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09 October 2015

AGGC Update, America's Cup Teams' Sailing Videos


Looking forward to first races in Bermuda - ORACLE TEAM USA skipper Jimmy Spithill and tactician Tom Slingsby welcome you to the first event in the host venue of the America's Cup, the Louis Vuitton America's Cup World Series Bermuda, October 16-18. Published on Oct 8, 2015


T2: A fighter jet on water - "The next step in our pursuit of power & speed. T2 designed to drive forward a new era of British maritime design & technology." Published on Oct 6, 2015

Argo Group Gold Cup: "UPDATE: 1410 ADT - "Phil Robertson's WAKA Racing, Eric Monnin's Swiss Match Race Team and Ian Williams' GAC Pindar have advanced to the quarterfinal round after placing first, second and third, respectively, in Group A. Robertson's crew won all three of their matches today to finish atop the group with a 5-2 record. Monnin won two of three to finish tied with Robertson, but lost the tiebreaker because Robertson beat him in Flight 4 yesterday. Williams also finished with a 5-2 mark, but was relegated to third based on his half point penalty from yesterday for causing damage in a collision. Six of the crews are now set in the Quarterfinal Round, scheduled to begin tomorrow. The final two will come from the Repechage Round Robin, which will include the Johnie Berntsson's racing team, Dean Barker's SoftBank Team Japan, Chris Poole's Riptide Racing, Blythe Walker's Team RenRe, Chris Steele's 36 Below Racing, Keith Swinton's Black Swan Racing, Francesco Bruni's Artemis Racing, and Reuben Corbett's racing team. Danish youngsters Nicolai Sehested and Joachim Aschenbrenner have been eliminated from the competition..."

Argo Group Gold Cup 2015:

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07 October 2015

World Match Racing Tour, Argo Gold Cup 2015, Bermuda, Oct 7-11

The America’s Cup World Series takes the stage in Bermuda on October 16-18, but the World Match Racing Tour will have the spotlight, and some of the America’s Cup teams will be participating in the Argo Group Gold Cup, Racing October 7-11:



Argo Group Gold Cup 2015 - preview sailing video above - 16 teams including 2 America's Cup skipper goes all out for the 67th Argo Group Gold Cup starting from the 6-11 October 2015. Live race action via Twitter (twitter feed embed below):



The World Match Racing Tour (WMRT) is the world's leading match racing series featuring World-Class Championship events across the globe. The series is sanctioned by the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) with "Special Event" status.

Host: Hamilton is the capital of Bermuda - a financial center, major port and tourist destination with a subtropical climate and year-round warm weather. The highlight of the Hamilton sailing calendar is the Argo Group Gold Cup, the penultimate stage of the Alpari World Match Racing Tour.


The award for the winner is the historic and coveted King Edward VII Gold Cup, the oldest match racing trophy in the world, originally presented at the Tri-Centenary Regatta in Jamestown, Virginia, in 1907 by King Edward VII

2015 Argo Group Gold Cup News: "America’s Cup sailors Dean Barker and Francesco Bruni join Royal Bermuda Yacht Club regular Blythe Walker in the lineup for the 67th annual Argo Group Gold Cup match racing regatta, scheduled Oct. 6-11. The Argo Group Gold Cup, an event of the World Match Racing Tour, enjoys preeminence among match racing regattas around the world. Year after year it attracts the top talent. The list of previous winners since 1985 includes 13 skippers who have featured in an America’s Cup campaign. And they’ve won the King Edward VII Gold Cup trophy 23 times during that span, led by Sir Russell Coutts’ record seven titles..."

Argo Group Gold Cup 2015
Results:  Racing days from Wednesday October 7 to Sunday October 11, 2015 http://www.argogroupgoldcup.com/results

Official websites: bermudagoldcup.com and www.wmrt.com

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