Tuesday 2 October will be marked by the start of the second 2012-13 America’s Cup World Series, attended by AC45 catamaran yachts and hosted by San Francisco Bay. This popular event will last until October 7.
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.
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.
With only one month to go to the Venice AC World Series, it can be said that the AC World Series reached a new level, both on as well as off the water, with great crews racing – the same ones also expected to compete in Venice.
Light, offshore winds battling with an onshore swell, offered new challenges to the nine teams competing in the 34th America’s Cup World Series in Naples, Italy, on Friday.
Moët & Chandon has been announced as the official champagne of the 34th America’s Cup. Moët & Chandon is the champagne of success and glamour since 1743. Renowned for its achievements, firsts and legendary pioneering spirit, Moët & Chandon is the Maison that introduced champagne to the world.
The racing has never been more competitive. The addition of the two Luna Rossa crews has ratcheted up the intensity level on the race course. Dean Barker’s Emirates Team New Zealand and Jimmy Spithill’s ORACLE Racing, separated by just one point on the 2011-12 AC World Series leaderboard, resumed battle on day one in Naples, and not surprisingly, neither team would give an inch. After two races, both have posted one-three on their scorecard to lead the fleet.
America’s Cup Hall of Fame welcomes the next three inductees in 2012, coming from three distinct America’s Cup eras. Two of them are Americans and one is Italian. Established in 1992 the America’s Cup Hall of Fame celebrates and recognizes the achievements of individuals within the sport of sailing and in particular the America’s Cup competition.