In just one year, on May 26, 2017, the first races of the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup. (Published May 26, 2016)
See also: JohnTheCrowd | Sailing News: Artemis Racing, Road to Bermuda, SE2/EP3, Sailing Video: In Sweden, construction of the Artemis Racing's America's Cup Class Yacht has begun.
Next year all six America’s Cup teams will race in the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup Qualifiers, in new America’s Cup Class foiling catamarans, purpose-built for the racing in 2017. Qualifiers are scheduled to take place on Bermuda’s Great Sound.. If the defending champion, ORACLE TEAM USA, wins the opening series, it will earn a one-point lead in the America’s Cup Match series. If the winning team is a challenger, and they end up in the Match, they will have the advantage on the scoreboard.
#LVACWSChicago 2016:
Everybody is up on foils & flying ....https://t.co/7RQlf9DRsJ— America's Cup (@americascup) June 12, 2016
Strong performance on Super Sunday means @ArtemisRacing win @LVACWSChicago! More here: https://t.co/W8Cz6nX6Lu pic.twitter.com/un0sEfRRm8— America's Cup (@americascup) June 12, 2016
THE LOUIS VUITTON AMERICA’S CUP WORLD SERIES - ACWS 2016 schedule:
- Muscat, Oman, Feb 27-28, 2016;
- New York, USA – May 6-8, 2016;
- Chicago, USA – June 10-12, 2016;
- Portsmouth, UK – July 22-24, 2016;
- Toulon, France -- September 10-11, 2016.
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