The 34th
America's Cup consists of three main stages:
The America's Cup World Series; The Louis Vuitton Cup, and The America's Cup Finals.
The 34th America's Cup The 34th America's Cup brings the
competition for the oldest trophy in international sport back to the United States for the first time in 18 years. And it does so in style, with exciting new boats, a new format for the racing, and television and web coverage that takes the viewer into the racing as never before. There are two new classes of boats;
So, are you wondering what
happening with the America's Cup and when the Cup Finals will actually be? Here's a breakdown of the America's Cup World Series. For updated info, go to
www.48north.com and click on the AC logo. The America's Cup World
Series is a regular circuit of regattas, bringing Cup racing to top venues around the world. The AC World Series allows the teams and their sailors to prepare for the Louis Vuitton Cup, the America's Cup Challenger Series and the America's Cup Finals in the heat of battle. With the switch to the AC45 class
of cutting-edge multihulls, powered by towering wingsails, this time on the race course will benefit all of the sailors. Equally, the regattas are bringing
America's Cup racing to fans around the world, giving hundreds of thousands of people the opportunity to experience the action up close and personal. Both fleet and match racing will be
a part of each event, testing the skill of the crews as never before. The racing will be on the AC45
catamarans and 2012 will see America's Cup World Series events in San Francisco, the host city of the 34th America's Cup. The America's Cup World Series
could continue beyond the 34th America's Cup, allowing for a regular calendar of Cup racing to the benefit of sailors, fans, teams, and all stakeholders.
48° NORTH, JANUARY 2012 PAGE 74 The Challenger will
have to win the Louis Vuitton Cup to earn the right to race the Defender in the 34th America’s Cup. To be contested in 2013 on San Francisco Bay, the Louis Vuitton Cup will see challengers from around the globe battle each other for an opportunity to race in the subsequent
America's Cup Finals. Significantly, 2013 marks the 30th
anniversary of the first Louis Vuitton Cup which took place in Newport, Rhode Island in 1983. It was an auspicious debut, as the winner of the first Louis Vuitton Cup, Australia II, went on to become the first challenger in the 132-history (at that time) of the America's Cup to beat the defender. From that beginning, it was clear the
Louis Vuitton Cup would serve a dual purpose. Firstly, it is used to determine the challenger who will advance to the America's Cup. But of equal significance, it also prepares that challenger, through hard-fought competition, to race on level terms with the Defender. History bears this out. Prior to
the first Louis Vuitton Cup in 1983, no challenger had ever found success in the America's Cup. But now, including that first win by Australia II, the winner of the Louis Vuitton Cup has gone on to claim the America's Cup four out of seven times.
both will be more powerful, more demanding of the crews and faster than anything seen at the America's Cup to date. The AC45 catamarans are racing in the America’s Cup World Series regattas. They have been designed to give new teams an opportunity to learn wing-sailed multihulls as they design and build their own AC72 - the revolutionary catamarans that will be raced in the Louis Vuitton Cup and America's Cup in 2013. Bringing the racing to the people is
a new priority. In addition to near-shore race courses for those on site, television coverage is set to be revolutionized for those further afield. Through new graphics technology, enhanced on board footage, over a dozen on board microphones as well as informed and exciting commentary, watching the story of the 34th America's Cup unfold on TV might just be better than being there to see it in person. Similarly, the online offering will
take advantage of the very latest the web has to offer to develop the characters behind the teams and bring the story alive, anytime, anywhere. In 2013, the race for the America's
Cup will reach its zenith in San Francisco, the host city of the 34th America's Cup. The spectacular natural amphitheater of San Francisco Bay will be the site of the Louis Vuitton Cup challenger selection series as well as the America's Cup Finals. For the latest on the exiting ACWS,
go to
www.americascup.com or click on the icon at
www.48north.com Dates:
Louis Vuitton Cup: 04 July – 1 September 2013 America’s Cup Match (Finals): 7-22 September 2013 courtesy of
www.americascup.com
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