Thursday 11 April 2013

America's Cup World Series update, Ben Ainslie racing team set to compete in Naples

From the following Sail-World article submitted by Lucy Harwood, Ben Ainslie Racing                                   

http://www.sail-world.com/Australia/Americas-Cup-WS:-Ben-Ainslie-and-J.P.-Morgan-BAR-head-to-Naples/108299

Naples marks the final event of the 2012-13 America’s Cup World Series season. With two events under their belt J.P. Morgan BAR sit in fourth place overall and will look to improve on their second place result from the last event in October 2012.

J.P. Morgan BAR are 49 points from the current season leader Oracle Team USA (Spithill), with Tom Slingsby taking on helming duties for the team at this event. It might seem like a big points gap, but with 40 points on offer for first place during the Super Sunday final race, one small mistake can mean a big difference on the leaderboard. The existing crew from the last event in San Francisco will remain, with one change for Naples, bowman Jan Dekker (RSA) will replace Simeon Tienpont (NED) who will remain in San Francisco to work on the Oracle Team USA AC72 programme.

Racing will take place right by the shore giving the spectators a chance to see these wing sailed catamarans up close as nine teams battle it out for overall victory in Naples. The AC45 is one of the most technologically advanced sailing boats in the world, the fixed wing provides incredible acceleration and speed but they are not an easy ride for the crew onboard.

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