Designs for a replica of J Class sailing yacht Yankee have been proudly unveiled by Dykstra Naval Architects and Holland Jachtbouw. The original Yankee participated in the round robin series to defend the America’s Cup in 1930.
The first tickets are for the America’s Cup World Series, Portsmouth are now available. The event will run from July 23 to 26, 2015.
Showcasing the tradition of the event, the majestic titans of the 1930s will return to the America’s Cup after 80 years. J Class yachts will compete in the J Class regatta, scheduled for June 2017.
NBC has acquired the US broadcast rights for the upcoming 35th America’s Cup. The first event of the America’s Cup World Series will take place on June 6 to 7 in the fabulous Cagliari yacht vacation destination, nestled in Sardinia, Italy.
Last week saw Ben Ainslie Racing (BAR) test the waters of the America’s Cup’s recently announced location of Bermuda. The team’s objective for the training camp was to get acclimated with the conditions on the race course area and to work on improving its foiling skills.
Following a very successful first edition last year, the second Red Bull Youth America’s Cup will return in 2017, with qualifying kicking off from 2016.
Bermuda was announced as the home for the 2017 America’s Cup at a press conference in New York on Tuesday, December 2, 2014. The second edition of the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup was also confirmed during the press conference.
The America’s Cup World Series, the preliminary race series of the 35th America’s Cup, will be hosted by Portsmouth, a city on the south coast of the UK over the next two years.
Bermuda will play a host to the America’s Cup World Series in 2015. This is the first stage of competition in the 35th America’s Cup and is set to kick off next summer.
The six America’s Cup teams have agreed to convert the existing fleet of AC45 sailing yachts into hydrofoiling catamarans for racing in the America’s Cup World Series (ACWS).
Harvey Schiller has been appointed as Commercial Commissioner for 35th America’s Cup. The new role will give Schiller responsibility for supervising, managing, as well as protecting the commercial interests of the America’s Cup.
Six teams have entered the race for the 35th America’s Cup, including ORACLE TEAM USA – the winner of the last two America’s Cup matches.