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“Constructed in Country?” Not Necessary!

America's Cup The latest version of the Protocol removes the "constructed in country" requirement of the Deed of Gift.

The latest version of the Protocol removes the “constructed in country” requirement of the Deed of Gift. Now only the outer surface of the removable 2.7 meter long bow section needs to be built in the competitor’s home country:

35.15. Constructed in country: Each Competitor’s AC Class Yacht shall satisfy the constructed in country requirements of the Deed of Gift if the exterior surface of the forward section of each Hull is laminated in the country of the yacht club represented by the Competitor. The surface of these forward sections shall be as defined in Rule 7 of the AC Class Rule and shall be no less than 2.7m long measured aft from the Stem plane. The constructed in country requirements of the Deed of Gift shall not apply to any other parts, structure or components of the AC Class Yacht.

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Groupama Team France Defends C Class World Championship

America's Cup Groupama Team France Defends C Class World Championship

Franck Cammas and Louis Viot easily won the C Class “Little Cup” on Lake Geneva last week. The America’s Cup team with the smallest budget showed some very clever design ides with their C Class cat. They are the only team to use the C Class as their development boat. It remains to be seen if they can scale up their ideas from the C Class to the AC Class race boat they will launch at the end of 2016.

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Bermuda America’s Cup World Series – October 16-18, 2015

 

Bermuda America's Cup World Series - October 16-18, 2015

Bermuda is getting ready to host the third and last stop on the America’s Cup World Series in 2015. Teams are allowed two days of training in their AC45F – Thursday October 15 and practice races on Friday October 16. Racing for points takes place on Saturday and Sunday, October 16 and 17, with two races per day and double points for Sunday’s racing.

Racing will be on the Great Sound. If the wind is from the West or the East, and not too strong, the second race of the day will finish off Front Street in Hamilton.

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Photos from the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series Gothenburg

America's Cup Land Rover BAR used their Code Zero to pass Emirates Team New Zealand at the finish on Race 2 on Saturday.

Land Rover BAR used their Code Zero to pass Emirates Team New Zealand at the finish on Race 2 on Saturday. ETNZ did not have their Code Zero rigged, so they could not respond.  ETNZ went on to win Image: ACTV

America's Cup tactician Ray Davies and wing trimmer Glenn Ashby both moved far forward leaving helmsman Peter Burling with lots to do

In the light air on Sunday, tactician Ray Davies and wing trimmer Glenn Ashby both moved far forward leaving helmsman Peter Burling with lots to do – steer, trim the wing and adjust the daggerboard rake. ETNZ is the most consistent team – they have finished third or better in all six races in the series so far.

America's Cup OTUSA tactician Tom Slingsby was "on fire" on Saturday

OTUSA tactician Tom Slingsby was “on fire” on Saturday, guiding his team to two wire to wire wins. Unfortunately, on Sunday, with double points on the line, OTUSA could only manage two fourth place finishes, good enough to keep them in second place for the regatta.

America's Cup The LiveLine graphics are even sharper than in 2013. Here OTUSA holds on to fourth place in Race 3 on Sunday, just ahead of Land Rover BAR.

The LiveLine graphics are even sharper than in 2013. Here OTUSA holds on to fourth place in Race 3 on Sunday, just ahead of Land Rover BAR.

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Overall Series Standings after two events.

1    Emirates Team New Zealand   72
2    Land Rover BAR                       65
3    Oracle Team USA                     64
4    SoftBank Team Japan              56
5    Artemis Racing                         53
6    Groupama Team France          50

The Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series runs over two years – 2015 and 2016. The winner of the series will carry two points forward into the round robin phase. Second place in the series carries one point. At the end of the round robin, any ties will be broken using these results. That means the AC World Series could determine which team receives the bonus point for the America’s Cup Match and which team is eliminated.

Gothenburg Results
1    Emirates Team New Zealand     54
2    ORACLE TEAM USA                 48
3    Land Rover BAR                        46
4    SoftBank Team Japan               43
5    Artemis Racing                          42
6    Groupama Team France           37