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.
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.
Running from October 2 to 4, the marine professionals attending this year’s International BoatBuilders’ Exhibition and Conference (IBEX) can profit from the pre-conference all-day workshops, organised by four top marine manufacturers as well as their expert educators one day earlier.
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.
One of the latest concepts created by Laraki Yacht Design is the 163m megayacht Prelude. This exceptional, nine-deck vessel provides her guests with the maximum comfort and luxury. The studio has also designed the 127m motor yacht Privilege One, currently under construction, as well as the 160m S-Cape megayacht.
During an official ceremony held last evening in the ACWS San Francisco Race Village at Marina Green, the 11 skippers leading crews at ACWS San Francisco were introduced.
Fans of the 34th America’s Cup can now enjoy the new AC mobile application America’s Cup, which includes all the fresh news, as well as the newly launched website and the Digital Boathouse, which is a multimedia studio situated in the AC Race Village.
New repair and refit centre in Florida has been opened by Diversified Yacht Services (DYS), equipped with a 150t travel lift for yachts up to 37m, as well as featuring its own marina for yachts up to 26m in length.
Presented by the best experts in their field, the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) will host a series of special sessions on market intelligence for the boating industry during the upcoming International BoatBuilders’ Exhibition and Conference (IBEX).