35th America's Cup, May 27 - June 27, Bermuda, LIVE Twitter Feed

The 2017 America's Cup will be the 35th edition of the America's Cup yacht race. The Defender is Oracle Team USA of the Golden Gate Yacht Club, San Francisco, CA (USA) which will sail in the finals against the winner of the Louis Vuitton Cup. 35th America's Cup schedule:

• Louis Vuitton America’s Cup Qualifiers & Challenger Playoffs: 27th May – 12th June
• Red Bull Youth America’s Cup Finals: 20-21st June
• America’s Cup Match presented by Louis Vuitton: 17-18th & 24-27th June

Results / Standings | americascup.com

America's Cup LIVE Twitter Feed below:
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Discover Bermuda’s Great Sound | GoToBermuda.com: "Known as one of the world’s best places to sail, Bermuda’s Great Sound is a natural treasure for those who love being on the water. See how to experience it for yourself."

Official website: americascup.com. 

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Vendee Globe Video Update: Thomson's Lead Narrows Due to Collision

D15 : Daily summary / Vendée Globe

Video above published Nov 20, 2016: The summary of this 15th day of race.

Data revealed today from Vendee Globe HQ shows that Thomson, the sole Briton in the singlehanded round the world race, had sailed 535.34 nautical miles when the starboard foil of Hugo Boss was ripped off by a submerged object yesterday: "The distance sailed by Thomson is actually greater than that set by reigning Vendee Globe champion and current record holder François Gabart, who notched up 534.48 nautical miles in the 2012/13 edition of the race. However the official rules of the record state it must be broken by one whole mile in order to be recognised – and Thomson's distance falls short of that by just 259 metres." -- Thomson and Gabart are now tied for the record.

Vendee Globe 2016-17 UPDATE:

Classement officiel de 22h Vendée Globe https://t.co/8jUyTzR57l #Icewatchtimerofficiel #VG2016 pic.twitter.com/O4yU66dlfO

— Vendée Globe (@VendeeGlobe) November 20, 2016

LIVE Tracking: tracking2016.vendeeglobe.org
More info:

• AlexThomsonRacing.com | Twitter: @ATRacing99
• www.oceanmasters.com | @IMOCA60
• www.imoca.org
• www.vendeeglobe.org | @VendeeGlobe
• #VG2016

Update on Louis Vuitton America's Cup World Series, Fukuoka, Japan:

The final Super Sunday of the Louis Vuitton America's Cup World Series did not disappoint.
Full story https://t.co/6kIkyfxjvf#LVACWSFukuoka pic.twitter.com/CKkJzQHqhm

— America's Cup (@americascup) November 20, 2016

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Clipper Round the World Yacht Race, Oracle Team USA (videos)

Clipper Round the World Yacht Race - HOT AND HECTIC RACING CONTINUES - Published on Feb 4, 2016 - The Da Nang New Discovery of Asia Race continues in blistering conditions in the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race -- Clipper Race UPDATE: Race 7 Day 16: Ocean Sprint start in sight for front runners: "A swift turn around Amianan Island has seen half of the Clipper Race fleet gybe to the south-west as the teams head for the Ocean Sprint course and next waypoint off the south coast of Vietnam. Spinnakers are down and the teams are racing under white sails with Derry~Londonderry~Doire still holding more than a 35 nautical mile lead over GREAT Britain. However the boats further back have been making ground on the second placed team, with Qingdao and Garmin now within 25nM. Still on the approach to the waypoint, and currently in ninth place, Unicef Skipper Paul Atwood says they are starting to experience the wet and wild conditions of the low front sweeping over the fleet from the east..." read more at link above


ORACLE TEAM USA. #TechTuesday - wing power - Published on Jan 26, 2016
Design team member Christoph Erbelding talks us through the challenge of designing and building the perfect foil - the wingsail that powers the boat forward at speeds approaching 50 mph.


CFD tools provide critical simulations - ORACLE TEAM USA is creating virtual wind tunnels and towing tanks through computational fluid mechanics tools. Designer Len Imas discusses the use of the different simulation software - RANS (Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes) and Lattis Boltzmann methods - Published on Feb 2, 2016

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