The 2013 America’s Cup program in San Francisco offers up to 55 days of racing, including the Louis Vuitton Cup, America’s Cup Finals and Red Bull Youth America’s Cup. Four challengers entered in Louis Vuitton Cup. The first competing in the 2012-13 AC World Series in San Francisco will run from August 21 to 26, attended by 11 crews.
The organisers of the 2012-13 AC World Series have unveiled the format of competition for the upcoming season, with each race kicking off on Wednesday, with a gran finale on Sunday.
Now measuring 63 meters in length, the luxury charter yacht SuRi has been recently re-launched, following an extensive refit as well as extention by Bay Ship and Yacht Co. This spectacular expedition vessel can now accommodate a total number 18 guests, boasting two new full beam guest cabins.
Following their excellent victory in Venice, the French Energy Team is now preparing for the upcoming Newport America’s Cup World Series, hoping to represent France in the 34th America’s Cup in San Francisco in July 2013, still lacking the support of one or more companies.
With entry deadline recently extended by two months till August 1st, the Team Korea has marked the very first time that a team from Korea challenges for the America’s Cup, by paying entry fee for the next year’s Louis Vuitton Cup.
The 12-story tall wingsail, along with hull crossbeams for the first of two AC72 yachts of the ORACLE TEAM USA, racing in the 34th America’s Cup have been successfully delivered to San Francisco yesterday.
Held in San Francisco in August/September 2013, the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup gives a clear path to the America’s Cup to young sailors, aged 19 to 23.
Sports Emmy Award for technical innovation has gone to the 34th America´s Cup for using the graphic LiveLine technology to make its races accessible to the worldwide home viewers.
San Francisco as well as Venice are busy with preparations for the 34th America´s Cup. San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee has officially signed the agreement to host the America´s Cup in summer 2013, while Venice in Italy is getting ready for the next edition of the AC World Series.
Hundreds of fans and dignitaries gathered up to celebrate the signing of the agreement for the City of San Francisco to host the America’s Cup in 2013.
ORACLE Racing will kick off its 2013 training program at Marsden Point in Northland, New Zealand. This location has been selected thanks to being situated quite close to Core Builders Composites in Warkworth, the company which constructs plenty of the key components for ORACLE Racing’s two AC72 wingsail catamaran yachts.
Some of the crew racing in the Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race have been laid low by sea sickness after the first night at sea. It can happen to new joiners and hardened round the worlders alike but soon passes. Since their departure from San Francisco Bay two distinct sets of tactics have opened up with New York hugging the Californian coast line while the other nine teams head offshore.