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Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series Docks in Japan for Last Regatta

Photo/Ricardo Pinto

Photo/Ricardo Pinto

Six teams take to the water in Fukuoka, Japan – the first time an America’s Cup event has taken place in Asia. And Skipper Dean Barker and his new team SoftBank Team Japan are ready for the last in the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series races. Everyone is fine tuning their foiling cats for the challenge.

Schedule:

Good news: Fukuoka is 17 hours ahead of us, so we can watch the races with the app at a decent hour! (Download the America’s Cup App.)

  • Fri., Nov. 18 – Practice races start
  • Sat., Nov. 19 – World Series Race 1 starts at 1pm – 8pm, Fri. Nov. 18 our time
  • Sun., Nov. 20 – World Series Race 1 starts at 1pm – 8pm, Sat. Nov. 19 our time

    Photo/Ricardo Pinto

    Photo/Ricardo Pinto

Venue:

Jigyohama, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka-shi. Fukuoka is on the northern shore of Japan’s Kyushu Island.

View map:

Check out details on all events and more details on venue.

Understanding the Math Going into Fukuoka

 Status:

Leaderboard at the close of the Toulon Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series regatta in October:

  • Land Rover BAR 437
  • ORACLE TEAM USA 423
  • Emirates Team New Zealand 420
  • SoftBank Team Japan 399
  • Artemis Racing 391
  • Groupama Team France 360

    Team Skippers, Fukuoka Photo/Ricardo Pinto

    Team Skippers, Fukuoka
    Photo/Ricardo Pinto

Read more about the teams.

What the numbers mean:

At the close of the final round of the  Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series regatta in Fukuoka, the overall winner will start the round-robin America’s Cup Qualifiers in May of 2017 with two bonus points and the second place team will start with one bonus point.

At the end of the round-robin, ties will be broken by the LVACWS final standings. Which means that the LVACWS final standings can determine which Challenger team will be eliminated and which one will move on into the America’s Cup Match. It also can determine which team has the one point lead.

On Saturday, the races will yield 10 points for first place, 9 points for second and so on. On Sunday, the points double – 20 points for first place, 18 points for second, etc.

According to AC commentator Jack Griffen, “In spite of breathless reports which explain that the winner of a race on Sunday scores 20 points, it won’t be so easy for any of the teams to move up the leaderboard. Consider this: If the weather cooperates and all races are sailed, the most one team can improve over another is 45 points. And this would mean one team wins every race, scoring a total of 90 points for the regatta, while the other team comes in last in every race, scoring 45.

“Land Rover BAR is in a strong position to win the series and take the two bonus points. Oracle and Team New Zealand will be battling for second place and the remaining bonus point.” Full explanation here.

LVACWS Setup in Fukuoka -

World Series Setup in Fukuoka –  Photo/Ricardo Pinto

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By |2016-11-18T13:36:47-08:00November 18th, 2016|Tags: , , , , |0 Comments
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Swedes Win Toulon. Great Britain Maintains Lead Overall.

After a great weekend of sailing in France, Artemis Racing win the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series regatta in Toulon with finishes of a first, third and fifth on Sunday and two firsts and a third on Saturday. On the podium once again, SoftBank Team Japan takes second place and Land Rover BAR third.

Photo-RIcardo Pinto/ACEA 2016

Photo-RIcardo Pinto/ACEA 2016

The first day of racing with lighter winds was great for Groupama Team France and their hometown fans on the shore, though they crossed the line early in Race 1 and due to the penalty had to stay one boat length behind the last boat, which was ORACLE who were off to a terrible start and thus, far behind. Groupama took a fourth, third and second on Day One of racing and a sixth, second and third on Day Two. They must have been pleased.

Big wind shifts on Day One forced teams to focus on tactics not speed. Winds got lighter as the day moved on but did pick up in Race 3. Day Two races started with very  light winds also, and periodic puffs of wind had huge effects. First places were shared between Artemis Racing, Land Rover BAR and SoftBank Team Japan, Race 4, 5 and 6 respectively. The great thing is that Sunday’s races double the points from those of Saturday, with 1st place garnering 20 points, 2nd 18 points, and so on. With Race 6, every team seemed to choose a different strategic direction, closely watching each other to see who was catching the breeze and where.

Photo -Ricardo Pinto/ACEA 2016

Photo -Ricardo Pinto/ACEA 2016

Ben Ainslie  (BAR) summarized the Toulon two day regatta, “Ferocious races maybe mentally, but fluky conditions, for sure.” Despite taking two sixth places on Saturday, AC Challenger Land Rover BAR remains in the lead overall of the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series, 14 points ahead of AC Defender, ORACLE TEAM USA, with AC Challenger Emirates New Zealand in third place overall, trailing ORACLE by only three points. At the end of Portsmouth, ORACLE TEAM USA were only one point behind Land Rover BAR, and this weekend, missing their skipper and helmsman Jimmy Spithill due to an elbow injury, put them much further behind BAR and in last place overall in Toulon.

Overall LVACWS standings:

  1. Land Rover Bar 437
  2. ORACLE TEAM USA 423
  3. Emirates Team New Zealand 420
  4. Softbank Team Japan 399
  5. Artemis Racing 391
  6. Groupama Team France 360

Watch highlights of the Toulon event.

Check all race results in the Louis Vuitton America Cup World Series. Next stop: Fukuoka, Japan. And with only one regatta left in the 2015-16 World Series, any mistakes made in Japan will have tremendous consequence.

The beautiful French RIviera or Côte d'Azur Photo - Ricardo Pinto/ACEA 2016

The beautiful French Riviera (Côte d’Azur) –  Photo – Ricardo Pinto/ACEA 2016

 

Photo - Ricardo Pinto/ACEA 2016

The French enjoying the regatta the way only the French can do. Photo – Ricardo Pinto/ACEA 2016

By |2016-09-15T07:51:39-07:00September 12th, 2016|0 Comments
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Save Animals at the Fun Artwalk in Alameda

Updated 10.20.16 – Great news:

2nd Friday Artwalk raised $700 for the Friends of Alameda Animal Shelter

Tonight – Sept. 9th is the very first 2nd Friday Artwalk For Animals! Benefiting Friends of Alameda Animal Shelter

Select Alameda & Jingletown galleries plus 2nd Friday businesses are getting together to help raise money and awareness for Alameda’s Animal Shelter FAAS, Fri., Sept. 9th from 6-9pm.

Have a fun evening with friends – dinner, drinks and art appreciation to help those in the shelters.

a034136maddy-1Artwalk For Animal’s participants are all over Alameda and Jingle Town too! Visit Friday Art Walk to get a full list of all Sept. 9th, Artwalk For Animals participants and locations of the businesses. If you want to do them all, you will have to get back in your car three times for a five minute ride. If you cannot attend, visit their website and find your new pet!

Here is the lineup:

Friday September 09 2016

  • K Gallery At Rhythmix 6pm – 9pm
  • Autobody Fine Art 7PM – 9PM SEVEN UP: Autobody Bridge Program group exhibition Art For Animals
  • Frank Bette Center for the Arts 6 pm – 9 pm Alameda en Plein Air Plein Air paintings of Alameda
  • Bonne Vie 7:00 – 8:00 Amelie at The Plaza 12 year old Amelie will be performing in front of The Park Street Plaza. This young performer will be entertaining the community with her guitar and songs you will recognize. Stop in Bonne Vie for some beer tasting from Fort Point Brewery while you are here a033300_tortie-dil-dom-02
  • JINGLETOWN ART STUDIOS 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM Art For Animals
  • 3Dot Art Gallery – 7:00 PM � 9:00 PM Art For Animals
  • Tucker`s Ice Cream 6PM – 9PM Ice Cream For Animals! Ice cream treat for this 2nd Friday, proceeds go to benefit FAAS
  • The Fireside Lounge 6:00pm – 12:00am Art for Animals FAAS Benefit/Alameda Artwalk on Webster Street Benefit art show for FAAS, Anderson Valley & Triple VooDoo tap takeover, and live music by The Gravel Spreaders & Justin Bank
  • Studio 23 7:00 – 9:00 Art For Animals FAAS Benefit Group show benefiting FAAS.
  • Alameda Island Brewing Co. 6PM – 9PM Art For Animals Collection Jar Have a beer and help animals all at the same time!
  • Vintiq 6PM – 9PM Art For Animals art and live music
  • 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm Happy Hour House Wine & Beer at the bar Happy Hour House Wine & Beer at the bar
  • Redux Studios & Gallery 6:00 pm – Late Redux Closing Party Join us as we prepare to close our doors forever! Open studios, DJs, Food + Drink
  • Julie`s Coffee & Tea Garden 7:00pm – 9:00pm Cowboy Dreams inspired Collage Party
  • Glass Hand Studio 6PM – 9PM Art For Animals Live glass blowing demos and group art show.

Have fun and know that your contributions will make a huge difference. More information to come.

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By |2016-10-20T15:31:27-07:00September 9th, 2016|Tags: , |0 Comments
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Sept. 9-11 – Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series Set to Foil Over the Mediterranean Sea

Groupama Team France is revved up. Toulon is the only port in France to ever host an America’s Cup World Series regatta. Toulon and the urban community Toulon Provence Méditerranée, along with partnering communities, want  to make this sporting event a spectacular and memorable event for everyone. Starting with a parade of sails off Mourillon Beach on Fri., Sept. 9, the practice racing starts with both one-on-one racing in the America’s Cup format and fleet racing between the six competing teams.  These warm-up race results will only will only be counted if racing cannot be completed on one of the following days due to meteorological conditions.

Photo/ACEA - GIles Martin Paget

Photo/ACEA – Giles Martin Paget

Spectators can view from shore along the Mourillon beaches or from the water once registered online. Those of us nine hours behind will have to view the races on the America’s Cup App. 

Just announced: Coverage Available on NBCSN, NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports App on Sun. Sept. 11 at 7pm PDT

Toulon is located in South East France between Nice and Marseillee. Toulon Provence Méditerranée is a wonderful destination for the Epicures with their daily Farmers Markets, delectable Provençal cooking, wines of Bandol and Côtes de Provence, olive oil, honey, nougat, fig, goat cheese and more!

Photo/ACEA

Photo/ACEA

Groupama Team France will have the rare privilege of performing in front of their fellow countrymen. Let’s hope they have more wins like they had in Portsmouth in July 2016.

The schedule follows:

FRIDAY 9th SEPTEMBER 2016 – PRACTICE DAY

  • 11:00 Village and Corporate Hospitality opens
  • 13.30 AC45 Race Yachts Fly-by in front of the Mourillon beaches
  • 14.00 Practice Races . Fly-by after Practice Races
  • 16.30 Poster signing at Science and Sea City
  • 19.00 Village and Hospitality closes
  • 19.00 Opening Ceremony Main stage at Mourillon beaches

SATURDAY 10th SEPTEMBER 2016 – RACE DAY 1

  • 11:00 Event Village and Corporate Hospitality Opens
  • 13:00 Dock-out show (main stage)
  • 14:00 Fly-by in front of Mourillon beaches
  • 14:30 Race 1/2/3
  • 16:00 Racing Ends
  • 16:00 Fly-by along the beach at the end of racing
  • 16:30 Posters signing / Stage Q&A
  • 19:00 Event Village and Hospitality closes
  • 21.00 “As the World Tipped” on main stage (free to the public)
  • 22.30 The Avener DJ concert on main stage (free to the public)

SUNDAY 11th SEPTEMBER 2016 – RACE DAY 2 

  • 11:00 Event Village and Corporate Hospitality opens
  • 13.00 Dock-out show (main stage)
  • 14:00 Fly-by in front of Mourillon beaches
  • 14:30 Race 4/5/6
  • 16.00 Racing Ends
  • 16.00 Boats on presentation moorings in front of Mourillon’s beaches
  • 16.45 Prize Giving Ceremony on the main stage
  • 18:00 Event Village and Hospitality closes

 

By |2016-09-08T12:55:12-07:00August 31st, 2016|Tags: , , , , |0 Comments
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Ben Ainslie and Land Rover BAR Win Portsmouth World Series

Portsmouth really changed things up in the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series. The fact that every hotel was sold out may have contributed to the fervor that propelled Land Rover BAR to win the Portsmouth leg of the World Series.

Louis Vuitton America's Cup World Series Portsmouth - Photo - Ricardo Pinto/ACEA 2016

Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series Portsmouth – Photo – Ricardo Pinto/ACEA 2016

 

 

Overall Results for Portsmouth’s Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series:

  1. Land Rover BAR 82
  2. ORACLE TEAM USA 81
  3. SoftBank Team Japan 69
  4. Emirates Team New Zealand 62
  5. Groupama Team France 58
  6. Artemis Racing 53

    Duke & Duchess of Cambridge congratulate Land Rover BAR's win in Portsmouth Photo - Ricardo Pinto/ACEA 2016

    Duke & Duchess of Cambridge congratulate Land Rover BAR’s win in Portsmouth Photo – Ricardo Pinto/ACEA 2016

The Portsmouth win put Land Rover BAR in first place overall, to the disappointment of Emirates Team New Zealand who held that position until this weekend and is now in third place overall with ORACLE TEAM USA in second place.

World Series Overall

Photo- Ricardo Pinto/ACEA 2016

Photo- Ricardo Pinto/ACEA 2016

  1. Land Rover BAR 367
  2. ORACLE TEAM USA 366
  3. Emirates Team New Zealand 357
  4. SoftBank Team Japan 328
  5. Artemis Racing 315
  6. Groupama Team France 292

Next stop: Toulon France Sept. 8-11 then Fukuoka Japan in November.

All Race Results

Race Day 1

R 1

  1. Groupama Team France 10
  2. ORACLE TEAM USA 9
  3. Emirates Team New Zealand

R2

  1. Land Rover BAR 10
  2. ORACLE TEAM USA 9
  3. SoftBank Team Japan 8

R3

  1. Land Rover BAR 10
  2. Groupama Team France 9
  3. SoftBank Team Japan 8

 

Photo - Ricardo Pinto/ACEA 2016

Photo – Ricardo Pinto/ACEA 2016

Race Day 2

R 4

  1. Land Rover BAR 20
  2. ORACLE TEAM USA 18
  3. Emirates Team New Zealand 16

R5

  1. ORACLE TEAM USA 20
  2. Land Rover BAR 18
  3. SoftBank Team Japan 16

R6

  1. ORACLE TEAM USA 20
  2. Land Rover BAR 18
  3. SoftBank Team Japan 16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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