America's Cup / Emirates Team New Zealand capzide in Bermuda

Peter Burling’s Emirates Team New Zealand suffered a major capsize in their second Louis Vuitton America’s Cup Challenger Playoff Semi-Final race of the day against Sir Ben Ainslie’s Land Rover BAR.

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America's Cup / ORACLE TEAM USA win the point as the Kiwis pick Land Rover BAR

At the conclusion of the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup Qualifiers on Saturday, Emirates Team New Zealand finished second in the final standings, one point behind eventual winners ORACLE TEAM USA. Emirates Team New Zealand have decided to take on Land Rover BAR as their opposition in the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup Challenger Playoffs semi-finals, which start Sunday. 

Crédit : G Martin Raget

America's Cup / End of the first phase of the qualifiers and the game is wide open for Groupama Team France

During this third day of the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup Qualifiers, Groupama Team France helmed by Franck Cammas once again kicked off proceedings, this time against the British team on Land Rover BAR helmed by the four-time Olympic champion Ben Ainslie, before battling the Japanese in the third and final race of the day. In a 15-17-knot breeze, the French team sailed a phenomenal race against the Brits, dominating play brilliantly before bowing to SoftBank Team Japan. After three days of racing, the French have already encountered their five rivals, and are set to tackle the second Round Robin on Tuesday 30 May tied on points with Sweden and Japan. It’s still all to play for.

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Artemis Racing, Emirates Team New Zealand, Land Rover BAR and SoftBank win one and lose one race each

Sir Ben Ainslie was forced to explain a highly dramatic collision in the first day of the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup Qualifiers on Bermuda’s Great Sound.

Crédit : G Martin Raget

America's Cup / 35th America’s Cup Opening Day Weather Forecast

The America’s Cup Village is ready, the teams are prepared and excitement is building for the eagerly anticipated start of the 35th America’s Cup. The weather has been excellent this week, and is forecast to remain good on Saturday (27th May) and next week, however the current forecast for Friday 26th May is showing wind levels gusting above 30 knots in the afternoon. Whilst the wind may drop within the raceable limits of 6-24 knots later in the evening, the safety of both the sailors and spectators is always paramount, and a decision whether to open the America’s Cup Village or not will be taken accordingly.

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A truly bermudaful opening ceremony to the 35th America's Cup

Full details have been announced today about the line-up for the Official Opening Ceremony of the 35th America’s Cup, taking place on the Main Stage in the America’s Cup Village in the Royal Naval Dockyard, Bermuda, from 8.30pm on Friday 26th May. Tickets for the Opening Ceremony are available now from www.americascup.com/tickets.

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AC50 / SoftBank Team Japan Launches America's Cup Class Boat to Win America's Cup

A historic day today at the Dockyards in Bermuda as SoftBank Team Japan unveiled their brand new America’s Cup Class race yacht, Hikari, the next-generation boat designed to win the first ever America’s Cup for a Japanese flagged challenger.

Credit : Matt Knighton/SoftBank Team Japan

AC45 Turbo / Broken wing for SoftBank Team Japan, Dean Barker : "We were pushing the boat hard"

All are safe after a broken wing appendage onboard SoftBank Team Japan’s AC45 Sport ended testing as the sailors pushed the upper wind limit of the platform on the Great Sound in Bermuda.

 

Crédit : Dean Barker

America's Cup / Big Ben takes a big win in Portsmouth

It really was Super Sunday for Ben Ainslie and Land Rover BAR whose second place in the last of Sunday’s three races gave them the overall regatta win at the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series Portsmouth event.

Crédit : R Pinto

America's Cup / "I’m absolutely thrilled with the performance of our team here" said Dean Barker

Perfect winds, cooler temperatures and a record breaking crowd of over 200,000 America’s Cup fans lining Chicago’s Navy Pier, combined to make Super Sunday, the final day of the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series Chicago, an incredible finale for foiling action in the USA.

Crédit : R Pinto

America's Cup / SoftBank Team Japan claims first win in front of huge crowd in Chicago

Up to 1000 boats were ringing the race area just off the city front. Tens of thousands of fans were lining iconic Navy Pier. Bars, restaurants and fan zones were heaving. The best sailors and fastest boats were ready to show what they could do. After phenomenal practice racing on Friday, with two capsizes, the wind took a while to co-operate.

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America's Cup / SoftBank Team Japan completes two month test program with the AC45 Sport

With just over thirteen months until the 35th America’s Cup, SoftBank Team Japan has been wasting no time in their testing program having spent eight solid weeks sailing their AC45 Sport “Otosan” on the Great Sound in Bermuda.

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Vidéo / A man overboard during a training in SoftBank Team Japan

April 5 - During testing in Bermuda, SoftBank Team Japan athlete Winston MacFarlane took an unplanned swim during a gybe. All are safe and accounted for!

America's Cup / “The team reacted really well when the incident happened” said Chris Draper, SoftBank Team Japan

It’s been a demanding week for SoftBank Team Japan after suffering damage to their new AC45 Sport test boat Otosan while practicing on the Great Sound in Bermuda last Friday.

America's Cup / Friday, in Bermuda, "The first day sailing our AC45 Sport boat" Dean Barker, skipper SoftBank

SoftBank Team Japan has been flying high above the Great Sound in Bermuda after launching its AC45 test platform on Friday.

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America's Cup / SoftBank Team Japan and Dean Barker move base to Bermuda

Sailors and their families are in the process of completing the move to their new homes in Bermuda as SoftBank Team Japan ratchets up preparations for the 2017 America’s Cup.

#AmericasCup / Chris Draper joins SoftBank Team Japan : "We’re going to have a fantastic team"

Chris Draper, an Olympic medalist, multiple European and World champion, and America’s Cup helmsman, is joining SoftBank Team Japan. In addition to his sailing duties, Draper will take up the role of Sailing Director and will race with SoftBank Team Japan CEO and skipper Dean Barker as well as General Manager Kazuhiko Sofuku at the first Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series event in Portsmouth, UK next month.

Credit : ACEA/G.Martin Raget

#AmericasCup / Dean Barker named CEO and skipper of SoftBank Team Japan

SoftBank Team Japan will be led by Dean Barker, who has been appointed skipper and CEO of the Japanese challenger.

Credit : Soft Bank Team Japan

AC35 / Team Japan announces challenge for 2017 America’s Cup

SoftBank Corp. and the Kansai Yacht Club announced they have come to an agreement to challenge for the 2017 America’s Cup. As SoftBank Team Japan, the team will compete in the 2015 America’s Cup World Series events, and challenge for the 2017 America’s Cup in Bermuda.

SoftBank Team Japan

The campaign was confirmed today by Kazuhiko Sofuku, “Fuku”, a veteran of four previous America’s Cup campaigns who has been appointed as the team’s general manager.