The biggest event in Portsmouth this year…
20 Jul 2015
The Japanese, American and UK teams sparring in the Solent last weekend – photo: Ian Roman
ACWS: The biggest event in Portsmouth this summer – and one of the most prestigious events in the world of sport – the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series is just days away.
The concept of The Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series events was introduced during the 34th America’s Cup and nine events were held between 2011 and 2013 in a number of global locations.
The Portsmouth event will be managed and delivered by TEAMORIGIN Events, a division of TEAMORIGIN LLP, a company set up and chaired by Sir Keith Mills, GBE, in 2007 when he originally set his sights on bringing the America’s Cup back to Great Britain, where it all started.
Sir Keith is a shareholder and investor in Ben Ainslie Racing (BAR) and has taken on the responsibility of hosting and delivering the ACWS events in Portsmouth in 2015 and 2016.
This will support BAR and allow Sir Ben and his team to focus on their job of winning the America’s Cup, and help make these world class events a success for Great Britain.
Hospitality packages
A range of hospitality packages ranging from single day experiences to four day and weekend options are available.
There is something to suit both sponsors and businesses or private individuals who want to entertain or be entertained at this world class sporting event.
To buy hospitality packages, email [email protected]
Event partners and stakeholders
The event will encompass most of the City of Portsmouth’s existing visitor destinations like The Historic Dockyard, HMS Warrior and HMS Victory, the Mary Rose Museum, the Spinnaker Tower, Gun Wharf Quays and Southsea Castle.
The Portsmouth event will be able to offer significant partnership opportunities to business and media and Official Event Partners will be announced in due course.
For partnership opportunities, contact: [email protected]
The America’s Cup
The America’s Cup is the oldest trophy in world sport, and Britain has never won it.
The black schooner America won the first challenge and, to honour that victory, the event was renamed The America’s Cup and became a challenge trophy, open to sailing clubs of all nations.
After his success in helping Larry Ellison defend the 34th America’s Cup, Sir Ben Ainslie and his squad intend to rectify that original first defeat by bringing the America’s Cup home after the 35th America’s Cup, which will be sailed in Bermuda in 2017.
Six teams are in Portsmouth for this ACWS event – Oracle Team USA, Land Rover BAR, Softbank Team Japan and Artemis Racing. They’re racing in foiling AC45f catamarans that can reach 45m.p.h.
It’s going to be fast and furious…
If you can’t get down to Portsmouth this weekend to see the ACWS event live, BT Sport will be covering the racing live throughout the coming weekend.
The BBC will be showing highlights each evening.
www.americascup.com
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