For the first time in 20 years, the live America’s Cup racing will come back to network television in the USA, with the transmission of the final day of competing at the Newport AC World Series on NBC.
Running from June 28 to July 1, the Newport America’s Cup World Series will see the maximum effort of the ORACLE TEAM USA SPITHILL to obtain the overall victory in the final event of the 2011-12 ACWS season.
Following their excellent victory in Venice, the French Energy Team is now preparing for the upcoming Newport America’s Cup World Series, hoping to represent France in the 34th America’s Cup in San Francisco in July 2013, still lacking the support of one or more companies.
With a personal tour by team skipper Jimmy Spithill, the popular rap artist MC Hammer has recently arrived at the ORACLE TEAM USA base, ending up helming the yacht.
With entry deadline recently extended by two months till August 1st, the Team Korea has marked the very first time that a team from Korea challenges for the America’s Cup, by paying entry fee for the next year’s Louis Vuitton Cup.
The 12-story tall wingsail, along with hull crossbeams for the first of two AC72 yachts of the ORACLE TEAM USA, racing in the 34th America’s Cup have been successfully delivered to San Francisco yesterday.
Preparations for the Newport AC World Series are well underway, with ORACLE TEAM USA currently taking the leading position. This famous US team has also taken part in celebrations of the 75th birthday of the legendary Golden Gate Bridge.
Held in San Francisco in August/September 2013, the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup gives a clear path to the America’s Cup to young sailors, aged 19 to 23.
Tickets for the AC World Series, held in Newport, Rhode Island, USA in June, from Tuesday, June 26 through Sunday, July 1, are on sale now. Inaugural America’s Cup World Series Champion is to be decided, with ORACLE TEAM USA currently leading by one point.
Sports Emmy Award for technical innovation has gone to the 34th America´s Cup for using the graphic LiveLine technology to make its races accessible to the worldwide home viewers.
San Francisco as well as Venice are busy with preparations for the 34th America´s Cup. San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee has officially signed the agreement to host the America´s Cup in summer 2013, while Venice in Italy is getting ready for the next edition of the AC World Series.
Hundreds of fans and dignitaries gathered up to celebrate the signing of the agreement for the City of San Francisco to host the America’s Cup in 2013.