James Spithill, the youngest skipper to win the America’s Cup, continued an unbroken record today at the Louis Vuitton Trophy Dubai as his BMW Oracle Racing team posted two more victories in close match racing. The American team’s record is 6-0 and six points.
The Synergy Russian Sailing Team and Emirates Team New Zealand both featured in come-from-behind victories during close competition today at the Louis Vuitton Dubai but it is James Spithill’s American team BMW Oracle Racing that enjoys first place with a perfect 4-0 score.
James Spithill, winner of the 33rd America’s Cup and defender of the 34th America’s Cup, topped the standings on the opening day of racing in the Louis Vuitton Trophy Dubai.
The final Louis Vuitton Trophy event is scheduled to start in Dubai on Sunday November 12th 2010, featuring six of the top international sailing teams in the world.
The World Sailing Teams Association (WSTA) has appointed Mikhail Tuzov (RUS) and James Farmer (NZL) as directors to the board of America’s Cup Race Management (ACRM) as per the Protocol for the 34th America’s Cup.
Final regatta of the Louis Vuitton Trophy will be raced in Dubai, starting on 14th November running through to 27th November 2010.
The World Sailing Teams Association, together with Louis Vuitton and the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club, has announced that preparations for the proposed Louis Vuitton Trophy Hong Kong in January 2011 have ceased. The Dubai event, held in November 2010, will be the “last regatta.”
The gala dinner at Porto Arsenale lowered the curtain of Louis Vuitton Trophy La Maddalena that witnessed Emirates Team New Zealand winning by a hair. Russia’s Synergy threatened up to the last minute that, after two convincing victories, lost 3-2.
Yves Carcelle, chairman and CEO of Louis Vuitton Malletier, has been awarded the New Zealand Order of Merit. The announcement was made in New Zealand on Monday morning, and in La Maddalena, Sardinia, on Sunday night during the prize-giving dinner of the Louis Vuitton Trophy.
Emirates Team New Zealand is a finalist at the Louis Vuitton Trophy La Maddalena after an extraordinary drawn-out day of light air sailing on the Golfo […]
Five races confirmed four powerful semi-finalists today for the Louis Vuitton Trophy La Maddalena. They are the French/German boat All4One, Sweden”s Artemis, Emirates Team New Zealand and SYNERGY Russian Sailing Team.