As the clock ticks towards racing in 2017,the America’s Cup teams are accelerating their preparations. The defending champion of the America’s Cup, ORACLE TEAM USA, and will face the top challenging team in race one of the America’s Cup Match presented by Louis Vuitton on Saturday,June 17, 2017. Racing will take space on Bermuda’s Great Sound, and a natural amphitheater that offers up varied and challenging racing conditions.“Time is the one thing you can’t get back in an America’s Cup campaign," said Jimmy Spithill, the skipper of ORACLE TEAM USA. "Its the most valuable resource we beget. Between now and race one we beget to design and build a boat to a novel rule, or learn how to sail it faster than the other teams,and make certain that as a race crew, we’re match ready. There’s nothing like the first race of the America’s Cup, or when you line up against the other team and it’s all on the line. That’s what we execute this for.”All six America’s Cup teams will race in the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup Qualifiers – a double round robin event – beginning on Friday May 26. The winning team in the Qualifiers can carry a bonus point through to the America’s Cup Finals,making this an well-known stage of the event for defender and challengers alike.
The top four challengers from the Qualifiers advance to the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup Playoffs, with one team eliminated from further competition. The playoffs feature four teams paired up in a Semi Final, and advancing to a Final,with one eventual winner advancing to face ORACLE TEAM USA in the America’s Cup Match presented by Louis Vuitton.
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