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SAILING’S “ROYALTY” REUNITE IN NEWPORT FOR THE AMERICA’S CUP 12 METRE ERA REUNION PRESENTED BY ROLEX
The members of sailing’s royal court – to large extent – include any veteran of the storied 12 Metre era of America’s Cup racing that stretched from 1958 to 1987. With 80 teams competing as contenders or defenders, there is a cadre of sailors whose involvement in the Cup – as skipper, crew, afterguard, designer, [...]
TEAMORIGIN UPDATE ON DESIGN RESOURCE FOR AC34
TEAMORIGIN today announced that discussions with JYD – Juan (Kouyoumdjian) Yacht design for the 34th America’s Cup are not progressing.
Grant Simmer, who joined TEAMORIGIN in June after 10 years with Alinghi in various senior roles, including design coordinator, has been undertaking a review of the team’s design options.
Simmer holds a strong view [...]
San Francisco announced as sole USA host-city candidate for 34TH America’s Cup
San Francisco has put forward a strong, well rounded venue proposal, and is now the only city in the USA under consideration to host the 34th America’s Cup match. The city is home to the Golden Gate Yacht Club, whose team BMW ORACLE Racing, won the 33rd America’s Cup in Valencia, Spain on 14 February.
The [...]
34TH America’s Cup video talent competition launched today
Do you have what it takes to supercharge the media production of the America’s Cup?
So asks a video posted today on the official 34TH America’s Cup web site, www.americascup.com, that launches the America’s Cup Video Production Competition.
Transforming the video output in a way that excites and engages the biggest ever audience is a primary goal [...]
World Yacht Racing Forum brings light on future of the America
Following over two years of legal disputes regarding the format of the next America’s Cup in the New York Supreme Court, Russell Coutts (CEO, BMW ORACLE Racing) and Brad Butterworth (President, Alinghi),spoke together publically for the first time during last week’s World Yacht Racing Forum in Monaco.
Both Coutts and Butterworth gave individual presentations on their [...]
