The chairman of America’s Cup marketing arm, Richard Worth will become the head of America’s Cup World Series Development and spearhead what is becoming one of the most important efforts to grow the sport of sailing and the America’s Cup, bringing the race to new and old fans alike through television and the internet.
Following the last competition in San Diego last November, Energy Team has slowly but surely continued to build its project, as it looks forward to the 34th America’s Cup. The main aim of the French challenger at the Naples World Series in Italy will of course be to confirm the good results reached in San Diego last November.
China Team crew have all arrived at the Serenity Marina in Sanya, the China Team base, to start training for the upcoming Naples AC World Series, taking place from April 7 to 15, 2012.
The Tambour Regatta America’s Cup watch developed by Louis Vuitton is designed with the importance of the pre-start in mind. The watch reproduces the five-minute countdown thanks to a specially created movement.
The first 2012 event of the America’s Cup World Series takes place in Naples, Italy next month. The yacht regatta format was released last week.
Naples-based Sudcantieri Superyacht Marina has recently expanded its berthing facilities to accommodate superyachts from 25m-60m in lenght, in preparation for the America´s Cup 2013, which will be hosted by Naples from April 7 to 15.
China Team for the 34th America’s Cup, held in San Francisco in the summer of 2013 announces training base at Sanya Serenity Superyacht Marina in China and starts training for international sailing crew.
America’s Cup Teams arrived in San Francisco the last weekend to see first-hand the vision for the yacht racing. Teams represented this week in San Francisco are from China, France, Italy, Korea, New Zealand, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States.
34th America´s Cup has revealed its race course, stretching across the city shoreline from Piers 27/29 out to near the Golden Gate Bridge.
The First America´s Cup catamaran yacht AC72 is scheduled to be launched in July. As per America´s Cup rules, teams can launch their vessel after July 1.
The America’s Cup Event Authority launched America’s Cup Business Connect, a web-based business portal that will serve as a one-stop shop for local companies to compete for America’s Cup business.
The ground on the Port of San Francisco’s James R. Herman Cruise Terminal at Pier 27 was officially broken on February 1 with a ceremonial mechanized punch through the roof of Pier 27, arranged by the City, Port and Event Authority officials.