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.
America’s Cup Teams arrived in San Francisco the last weekend to see first-hand the vision for the yacht racing. Teams represented this week in San Francisco are from China, France, Italy, Korea, New Zealand, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States.
The First America´s Cup catamaran yacht AC72 is scheduled to be launched in July. As per America´s Cup rules, teams can launch their vessel after July 1.
The America’s Cup Event Authority launched America’s Cup Business Connect, a web-based business portal that will serve as a one-stop shop for local companies to compete for America’s Cup business.
The ground on the Port of San Francisco’s James R. Herman Cruise Terminal at Pier 27 was officially broken on February 1 with a ceremonial mechanized punch through the roof of Pier 27, arranged by the City, Port and Event Authority officials.
The 34th America´s Cup, to be held in San Francisco in 2013 has revealed its sustainability plan to become a model sporting event and leave a positive legacy in the community as well as on the sport of sailing.
Green Comm Racing brings together Lombardy and Valencia, in its challenge for the 34th America’s Cup in San Francisco by promoting the values of sustainability.
Luna Rossa Challenge 2013 team and The Circolo della Vela Sicilia team have been successful with their Notice of Challenge by the Golden Gate yacht Club for the 34th America´s Cup held in San Francisco in September 2013.
34th America´s Cup becomes “more than a sport” thanks to the ocean health improvement program created by the partnership of ACEA and AC Healthy Ocean Project, together with other leading ocean conservation field companies.
With San Francisco receiving extra attention from sailing fans courtesy of the America’s Cup, it comes as no surprise that the Bay will be bustling with additional activity this fall when the 2011 Rolex Big Boat Series gets underway. Scheduled for September 8-11 and hosted by St. Francis Yacht Club, the event is in its 47th year and shows no signs of slowing down.
For U.S. sailors in northern latitudes, the yacht club commissioning ceremonies taking place over the next few weekends are just the latest signal that the 2011 sailing season is about to kick into high gear. And while it may be too early to place odds on which outstanding male and female sailor will ultimately be recognized as US SAILING’s 2011 Rolex Yachtsman or Yachtswoman of the Year, it has been announced that 32nd presentation of the awards will take place at St. Francis Yacht Club (San Francisco, Calif.) in February, 2012.
For the second time in America’s Cup history, China has entered a team to challenge for the oldest sporting trophy in the world, and bring it to China. The Team is to Feature Mainly Chinese Sailors, on a China-Built Boat