From the following article on the SFGate:
http://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Larry-Ellison-eyeing-Honolulu-for-17-America-s-5303121.php
Larry Ellison sat in the quiet living room of his Woodside home and talked about what comes next, after winning the America's Cup for the second time in September 2013, an epic victory being called "the comeback of comebacks."
His vision for the next America's Cup, detailed in a series of exclusive interviews over several months, involves the staging of regattas all over the world - leading up to the Louis Vuitton Cup, and the main event, the America's Cup, likely taking place in Honolulu.
This competition would be a departure from anything done before, and would mean that - unless negotiations turn around - San Francisco will not be the host city for the next Cup.
While outlining his vision for the 35th America's Cup, Ellison acknowledges that much needs to happen before his plan is a reality, and that Team USA CEO Russell Coutts remains actively - and earnestly - in talks with other venues, from San Francisco and San Diego to Newport, R.I.
Ellison's ideas for the 35th America's Cup advance his goal of attracting a wider audience to the sport of sailing and to the 163-year-old regatta. He called the races of the 34th America's Cup "the most magnificent spectacle" he'd ever seen on the water and believes the regatta has "changed sailing forever."
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Showing posts with label Russell Coutts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Russell Coutts. Show all posts
Tuesday, 11 March 2014
Sunday, 10 November 2013
35th America's Cup, Protocol for the next America's Cup under discussion
From the following article on americascup.com
http://www.americascup.com/en/news/3/news/18556/forging-ahead-on-the-35th-americas-cup
With existing and potential America’s Cup teams working in the background to secure sailors, designers and shore crew for the 35th America’s Cup, efforts are also being made to forge the Rules for the next event.
The Protocol for the 35th America’s Cup must be agreed between the defender and the challenger of record and will detail the timing, location, format, type of boat and other rules for the event.
Russell Coutts, the CEO of ORACLE TEAM USA, has been working on all of the above.
“There are a lot of pieces to put together when it comes to translating the various ideas for the next America’s Cup into concrete rules,” Coutts said.
“The main pillars are the teams, the partners, the broadcasters and the venue and each of these influence the other.
“One aspect we’re working very hard on is cost reduction,” he continued. “If we can reduce costs, we will increase the number of the teams, which will have a positive impact on all aspects of the competition.”
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http://www.americascup.com/en/news/3/news/18556/forging-ahead-on-the-35th-americas-cup
With existing and potential America’s Cup teams working in the background to secure sailors, designers and shore crew for the 35th America’s Cup, efforts are also being made to forge the Rules for the next event.
The Protocol for the 35th America’s Cup must be agreed between the defender and the challenger of record and will detail the timing, location, format, type of boat and other rules for the event.
Russell Coutts, the CEO of ORACLE TEAM USA, has been working on all of the above.
“There are a lot of pieces to put together when it comes to translating the various ideas for the next America’s Cup into concrete rules,” Coutts said.
“The main pillars are the teams, the partners, the broadcasters and the venue and each of these influence the other.
“One aspect we’re working very hard on is cost reduction,” he continued. “If we can reduce costs, we will increase the number of the teams, which will have a positive impact on all aspects of the competition.”
read more here
Sunday, 11 August 2013
Rule 69 hearing to be carried out over illegally modified AC45 one design catamarans belonging to Oracle and Ben Ainslie Racing teams
From the following article on the excellent Sail Racing News magazine:
Op-Ed: Oracle Team USA and Ben Ainslie Racing await Rule 69 investigation after admitting America's Cup World Series rules violations.
Op-Ed: Oracle Team USA and Ben Ainslie Racing await Rule 69 investigation after admitting America's Cup World Series rules violations.
Depending on who you listen to in San Francisco, the revelation by Oracle Team USA in the last few days that their AC45 catamarans had been illegally modified during the America's Cup World Series, us either a storm in a teacup or professional sailing's equivalent of the Lance Armstrong scandal.
Oracle tried to take the high ground on the situation by issuing a carefully worded press release late on Thursday claiming that the infringement had come to light after an internal investigation led by team CEO Russell Coutts. The inference was that the American syndicate had caught itself cheating and done the honourable thing by withdrawing from the last four AC World Series events. In their view, it seems that should be an end to it.
In reality the illegal modifications were discovered by the America's Cup measurement team who were scrutineering the AC45 fleet for the upcoming Red Bull Youth America's Cup. The measurers discovered lead weights amounting to about 2.5 kg packed into the king posts at the front end of three of the boats - two which had previously been raced by Oracle and the other one prepared by Oracle but used by Sir Ben Ainslie's BAR campaign.
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Oracle tried to take the high ground on the situation by issuing a carefully worded press release late on Thursday claiming that the infringement had come to light after an internal investigation led by team CEO Russell Coutts. The inference was that the American syndicate had caught itself cheating and done the honourable thing by withdrawing from the last four AC World Series events. In their view, it seems that should be an end to it.
In reality the illegal modifications were discovered by the America's Cup measurement team who were scrutineering the AC45 fleet for the upcoming Red Bull Youth America's Cup. The measurers discovered lead weights amounting to about 2.5 kg packed into the king posts at the front end of three of the boats - two which had previously been raced by Oracle and the other one prepared by Oracle but used by Sir Ben Ainslie's BAR campaign.
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Thursday, 4 April 2013
Sailingworld interview Russell Coutts on progress at Oracle Team USA and the upcoming America's Cup
From the following Sailingworld article by Michelle Slade
http://www.sailingworld.com/blogs/racing/americas-cup/riding-high
These days, Russell Coutts spends a lot more time in his office than out on the water. But for the America’s Cup most successful skipper, it’s all part of the challenge of the game. In fact, he appears to be thriving amidst the barrage of criticism from fans, other teams, and San Francisco politicians. Though, to be fair, many people have been much more positive about the new look of the America’s Cup. He remains confident that once the event starts, the negativity will die down considerably and the racing will command everyone’s attention, just as he hoped it would.
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http://www.sailingworld.com/blogs/racing/americas-cup/riding-high
These days, Russell Coutts spends a lot more time in his office than out on the water. But for the America’s Cup most successful skipper, it’s all part of the challenge of the game. In fact, he appears to be thriving amidst the barrage of criticism from fans, other teams, and San Francisco politicians. Though, to be fair, many people have been much more positive about the new look of the America’s Cup. He remains confident that once the event starts, the negativity will die down considerably and the racing will command everyone’s attention, just as he hoped it would.
read more here
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