cup teams. Up to 10 additional teams will be selected by Red Bull Youth America’s Cup Sport Directors Roman Hagara... Read more of this article
TeamBDA Sailing Hopeful: “I Want To Win!”
On the day registration opened around the world for the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup a contender for the Bermuda team declared: “I want to win!” Mustafa Ingham was speaking this morning alongside the skippers of crews taking part in the opening regatta of the 2016 RC44 Championship Tour in Bermuda from March 2 to March 6. It is the tenth Tour... Read more of this article
Cushi Ming Wins Youth America’s Cup Contest
Bermudian designer Cushi Ming [pictured] has won the competition to design the logo to be worn by members of the team representing the Island in the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup. Team BDA will consist of athletes and sailors representing Bermuda against teams from around the world – all sailing the same boats, AC45s, used in the Louis Vuitton... Read more of this article
Cast A Vote For The Team BDA Youth AC Logo
Team BDA needs a logo for the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup and is asking the public to help select the final version. The voting process is now open on Bernews Facebook page to determine which logo best represents the national pride associated with Team BDA’s entry in the 2017 Youth America’s Cup. The logo will appear on Team BDA fan merchandise,... Read more of this article
30 Left Standing In Quest For Team Bermuda
In the wake of an intensive one-week training camp, 27 hopefuls will advance in the journey to become a part of Team BDA in the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup. There were 46 vying for a spot on the team at the start of the camp on December 27, 2015. Additionally, three candidates with pre-approved excused absences from the December camp are still viable... Read more of this article
Sailing: Team BDA Receives $150K Sponsorship
KPMG in Bermuda has made a six-figure contribution to Team BDA, just as candidates for the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup squad are put through the paces at a week-long training camp. The $150,000 KPMG donation is the sailing team’s first local corporate contribution. KPMG representatives visited the Team BDA training camp this week to observe the... Read more of this article
Youth AC Hopefuls Train At Warwick Camp
Premier Michael Dunkley and Senator Jeff Baron met with some of the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup Team Bermuda hopefuls at Warwick Camp today [Dec 29]. The group of young athletes were taking part in a series of exercises aimed at revealing the top contenders for the final Youth Bermuda team. The aspiring sailors spent three hours with Maj. Martin... Read more of this article
Week-Long Team BDA Training Camp Underway
46 candidates looking to be a part of Team BDA made it through one of three fitness combines this year to become eligible for the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup training camp, which began this weekend. The camp continues daily through January 2, 2016. The open fitness combines for a mixture of athletes and sailors took place in August, September and... Read more of this article
Youth AC Candidates To Attend Training Camp
Candidates for Team Bermuda in the next Red Bull Youth America’s Cup will take part in an intensive one-week training camp from December 27 to January 2, with the performance of candidates at the camp to help the selection committee to determine which athletes should advance. Forty have met the minimum requirements to date and are expected to participate... Read more of this article
Youth AC Team Seeking Communications Help
The committee managing Bermuda’s Red Bull Youth America’s Cup Team is looking to hire a local communications professional or agency to handle public and media engagement. The part-time role is being advertised in local media, on the ACBDA website and is being shared with candidates who have submitted to communications-related ACBDA Requests for... Read more of this article
40 Advance In Youth America’s Cup Process
After two open fitness combines, 40 athletes have met the minimum physical and mental standards necessary to advance in the selection process of the Bermuda Red Bull Youth America’s Cup [RBYAC] team. A third combine in Dockyard will take place December 20, 2015 at 10am for young athletes who have not yet tried out for the team. “We made this initial... Read more of this article
