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America’s Cup is searching for Bermuda’s best musicians to form a professional band to play at various events during the five-week long event from May 26 to June 27, 2017. “The Band will be paid to play at various events […]

A group of employees from Hamilton Insurance Group, the Bermuda-based holding company for insurance and reinsurance operations, and Hamilton Re, the Company’s platform in Bermuda, recently spent an afternoon donating their services in support of the America’s Cup Endeavour Programme. […]

Oracle Team USA has wrapped up its 2016 season with the team breaking for a three-week stretch over the Christmas holidays. When the team returns to its Bermuda base on January 4, it will be for a final, intense push […]

Tickets are on sale now at americascup.com/tickets for the 35th America’s Cup, taking place in Bermuda from 26th May until 27th June 2017. “A full range of tickets are available to suit every need, whether it’s for access to the […]

Oracle Team USA has received four all-electric BMW i3 cars for team members to use in Bermuda. The island’s BMW dealership, Ultimate Motors, presented the cars to the team on Monday afternoon in a ceremony at the team base in […]

America’s Cup Bermuda is running a photo contest to celebrate the two years since Bermuda was announced as host to the 35th America’s Cup. Three lucky contestants will win tickets to opening weekend activities of the America’s Cup – starting […]

Bermuda residents have the opportunity to buy tickets for the 35th America’s Cup at a reduced rate, with the organisers saying they have “provided this locals-only offer to ensure that anyone who lives in Bermuda can experience the sporting spectacle […]

Students at Saltus Grammar School were given top marks by the CEO of America’s Cup team, SoftBank Team Japan after coming up with new designs for sails. As part a graphic design project incorporating the America’s Cup theme, Design Technology […]

Oracle Team USA skipper Jimmy Spithill addressed a school assembly at T.N. Tatem Middle School on Monday morning [Nov 28], the first of eight visits the team will make covering each of the public schools on the island. T.N. Tatem has […]

On Friday afternoon, Oracle Team USA donated a second batch of 15 Optimist dinghies to a Bermuda sailing club. The boats have been completely refurbished to ‘better than new’ condition by the Oracle Team USA boat-builders after being rescued from […]

The Bermuda Tourism Summit was held earlier this week at the Hamilton Princess Hotel Beach Club, with the annual summit, organised by the Bermuda Tourism Authority, designed to prompt dialogue concerning trends affecting the tourism industry around the world while simultaneously discussing […]

Ashley Martins is the Office Manager for America’s Cup Event Authority. The 22-year-old Bermudian is tasked with running the office and making sure everything runs smoothly on a daily basis in Bermuda. Here, she tells us more about her role. […]

Land Rover BAR – the British challenge headed by Olympic legend Ben Ainslie – has won the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series with a first place finish at the ultimate event in Japan this weekend. Ainslie’s team sailed extremely […]

Hakata Bay in Fukuoka was the scene for the historic first ever day of America’s Cup racing in Japan and it was Land Rover BAR who finished day one of the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series Fukuoka racing on […]

Baron Philippe de Rothschild SA and the America’s Cup  announced that Mouton Cadet is the Official Wine of the 35th America’s Cup. Hugues Lechanoine, Managing Director of Baron Philippe de Rothschild SA, commented: “I am thrilled that Mouton Cadet, the […]

The stage is set for the final weekend of racing in the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series. The ultimate event is taking place in Fukuoka, Japan this weekend, the first America’s Cup racing in Asia, and showcase event for […]

Eight rounds, six countries, and it all comes down to Fukuoka, the ninth and final round of the 2015 / 2016 Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series in Fukuoka, Japan from November 19-20. At stake in Japan are a number […]

Close to 50 America’s Cup Endeavour Program students participated in their first ever regatta last weekend with the sailors making up a third of the fleet. The three-day regatta was held out of AC Endeavour’s West Fort in Dockyard with […]

The Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series Toulon is set to take place on September 10 and September 11, with a video preview serving to add to the excitement for the competition, which leads into the main America’s Cup event […]

Bermuda’s synergy with the America’s Cup and the appeal of both “brands” to high-net-worth individuals [HNWI] is the focus of a new trust industry booklet. Trust Bermuda 2016–17 explores the growing attraction of Bermuda for family offices and why the […]

Kwesé Sports, Econet Media’s sports content platform, has secured an exclusive broadcast deal with the America’s Cup Event Authority, giving the African broadcaster exclusive multiplatform rights to broadcast live America’s Cup programming and highlights across 20 African countries. The agreement, […]

Oracle Team USA will have a new hand guiding the team around the race course during the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series in Toulon this weekend. Sailing team manager and tactician/helmsman Tom Slingsby will take over steering the boat […]

The results of the first day of racing at the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series in Toulon, France today [Sept 10] the penultimate round of the series before Bermuda 2017, leaves the overall leaderboard closer than ever, with everything […]

Late summer sunshine greeted the thousands of spectators who made it out in force for Super Sunday at the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series Toulon, and it is Artemis Racing who leave France celebrating after taking the regatta honours. […]

Bermuda received some exposure during the recent Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series in Toulon, France, with the island’s signature pink tourism logo featured on the water during a broadcast of the event. Glenn Jones of the Bermuda Tourism Authority […]

This weekend was Bart’s Bash — the annual celebration of the life of Andrew ‘Bart’ Simpson — with America’s Cup sailors having mini race series in their AC45S training boats on Bermuda’s Great Sound. Each year, tens of thousands take […]

How can a hightech catamaran be tested? How can engineers analyze the aerodynamical characteristics of such a boat? America’s Cup defending champions Oracle Team USA and their Technology Partner BMW know the answer: it’s CFD. “CFD means computational fluid dynamics, […]

Bermudian Nina Thompson is the Travel Manager for Travel Places Bermuda, the official accommodation supplier for the America’s Cup Event Authority. Her role includes managing accommodation needs for the America’s Cup staff, teams, media, regatta officials, commercial partners, suppliers, dignitaries […]

Digicel Business have announced they will become an official event supplier for Land Rover BAR at the 35th America’s Cup in 2017. The announcement builds on last October’s partnership when Digicel Business provided telecoms solutions, data connectivity and support for […]

Sandys Secondary Middle School students have been participating in the AC Endeavour program this week. AC Endeavour is the youth education, sailing and life skills program for Bermuda middle school students run in conjunction with the America’s Cup and Oracle […]

The America’s Cup Event Authority [ACEA] and the six America’s Cup teams – Oracle Team USA, Land Rover BAR, Emirates Team New Zealand, Artemis Racing, SoftBank Team Japan and Groupama Team France – have announced a Sustainability Charter, an opportunity the […]

The first phase of Cross Island – the land reclamation project in Dockyard – has been completed ahead of schedule and on budget, marking a “major milestone” in Bermuda’s deliverables for the 35th America’s Cup, officials said today. While the […]

A new On-Water Operations Committee Chairman for America’s Cup Bermuda [ACBDA] has been named in the wake of the former chairman’s resignation. “Ralph Richardson, a former Commodore of the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club, held the chairman role from the inception […]

AC Endeavour and Orbis recently held a Community Day, with over 50 Orbis employees starting their day at AC Endeavour’s West Fort where they learnt more about the AC Endeavour Program, of which Orbis is the leading partner. The employee […]

The Bermuda community is invited to take an active role in the 35th America’s Cup by joining the Volunteer Program, ‘First Mates’ presented by XL Catlin. Up to 1,000 volunteers will play an integral part in welcoming the world to […]

The full event schedule for the 35th America’s Cup in Bermuda in 2017 has been confirmed, outlining the calendar of almost five weeks of world class sailing action which lies ahead in the beautiful waters of Bermuda, starting on May […]

Americas Cup Bermuda [ACBDA] has hired a transportation professional to manage vehicle operations for the 35th America’s Cup. Deborah Brown, Chief Operating Officer of Exclusive Transportation Services and Authentic Bermuda Tours, started the role on September 27 and is looking […]

Adam Barboza is the Project Manager for America’s Cup Bermuda [ACBDA]. He was involved in Bermuda’s bid for the America’s Cup in his former role as Sports Business Development Manager for the BTA. Mr  Barboza was seconded from the BTA to […]

Meet Bermudian Peter Dill, an intern with Oracle Team USA and part of Bermuda’s Red Bull Youth America’s Cup team. Dill said since he has been interning with the defending America’s Cup champions, he has learned a lot about the […]

A trip in September 2016 by Economic Development Minister Dr Grant Gibbons to Toulon, France for the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series event cost $6,091.05, according to a recent listing on the Government’s travel webpage. The trip duration was listed as from Tuesday, […]

Two-time America’s Cup winner Oracle Team USA is preparing to defend its title in Bermuda in 2017, with a new video series providing a behind-the-scenes look at the members of the team.The video profiles include coverage of Jimmy Spithill, Tom […]

Team Bermuda’s GC32 foiling catamaran received a makeover last week, giving the boat a distinctive design. The GC32 is the team’s training platform as they prepare to represent the Island in next year’s Youth America’s Cup. The new design was […]

The planned Caroline Bay Marina at the Morgan’s Point Development will accommodate some 23 superyachts in excess of 200 feet, a half dozen more 100 footers and another dozen smaller yachts, the company said. “This will be the configuration for the 35th […]

SoftBank Team Japan sailors are safe after a wing broke while sailing yesterday, with the moment caught on video from two different angles, showing the exact moment that the wing gave way. Following the incident, SoftBank Team Japan Skipper Dean Barker […]

Local presenter Rachel Sawden recently got a taste of the America’s Cup while hosting an international travel show called ‘Road to Bermuda.’ She was given the opportunity to meet the teams, showcase Bermuda, and take a ride on an AC45 […]

America’s Cup Bermuda said they are “pleased to see the legacy impact that is already developing as a result of the 35th America’s Cup being hosted by Bermuda.” The ACBDA said, “This week’s announcement that an Oyster Yachts Regatta has […]

Team BDA — Bermuda’s entry into the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup – officially named their training boat “CAT-5” at a boat christening held at the team’s base on Darrell’s Island. The name was decided by the 11 team members as they […]

[Written by BTA Chairman David Dodwell as part of the Bermuda Tourism Authority’s ‘Tourism Forward’ series] Sailing fits perfectly into Bermuda’s seaside lifestyle – that is true today and all the way back to the advent of the Bermuda rig. […]

“It is encouraging that AC35 participants are consistently showing a deep appreciation of the beauty of Bermuda and her people,” BEST said following the news that the six teams in the America’s Cup signed a Sustainability Charter focused on environmental […]

Local company Alternative Energy Systems recently donated 10 solar panels to the America’s Cup Endeavour program, with the installed solar panels not only helping to lower costs and reduce the program’s footprint, but also helping to educate its young participants […]

Bermuda’s Emily Nagel, a member of Team BDA in next year’s Red Bull Youth America’s Cup, was part of Team Falcon for an adventure that started in ideal foiling conditions out of New York on November 5 but turned treacherous […]