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2016 America’s Cup World Series Schedule

America’s Cup Event Authority announced at a Town Hall meeting in Bermuda in September that there will be six events in 2016:

  1. February:        Middle Eastern venue TBA (rumored to be Abu Dhabi or Oman)
  2. May:               New York City  TBC
  3. June 10-12:   Chicago
  4. July 22-24:     Portsmouth
  5. August:           Gothenburg  TBC
  6. October:         Tokio   TBC

TBA = to be announced.             TBC = to be confirmed
Important: only the events in Chicago and Portsmouth are confirmed. It is not clear why ACEA would announce dates for the other events, which are not yet confirmed. According to the Protocol, the February event was required to be confirmed by September 30. Events in the last three quarters of 2016 is to be announced by December 1, 2015.

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Racing in Bermuda

America's Cup Hamilton City Hall wind vane

You have to love a place where the “clock” tower on City Hall shows the wind direction!

America's Cup Over 500 boats came out to watch the first America's Cup World Series racing in Bermuda. Image: ACTV

Over 500 boats came out to watch the first America’s Cup World Series racing in Bermuda.     Image: ACTV

America's Cup The race area was just to the west of Two Rock Passage.

The race area was just to the west of Two Rock Passage. For the America’s Cup World Series the Village was in Hamilton, with the boats moored off Front Street. In 2017 the AC Village will be at Dockyard and the race area will be over more of the Great Sound.

America's Cup The Race Committee had hoped to have the second race of each day finish in Hamilton Harbor.

The Race Committee had hoped to have the second race of each day finish in Hamilton Harbor. When Saturday’s racing was cancelled for lack of winds, three races were scheduled for Sunday and there was not enough time to race all the way in to Hamilton. Map: ACEA.

America's Cup The race course was very short - typically two tacks or gybes on each leg.

The race course was very short – typically two tacks or gybes on each leg.

America's Cup Two Rock Passage.

Two Rock Passage. In Friday’s practice racing, the finish line was just the passage.  Image: ACTV

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America’s Cup World Series – Standings and Bermuda Results

Three events, three different winners.
  • Land Rover BAR won the opening event on their home waters in Portsmouth.
  • Emirates Team New Zealand took the event in Gothenburg, the only regatta with racing on two days.
  • Artemis Racing took the prize in Bermuda, in spite of a collision with an umpire boat.
Notable by their absence in this list is the defender, Oracle Team USA who were on the podium at each regatta but have not managed to win one.

ETNZ leads the America’s Cup World Series with Oracle in second. In the table above, the red numbers are the results for Sunday races, which count double.

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After Three Events

America's Cup World Series Leaderboard

The top line for each team shows their points. The second line is their race results. High point scoring. First place earns 10 points on Saturday, 20 points on Sunday. Last place on Sunday earns 10 points, just like first place on Saturday. Seems odd, but that’s the way it is.