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38. Match Racing Finals from Naples - AC Uncovered

This week on America's Cup Uncovered we look back at the AC World Series Match Racing Final in Naples. After an intense elimination series Sweden's Artemis Racing battles Italy's Luna Rossa Piranha for the title of Match Race Champions. Commentators Gary Jobson, Mitch Booth and John Rawlings give us a detailed analysis of the race from Naples. We also profile Artemis Racing skipper Terry Hutchinson, from his four Cup campaigns, to sailing in home waters in Annapolis, Maryland.

Antigua Sailing Week 2012. Wrap up film

An incredible week of wind, sun, racing, parties and music comes to a close. Here is a look at some of the highlights. With yachts such as the giant Sojana, the awesome trimaran Paradox, Smile and wave from Puerto Rico and Antigua's newest entry Driftwood competing in 10 to 25 knots of tradewind breeze, everyone was smiling all day long. And in the evenings the parties started! Kymani Marley, son of Bob played to a packed dockyard and on wednesday's Lay day, SUP, rowboat, dinghy racing and beach cricket with West Indies greats Curtley Ambrose, Kenny Benjamin and Sir Viv Richards.

Music - 'Electro' from the 'Island time, kitescoop' soundtrack by Jus Bus. www.justinnation.com

33rd America's Cup - Race Two highlights

Watch the action from Race Two of the 33rd America's Cup as BMW ORACLE Racing beats Alinghi to win the Cup

NACRA 17 mixed Olympic multihull.mov

The Nacra 17 is specially developed for one purpose only: the elite athlete sailors of the world! Being fitted out with curved dagger boards and carbon mast, this is the best way to represent multihull sailing 2.0! The curved dagger boards create lift and reduce drag up and downwind. They make crew weight less significant and are enhancing close racing. Media coverage will benefit from the close and exciting racing. Sailing as a sport at the Olympic Games will benefit as we all would like to keep it in.

37. ORACLE Racing AC72 Build - AC Uncovered

This week on America's Cup Uncovered we look back at the four AC World Series events in Cascais, Plymouth, San Diego and Naples where we saw the vision of the best sailors on the fastest boats come to reality. We study the impressive depth of talent among the skippers and crews on each team, and what it takes to live life on the edge. As we are pushing the limits on the AC45s, we check in with ORACLE Racing's build team as they are deep in AC72 design. It's full steam ahead in San Francisco as Mayor Edwin Lee of and ORACLE Racing's Sir Russell Coutts sign the city agreement and construction starts on Pier 27-29, home of the 34th America's Cup.

San Francisco Welcomes America's Cup Fever

The first blush of San Francisco's excitement for the 2013 America's Cup was made evident today as hundreds of fans and dignitaries joined in celebrating the ceremonial signing of the agreement for the City to host the America's Cup in 2013, complete with popping champagne corks, the America's Cup itself and a digital competition between Mayor Ed Lee and four time America's Cup winner Sir Russell Coutts.

The event celebrated the start of construction on Pier 27, which will serve as the heart of the spectator village for the America's Cup as well as the start and finish line for the Louis Vuitton Cup race from July 4 to Sept. 1, 2013, and the America's Cup Match Finals from Sept. 7 to 22, 2013.

Countdown to AC World Series Venice

Fresh from record crowds and success in Naples, Italy, the America's Cup World Series heads to Venice, Italy, for the penultimate regatta in the inaugural AC World Series. Racing takes place from May 15 to 20 and is part of a festival of sailing over nine days from May 12 to 20. The race course is one of the narrowest and most challenging in competitive sailing.

The ACWS Venice Race Village opens to the public on Saturday May 12. The City of Venice will host an invitational event "the City of Venice Regatta" over the opening weekend. America's Cup teams are invited to compete, but the results will not count toward the ACWS Venice scoring.

America's Cup World Series racing begins on Tuesday, May 15, and runs through Sunday, May 20.

Racing will be held from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. alternatively on two courses: one in the open sea, in front of San Nicolo del Lido (the Lido Race Course), and one in the lagoon (the San Marco Race Course), between the island of Lido, the basin San Marco and Punta della Dogana.

The event will feature nine boats from seven countries, including: Artemis Racing (Sweden), skipper Terry Hutchinson; China Team (China), skipper Fred Le Peutrec; Emirates Team New Zealand (New Zealand), skipper Dean Barker; Energy Team (France), helmsman Loïck Peyron; Luna Rossa Challenge (Italy), with two boats, helmsmen Chris Draper and Paul Campbell-James; ORACLE Racing (USA) with two boats, skippers James Spithill and Darren Bundock; and Team Korea (Korea) with skipper Nathan Outteridge.

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Itajai Leg 6 Start LIVE Replay 2011-12

After the excitement of yesterday's DHL In-Port Race Itajai, catch all the action as the fleet sets out on Leg 6 from Itajai, Brazil to Miami, USA. After victory on Leg 5, PUMA Ocean Racing powered by BERG will be looking for a repeat performance at their homecoming in the United States.
 

35. Team Korea's Nathan Outteridge races AC45 for first time - AC Uncovered

This week on America's Cup Uncovered we are in Naples, Italy for the first America's Cup World Series event of 2012. Italian fans proved to be as passionate as ever for the America's Cup, with the crowd along the waterfront over the first holiday weekend (April 7-9) estimated at 250,000. Nine AC45s made the start line, including the debut of two Luna Rossa entries, helmed by Chris Draper and Paul Campbell-James. We also catch up with our newest and youngest skipper Nathan Outteridge as he heads out on the water for his first AC World Series competition with Team Korea. Then we'll share not to be missed action from Naples as the AC World Series kicks off in spectacular conditions.