Around 150,000 spectators gathered in San Francisco Bay to watch the first America’s Cup World Series in the host city of the 2013 America’s Cup. A huge success of this popular race is still present in the city.
The luxury sailing Esimit Europa 2 has smashed the 2003 record set by the Wally superyacht Nariida. Dubois designed 66m luxury yacht Aglaia will attempt to break it this September.
Measuring 30 meters in LOA, the luxury sailing yacht Esimit Europa 2 and her 18 crew have broken another record, following a huge success at the Giraglia Rolex Cup. Departing from Monaco, this spectacular sloop reached Porto Cervo in Sardinia in incredible 5 hours 11 minutes 17 seconds.
The overall winner of the 2012 Newport Bucket Regatta has become the 102ft sailing yacht Indio, designed by German Frers and built by Wally. She has also won in her Gazelles class, while Sejaa yacht took first place in the Mademoiselle class. The next year’s regatta will run from August 23 to 25.
The overall winner of the ACWS San Francisco has become ORACLE TEAM USA Coutts, followed by ORACLE TEAM USA Spithill and Artemis Racing White, respectively. The next ACWS race in San Francisco will run from October 2 to 7.
ORACLE TEAM USA Spithill keeps its leading position, gaining the total number of 61 points and taking first position in the leaderboard. The American team is followed by Energy Team and Team Korea, respectively.
Racing Day 3 of the ACWS San Francisco was marked by a collision caused by the ORACLE TEAM USA Coutts, bringing this team to 10th position in the leaderboard, while Team Korea reached 2nd place, following ORACLE TEAM USA Spithill.
Luxury sailing yacht Esimit Europa 2 is currently getting ready to participate in the 2012 Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup, kicking off in Sardinia’s Porto Cervo on September 2. She will do her best to beat the 2003 record, set by the luxury yacht Nariida.
Crews competing in this year’s Audi Hamilton Island Race Week could enjoy the perfect weather conditions on the penultimate day of racing, after the foggy and rainy weather from the day before.
Racing Day 2 was very successful for the home team, ORACLE TEAM USA, taking the leading position. The ORACLE TEAM USA Spithill has thus gained 22 points up to now.
Yesterday, 22 August, saw the start of the America’s Cup World Series in San Francisco, as the first event of the 34th America’s Cup on San Francisco Bay. Both the Luna Rossa team as well as the Ben Ainslie’s J.P. Morgan team were very successful on the first day of racing.
The Newport Shipyard is currently preparing for the 10th edition of the Newport Bucket Regatta, kicking off tomorrow. 17 luxury yachts measuring from 72 to 156 feet in length will attend, with the race debut for the 148ft superyacht Lady B by Vitters and Dubois.