| Sport | Sailing |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2011 |
| No. of teams | 9 |
| Country(ies) | NZL, USA, FRA, SWE, CHN, KOR, ESP |
| Related competitions | America's Cup, Louis Vuitton Cup, Louis Vuitton Trophy |
The America's Cup World Series is a series of match race regattas leading up to the 2013 America's Cup.
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The World Series will use AC45 catamarans, a one-design wingsail catamaran with foils designed specifically for the event by Mike Drummond and the Oracle Racing engineering team. The AC45 is intended as a smaller version to the America's Cup larger AC72 and has the following specifications:
Oracle Racing will field two boats in the World Series.[1] Luna Rossa will join the series for 2012.
| Club | Team | HIN | Skipper | Sail loft |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sail Korea Yacht Club | Team Korea | 1 | Chris Draper | Doyle Sailmakers |
| Kungliga Svenska Segelsällskapet | Artemis Racing | 2 | Terry Hutchinson | North Sails |
| Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron | Emirates Team New Zealand | 3 | Dean Barker | North Sails |
| Golden Gate Yacht Club | Oracle Racing 4 | 4 | James Spithill | North Sails |
| Oracle Racing 5 | 5 | Russell Coutts Darren Bundock |
North Sails | |
| Meĭ Fań Yacht Club | China Team | 6 | Mitch Booth Charlie Ogletree |
North Sails |
| Yacht Club de France | Energy Team | 7 | Loïck Peyron Yann Guichard |
Voilerie Incidences |
| Aleph Yacht Club | Aleph-Equipe de France | 9 | Bertrand Pacé Pierre Pennec |
North Sails |
| Real Club Náutico de Valencia | Green Comm Racing | 10 | Vasilij Žbogar | North Sails |
| Circolo della Vela Sicilia | Luna Rossa Challenge[2] |
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2011-2012 AC45 World Series | 2013 AC45 World Series | Standings | ||||||||||||||||
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| Cascais 6–14 August 2011 |
Plymouth 10–18 September 2011 |
San Diego 12–20 November 2011 |
Naples 7–15 April 2012 |
Venice 12–20 May 2012 |
Newport 23 June–1 July 2012 |
Venice 13–21 April 2013 |
Naples 11–19 May 2013 |
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| match race | fleet race | match race | fleet race | match race | fleet race | match race | fleet race | match race | fleet race | match race | fleet race | match race | fleet race | match race | fleet race | match race | fleet race | total | |
| Emirates Team New Zealand | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 27 | 28 | 55 | ||||||||||
| Oracle Racing 4 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 28 | 54 | ||||||||||
| Artemis Racing | 8 | 9 | 8 | DNF 3 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 40 | ||||||||||
| Team Korea | 7 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 16 | 36 | ||||||||||
| Oracle Racing 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 36 | ||||||||||
| Energy Team | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 16 | 35 | ||||||||||
| Aleph-Equipe de France | 3 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 31 | ||||||||||
| Green Comm Racing | 4 | 6 | 4 | DNS 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 23 | ||||||||||
| China Team | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 20 | ||||||||||
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