Italy’s top commercial television network Mediaset will broadcast 10 hours live racing throughout Italy from Naples America´s Cup World Series, running from April 11 to 15, 2012.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors today approved the agreement to host the America’s Cup in San Francisco from September 7 to 22, 2013. One of the most fiercely competitive and sought after trophies in all of sport, the America’s Cup, was first raced in 1851 around the Isle of Wight, 45 years before the modern Olympics.
America’s Cup streamlines and re-organizes staff to promote efficiencies. The staff reductions will impact 14 in San Francisco and another 14 staff at other offices around the world.
The Naples America’s Cup World Series is to begin on April 11, 2012. With all of the fleet races counting towards the final score, teams will need to be at the top of their game from the first start gun. Each race is critical to remain in contention for the Championship heading into Sunday’s big finale.
America’s Cup has received Emmy Nomination for LiveLine Innovation. Developed exclusively for America’s Cup broadcasts by the America’s Cup Event Authority and Sportvision, LiveLine does what was previously impossible: overlay geo-positioned lines and data streams at 2 cm accuracy on live racecourse video shot from rapidly moving helicopter and water-based platforms.
New deal has been submitted to the Board of Supervisors, which supports San Francisco as the host city to the world’s most prominent sailing event, the America’s Cup, in San Francisco during the summer of 2013.
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.
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.
The first 2012 event of the America´s Cup World Series starts in Naples, Italy next month, beginning on Saturday, April 7, with a full afternoon of match racing.