The leading French broadcaster CANAL+ will provide comprehensive live coverage of all the America’s Cup events during the next 18 months comprising this week’s World Series yacht regatta in Naples, Italy. This follows recent broadcast announcements with NBC in the USA, Sky Sports in the UK and Ireland, and Italy’s Mediaset.
Naples AC World Series starts tomorrow in the afternoon. Two new Luna Rossa crews, sailing on home waters, are expected to be near the front of the fleet this week, while Artemis Racing, currently third, will be keen to improve on its podium position, with ORACLE Racing Bundock trying to knock them off.
The fascinating Naples AC World Series opening ceremony was an absolutely spectacular show – at a level not seen before at the America’s Cup World Series. The ceremony took place at the Piazza del Plebiscito, which had seating for one thousand guests. Several thousand others were packed into the large Piazza, which was standing room only.
The second yacht finishing the Rolex China Sea Race was the Neil Pryde´s Hi FI yacht, finishing at 16:00.54 (UTC +8). The next to arrive in Subic Bay at 17:59.19 (UTC +8) was Jelik V and their almost entirely Filipino crew.
Dubois 90 sailing yacht Genuine Risk crossed the finish line of the 2012 50th Anniversary Rolex China Sea Race on Saturday, April 07 at 02:43.26 (UTC +8).
Current fleet leader of the 2012 Rolex China Sea Race, Geoff Hill’s sailing yacht Genuine Risk, is currently (1700 hrs UTC +8) 106.9nm from the finish and is expected to arrive in Subic Bay around 0038 this evening.
Italian yachtsman, Flavio Zamboni, will race at the Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race as interim skipper of Edinburgh Inspiring Capital. Flavio, a 38-year-old yachtsman, who was born in Venice and lives in Southampton, UK, has a competitive racing background.
Russell Coutts, CEO of the current America’s Cup champions ORACLE Racing-Team USA will be attending the Hainan Rendez-Vous, held from 6 to 8 April, 2012 in Sanya, China as a VIP guest and will be a special guest of honor of China Team.
LOICK and BRUNO PEYRON, two French challengers for the 34th America´s Cup from Energy Team France will meet Michel Dejoie from Nautical Channel for an exclusive all sails hands on interview.