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America’s Cup Village – New York

America’s Cup World Series – New York, 7-8 May 2016

New York America’s Cup World Series info page here.

America's Cup World Serie Village - near New York's 911 Memorial and One World Trade CenterACWS Village – near New York’s 911 Memorial and One World Trade Center

Visitors to the America’s Cup World Series in New York will be only a short walk from the World Trade Center. The event village will be close to the site of the twin towers of the World Trade Center, destroyed in the 2001 attack. The new One World Trade Center building is the highest in North America – 1776 feet tall, the height symbolically recalling the year of the United States’ independence. The largest manmade waterfalls in North America surround the reflecting pools at the site of the twin towers.

The team bases will be across the Hudson River in New Jersey, at Liberty Landing Marina. See map.

ACWS NYC Event Village Brookfield PlaceAmerica’s Cup Village at Brookfield Place – America’s Cup World Series New York May 7-8, 2016

Race Area off lower Manhattan for the America's Cup World Series New York May 7-8, 2016
Race Area off lower Manhattan for the America’s Cup World Series New York May 7-8, 2016

 

Race Area off lower Manhattan for the America's Cup World Series New York - May 7-8, 2016
Race Area off lower Manhattan for the America’s Cup World Series New York – May 7-8, 2016

Event Village at Brookfield Place – Free Admission

See below for the schedule of events at Brookfield Place.

VIP Hospitality

  • America’s Cup Legends Club, on the 44th floor of Brookfield Place. Individual tickets available.
  • America’s Cup Legends Suites, on the 2nd floor or Brookfield Place, for group up to 50.
    Information and reservations available here.  Or contact Shannon McCoy at Quint Events: SMcCoy@quintevents.com or +1-954-444-4598.

On the Water Hospitality

Circle Line offers two levels of cruise – VIP and Spectator. Info and ticketing here.

For additional on water charter packages contact Alistair Spiers: alistair.spiers@americascup.com

The Yacht Racing Association of Long Island Sound offers places on board the Aqua Azul on Saturday, May 7 for viewing of the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series. Tickets are $225 per person, with premium open bar and cocktail style menu included.

You must be a member of YRALIS to secure your place on the Aqua Azul.
Not a member of YRALIS? Join Now! All sign up info on site www.yralis.org
Have questions: contact the YRA office 516-767-9240 or office@yralis.org.

Boaters

Register here if you plan to watch from your own boat on the water. For overnight mooring, you can book space at Liberty Landing Marina across the Hudson River in New Jersey. Contact Graham Murphy by phone +1 201-985-8000 or by email: gmurphy@suntexmarinas.com. The team bases will be nearby, at Liberty State Park. Access to the bases will be restricted, so don’t count on getting very close. On race days you can pick up or drop off passengers at Liberty Landing’s Pier 25 in Manhattan. You cannot tie up, but Liberty Landing will have staff on hand to help approach and leave the dock.

America's Cup World Series NYC map
Race Area for the America’s Cup World Series New York May 7-8, 2016

America’s Cup World Series New York – Schedule

FRIDAY, MAY 6 // PRACTICE RACING (Including match racing?)
Opening Ceremony (Brookfield Plaza)

SATURDAY, MAY 7 // RACE DAY 1

11:00 am – Event Village Opens (Brookfield Plaza)
12:30 pm – Dock Out Show
2:00 pm – Racing Begins
3:30 pm – Racing Ends
4:00 pm – Sailor Q & A and Poster Signing
6:00 pm – Event Village Closes

SUNDAY, MAY 8 // RACE DAY 2 – FINALS

11:00 am – Event Village Opens (Brookfield Plaza)
12:30 pm – Dock Out Show
2:00 pm – Racing Begins
3:30 pm – Racing Ends
4:00 pm – Sailor Q & A and Poster Signing
4:30 pm – Prizegiving Ceremony
6:00 pm – Event Village Closes

* all times Eastern / local and subject to change

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Franck Cammas Recovering from Training Accident

Franck Cammas recovering at home in Guidel in Brittany a week after his accident.
Franck Cammas recovering at home in Guidel in Brittany a week after his accident.

 

On 30 November 2015 Franck Cammas almost lost his right foot when he went overboard and was struck by the horizontal stabilizer on the rudder of his foiling catamaran. The accident ended his hopes of qualifying for the Olympics in Rio. He will be on crutches until late January 2016, when he will begin four to six weeks of rehab. He was in the office working at a stand-up desk with his design less than 10 days after the accident, but it seems clear that he will miss the first America’s Cup World Series event of 2016, in Oman in February.

The Accident and Rescue

The accident occurred during pre-start maneuvers between the two GC32 cats the team uses to prepare for the America’s Cup. Trying to get a better position on the start line against his teammate and sparring partner Adam Minoprio, Cammas made two sharp turns in quick succession and lost his balance.  He went overboard near the stern on the port side and suffered a compound fracture of both the tibia and fibula from the impact with the T-shaped rudder. Coach Betrand Pacé gingerly pulled Cammas into the team chase boat, Cammas’s foot attached only by tendons and arteries. Luckily the arteries were not cut, so he suffered relatively little blood loss. Pacé called for emergency medical services and a helicopter to transport Cammas to the university hospital in Nantes. During the 45 minute flight, Cammas continuously tested the feeling in his foot, reassuring himself that there was no serious nerve damage. At the hospital, waking from general anesthesia after two and a half hours of operation, he was relieved to see that he still had his foot. Professor Gouin, the surgeon, had needed plates and screws to reconnect the bones, as the foot had almost been torn off by the impact.

Safety at Speed

Training videos and this accident raise the question of safety precautions for sailing at high speed. There were no serious injuries when Oracle capsized their AC72 in October 2012, the cockpits protecting the crew. With no cockpits in their AC72, Emirates Team New Zealand lost two crew overboard during the Louis Vuitton Cup racing when they stuffed the bows while bearing away at the windward gate.  The design rule for the America’s Cup Class catamarans requires cockpits for the crew as part of the safety measures. The AC45 cats being raced in the America’s Cup World Series are dramatically faster since being modified for foiling. The 32 foot long GC32’s have been clocked at over 39 knots. Sitting on top of the hulls of a foiling cat doing 30 knots or more seems like a very risky idea. Let’s hope there are no more serious accidents. Here is a video that shows the danger. It was shot during training on board BAR’s AC45F.

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America’s Cup Schedule Update

America's Cup 2017 Schedule
America’s Cup 2017 Schedule

America’s Cup Event Authority made a flurry of announcements in December 2015, all of them late according to the Protocol. The current, incomplete, schedule for the remainder of the America’s Cup World Series is:

ACEA has announced but not yet confirmed two more events:

  • Nov ??           Tokyo, Japan
  • Q1 2017         Venue TBA                   Almost certain to be Bermuda

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America’s Cup World Series Toulon, France – 10-11 September 2016

Toulon, France. America's Cup World Series Toulon, 10-11 September 2016
Toulon, France. America’s Cup World Series Toulon, 10-11 September 2016

The America’s Cup World Series Toulon will have a day of practice racing on Friday 9 September followed by two days of racing for points, on Saturday and Sunday. Coming late in the series, the racing will be especially important as the teams fight for the bonus points that will be awarded to the first and second place teams at the end of the full two year series.

Toulon has one of the best natural anchorages in the Mediterranean and is the home of the French navy, including the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle and the French nuclear submarine fleet. The Romans settled Toulon in the 2nd century BC and it has been an important naval base since Charles XII built the Tour Royale fort in 1514. Fans of the 2009 film Master and Commander remember that naval battles began near Toulon and that Captain Jack Aubrey was played by Russell C…    (Crowe, not Coutts).

America's Cup World Series Toulon, 10-11 September 2016
America’s Cup World Series Toulon, 10-11 September 2016

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America’s Cup World Series New York, 7-8 May 2016

Info page for New York America’s Cup World Series here.

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The Race Area for the America’s Cup World Series New York, on May 6-8, 2016, will be on the Hudson River off lower Manhattan, between Battery Park and Pier 25. The Event Village for the public will be at Brookfield Place. The team bases will be at Liberty State Park in New Jersey.

Practice racing will be held on Friday May 6 with point scoring races on Saturday and Sunday.

Update 30 January 2016: More info here.

https://youtu.be/rsva5caV4gA