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Sept. 9-11 – Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series Set to Foil Over the Mediterranean Sea

Groupama Team France is revved up. Toulon is the only port in France to ever host an America’s Cup World Series regatta. Toulon and the urban community Toulon Provence Méditerranée, along with partnering communities, want  to make this sporting event a spectacular and memorable event for everyone. Starting with a parade of sails off Mourillon Beach on Fri., Sept. 9, the practice racing starts with both one-on-one racing in the America’s Cup format and fleet racing between the six competing teams.  These warm-up race results will only will only be counted if racing cannot be completed on one of the following days due to meteorological conditions.

Photo/ACEA - GIles Martin Paget

Photo/ACEA – Giles Martin Paget

Spectators can view from shore along the Mourillon beaches or from the water once registered online. Those of us nine hours behind will have to view the races on the America’s Cup App. 

Just announced: Coverage Available on NBCSN, NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports App on Sun. Sept. 11 at 7pm PDT

Toulon is located in South East France between Nice and Marseillee. Toulon Provence Méditerranée is a wonderful destination for the Epicures with their daily Farmers Markets, delectable Provençal cooking, wines of Bandol and Côtes de Provence, olive oil, honey, nougat, fig, goat cheese and more!

Photo/ACEA

Photo/ACEA

Groupama Team France will have the rare privilege of performing in front of their fellow countrymen. Let’s hope they have more wins like they had in Portsmouth in July 2016.

The schedule follows:

FRIDAY 9th SEPTEMBER 2016 – PRACTICE DAY

  • 11:00 Village and Corporate Hospitality opens
  • 13.30 AC45 Race Yachts Fly-by in front of the Mourillon beaches
  • 14.00 Practice Races . Fly-by after Practice Races
  • 16.30 Poster signing at Science and Sea City
  • 19.00 Village and Hospitality closes
  • 19.00 Opening Ceremony Main stage at Mourillon beaches

SATURDAY 10th SEPTEMBER 2016 – RACE DAY 1

  • 11:00 Event Village and Corporate Hospitality Opens
  • 13:00 Dock-out show (main stage)
  • 14:00 Fly-by in front of Mourillon beaches
  • 14:30 Race 1/2/3
  • 16:00 Racing Ends
  • 16:00 Fly-by along the beach at the end of racing
  • 16:30 Posters signing / Stage Q&A
  • 19:00 Event Village and Hospitality closes
  • 21.00 “As the World Tipped” on main stage (free to the public)
  • 22.30 The Avener DJ concert on main stage (free to the public)

SUNDAY 11th SEPTEMBER 2016 – RACE DAY 2 

  • 11:00 Event Village and Corporate Hospitality opens
  • 13.00 Dock-out show (main stage)
  • 14:00 Fly-by in front of Mourillon beaches
  • 14:30 Race 4/5/6
  • 16.00 Racing Ends
  • 16.00 Boats on presentation moorings in front of Mourillon’s beaches
  • 16.45 Prize Giving Ceremony on the main stage
  • 18:00 Event Village and Hospitality closes

 

By |2016-09-08T12:55:12-07:00August 31st, 2016|Tags: , , , , |0 Comments
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Ben Ainslie and Land Rover BAR Win Portsmouth World Series

Portsmouth really changed things up in the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series. The fact that every hotel was sold out may have contributed to the fervor that propelled Land Rover BAR to win the Portsmouth leg of the World Series.

Louis Vuitton America's Cup World Series Portsmouth - Photo - Ricardo Pinto/ACEA 2016

Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series Portsmouth – Photo – Ricardo Pinto/ACEA 2016

 

 

Overall Results for Portsmouth’s Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series:

  1. Land Rover BAR 82
  2. ORACLE TEAM USA 81
  3. SoftBank Team Japan 69
  4. Emirates Team New Zealand 62
  5. Groupama Team France 58
  6. Artemis Racing 53

    Duke & Duchess of Cambridge congratulate Land Rover BAR's win in Portsmouth Photo - Ricardo Pinto/ACEA 2016

    Duke & Duchess of Cambridge congratulate Land Rover BAR’s win in Portsmouth Photo – Ricardo Pinto/ACEA 2016

The Portsmouth win put Land Rover BAR in first place overall, to the disappointment of Emirates Team New Zealand who held that position until this weekend and is now in third place overall with ORACLE TEAM USA in second place.

World Series Overall

Photo- Ricardo Pinto/ACEA 2016

Photo- Ricardo Pinto/ACEA 2016

  1. Land Rover BAR 367
  2. ORACLE TEAM USA 366
  3. Emirates Team New Zealand 357
  4. SoftBank Team Japan 328
  5. Artemis Racing 315
  6. Groupama Team France 292

Next stop: Toulon France Sept. 8-11 then Fukuoka Japan in November.

All Race Results

Race Day 1

R 1

  1. Groupama Team France 10
  2. ORACLE TEAM USA 9
  3. Emirates Team New Zealand

R2

  1. Land Rover BAR 10
  2. ORACLE TEAM USA 9
  3. SoftBank Team Japan 8

R3

  1. Land Rover BAR 10
  2. Groupama Team France 9
  3. SoftBank Team Japan 8

 

Photo - Ricardo Pinto/ACEA 2016

Photo – Ricardo Pinto/ACEA 2016

Race Day 2

R 4

  1. Land Rover BAR 20
  2. ORACLE TEAM USA 18
  3. Emirates Team New Zealand 16

R5

  1. ORACLE TEAM USA 20
  2. Land Rover BAR 18
  3. SoftBank Team Japan 16

R6

  1. ORACLE TEAM USA 20
  2. Land Rover BAR 18
  3. SoftBank Team Japan 16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By |2016-07-25T09:40:39-07:00July 25th, 2016|Tags: , , |0 Comments
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AC45s Foiling It Out in Portsmouth, UK – July 22-24

The races are back in Portsmouth, UK, home of Ben Ainslie Racing (Land Rover BAR) after one year of globetrotting to Sweden, Bermuda, Oman and two stops in the U.S.A. Portsmouth is hosting the July 22-24 Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series regatta. Check out the Events Guide and don’t miss the BMW Blokarts. Schedule:

  • Fri., July 22  –  Opening Ceremonies & Practice Racing
  • Sat., July 23  –  Race Day 1 – Racing begins at 1:30pm (1330 hrs)
  • Sun., July 24 –  Race Day 2 – Racing begins at 1:30pm (1330 hrs); Awards Ceremony 4pm (1600 hrs)

    Land Rover BAR - Photo/Ricardo Pinto

    Land Rover BAR – Photo/Ricardo Pinto – ACEA 2016

Skipper and team principal Ben Ainslie has his eye on winning the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series this weekend, not to mention bringing the trophy home for the first time in the America’s Cup 165 year history in 2017. However, both BAR and Emirates Team New Zealand (in first place overall) lost  crew to the Olympics in Rio. Yet, it did not seem to make any difference today as BAR took first place  by one minute in practice Race 1 , as seen in this brief video by Portsmouth Locals. They took a first in Race 2 and two thirds in practice Race 3 and 4. Conditions were tricky today with light winds and negligible opportunities for foiling most races.

Race 4 is the practice race that will be substituted should conditions prevent racing on Saturday. Race 4 results: Emirates Team New Zealand took first and SoftBank Team Japan beat out BAR for a second place.

Skipper Dean Barker, SoftBank Team Japan - Photo Shawn Roster/Team Origin

Skipper Dean Barker, SoftBank Team Japan – Photo/Shawn Roster/Team Origin 2016

Prior to the weekend, skipper & CEO Dean Barker with Softbank Team Japan reflected on this past year and the progress made by his new team. “It’s been massive changes since we were here last year. The whole team is assembled, we’ve grown to have over 40 people in Bermuda, feels like we’ve been making some real progress in how we’re competing in the World Series (americascup.com).”  In the Chicago World Series in June 2016,

Photo/Ricardo Pinto - ACEA 2016

Photo/Ricardo Pinto – ACEA 2016

Softbank took an exciting first place in Race 4 and came in 3rd overall, placing them at the podium for the first time.

Overall results after Chicago’s regatta for the  Louis Vuitton America’s Cup  World Series:

  1. Emirates Team New Zealand 295
  2. Land Rover BAR 285
  3. ORACLE TEAM USA 285
  4. Artemis Racing 262
  5. SoftBank team Japan 259
  6. Groupama Team France 234

The races gear up tomorrow at 1:30pm.

Photo/Ricardo Pinto

Photo/Ricardo Pinto

By |2016-07-22T14:37:30-07:00July 22nd, 2016|Tags: , , , , |0 Comments
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Artemis Racing Prevail in World Series Regatta in Chicago

Crowds fill Navy Pier in Chicago/Photo - Ricardo Pinto/ACEA 2016

Crowds fill Navy Pier in Chicago/Photo – Ricardo Pinto/ACEA 2016

After an exciting Super Sunday of racing, Artemis Racing win the regatta with 61 points, followed by Land Rover BAR with 58 and SoftBank Team Japan with 56 points. It’s the first time SoftBank is at the podium (in the top three) in the 2015-16 Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series. Skipper Nathan Outteridge led the Swedes in this well-deserved victory.

Photo - Ricardo Pinto/ACEA

Photo – Ricardo Pinto/ACEA

They seemed to sail perfectly in the seven leg races, despite near collisions, penalties and what looked like drag racing all around them. Artemis Racing steered clear of the crowds most of the time and maintained a steady course.

The Sperry Play of the Day on Super Sunday is Artemis Racing’s spectacular win in Race 3 of the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series Chicago. They had strong placement in the other three races – two 2nd place wins and one 4th place, which helped secure the weekend win. This is Artemis Racing’s first event win since the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series Bermuda in 2015.

Photo- Ricardo Pinto/ACEA 2016

Photo- Ricardo Pinto/ACEA 2016

SoftBank Team Japan, the newest team to join the America’s Cup competition, really started to shine on Lake Michigan with ceo/skipper Dean Barker and crew taking first place in the practice/substitute race on Fri. (their first win).  This race did count on Saturday, as racing was abandoned due to lack of wind in the windiest city. On Sunday, Mother Nature looked favorably upon the regatta with perfect weather for sailing and SoftBank took another first place in the third race of the day.

Barker commented, “We took away a lot of self confidence. I’m really happy with the progress…starting with winning the substitute race. ” SoftBank Team Japan will be one to watch as we go forward.

Unfortunately, in that same substitute race on Fri., the home team capsized, recovered

Photo- Ricardo Pinto/ACEA 2016

Photo- Ricardo Pinto/ACEA 2016d, recovered

quickly, but still landed in 6th place. On Sat., ORACLE fans who turned out in throngs, hung in there though there was no wind. When the winds finally did come up, it was after the official Race 3 start time, but they raced anyway and it was classified as a substitute race. In that race, ORACLE TEAM USA took a strong 2nd place and the crowds roared.

Next Stop: England. Back to Portsmouth, HQ to Land Rover BAR, Jul. 21-24, with race days Jul. 23-24.

Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series Overall Standings:

  1. Emirates Team New Zealand – 295
  2. Land Rover BAR – 285
  3. ORACLE TEAM USA (tied for 2nd) – 285
  4. Artemis Racing – 262
  5. SoftBank Team Japan – 259
  6. Groupama Team France – 234
By |2016-06-14T07:38:00-07:00June 13th, 2016|Tags: , |0 Comments
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Land Rover BAR Win Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series Regatta in Oman

Land Rover BAR up on foils Racing Day 2 Photo: Ricardo Pinto, ACEA

Land Rover BAR up on foils Racing Day 2 Photo: Ricardo Pinto, ACEA

Despite a penalty and collision with Groupama Team France on Racing Day 1 and two penalties at the start on Racing Day 2, Ben Ainslie’s Land Rover BAR maintained their lead and win the America’s Cup World Series event in Oman.

Today’s wins position Land Rover BAR 2 points ahead of ORACLE TEAM USA in Oman and 1 point behind them overall (see below).

Overall Results from the weekend races in Oman:

  1. Land Rover BAR                       76
  2. ORACLE TEAM USA                  74
  3. Emirates Team New Zealand 70
  4. Groupama Team France         68
  5. SoftBank Team Japan              61
  6. Artemis Racing                        56

The six contenders for the 2017 America’s Cup went into this weekend’s regatta with the following scores from the 2015 World Series races with overall 2015-16 running totals as of the end of today:

  1. Emirates Team New Zealand         122 (192)
  2. ORACLE TEAM USA                         112 (186)
  3. Land Rover BAR                               109 (185)
  4. Artemis Racing                                 105 (161)
  5. SoftBank Team Japan                      100 (161)
  6. Groupama Team France                   82 (150)

ORACLE did close the gap overall going from 10 behind ETNZ to only 6 points behind and at the same time, Land Rover BAR moved from 3 behind ORACLE to only 1 point behind them overall. Beating out ORACLE TEAM USA, Groupama Team France took their first victory in the America’s Cup in race 6, which thrilled this new “underdog” team. They had not scored higher than a 3rd place all through 2015 and in race 5 won a 2nd place spurring them on  to their 1st place win.

Groupama Team Frances takes 1st place in race 6. Photo: Ricardo Pinto

Groupama Team Frances takes 1st place in race 6. Photo: Ricardo Pinto, ACEA

NBCSN will air the highlights of the Oman regatta on March 12 at 6pm. The six contenders will  meet up again in New York for the New York Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series regatta on the Hudson River. They will race on the Lower Hudson against the Manhattan skyline May 7 and 8. The New York event will be the second of six World Series events planned for 2016 as the best sailors in the world compete for points that affect their position in the 2017 America’s Cup.

It was history-in-the-making with Oman hosting the races this year – the first time the Middle East has participated in the entire history of the America’s Cup.

By |2016-04-03T15:25:12-07:00February 28th, 2016|Tags: , , , |0 Comments
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