{"id":1305,"date":"2011-02-21T21:40:14","date_gmt":"2011-02-22T02:40:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/?p=1305"},"modified":"2011-02-21T21:45:54","modified_gmt":"2011-02-22T02:45:54","slug":"dates-for-the-americas-cup-world-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/?p=1305","title":{"rendered":"DATES FOR THE AMERICA&#8217;S CUP WORLD SERIES"},"content":{"rendered":"<table style=\"background-color: #ffffff; border-collapse: collapse;\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 446.0px; height: 508.0px; background-color: #ffffff; padding: 10.0px 10.0px 10.0px 10.0px; border: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px solid #808080 #808080 #808080 #808080;\" valign=\"top\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 12.0px 0.0px; line-height: 15.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana;\">The winning America&#8217;s cup trimaran <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oracleracing.com\/blog\/usa-17-through-the-canal_694\">USA 17<\/a> belonging to Oracle racing is transiting the Panama Canal as I write on it&#8217;s way to San Francisco.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 12.0px 0.0px; line-height: 15.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana;\"><span style=\"font: 14.0px Arial; letter-spacing: 0.0px color;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.americascup.com\/\">America&#8217;s Cup<\/a> World Series Dates Released<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.0px;\"> <\/span><span style=\"font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande'; letter-spacing: 0.0px;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.0px;\">With final venue bids under review, the America&#8217;s Cup Event Authority (ACEA) released the inaugural America&#8217;s Cup World Series (AC World Series) dates. The first half of the AC World Series will consist of five nine-day regattas in 2011, finishing up with three more regattas by mid-2012. The winning host cities for the 2011-2012 AC World Series will be revealed in the coming weeks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 12.0px 0.0px; line-height: 15.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.0px;\">The AC World Series venue assessment process has focused on the ability of prospective host sites to provide the infrastructure and support needed to stage a superior event on and off the water. Tens of thousands of fans are expected to watch in person at each venue.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 12.0px 0.0px; line-height: 15.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.0px;\">The 2011-2012 AC World Series will be sailed in the AC45, the forerunner to the next generation of America&#8217;s Cup boats.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 12.0px 0.0px; line-height: 15.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.0px;\">The 2012-2013 season will be sailed in the larger and faster America&#8217;s Cup boats, the AC72, and its champion will be crowned just prior to the start of the Louis Vuitton Cup (America&#8217;s Cup Challenger Series) in July 2013. This AC World Series will also enable all teams seeking to compete in the America&#8217;s Cup Finals in September 2013 to be race-ready for the AC72.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 12.0px 0.0px; line-height: 15.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.0px;\">2011-2012 America&#8217;s Cup World Series Schedule*<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 12.0px 0.0px; line-height: 15.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.0px;\">Event One: 16 &#8211; 24 July<\/span><span style=\"font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande'; letter-spacing: 0.0px;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.0px;\">Event Two: 13 &#8211; 21 August<\/span><span style=\"font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande'; letter-spacing: 0.0px;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.0px;\">Event Three: 17 &#8211; 25 September<\/span><span style=\"font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande'; letter-spacing: 0.0px;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.0px;\">Event Four: 15 &#8211; 23 October<\/span><span style=\"font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande'; letter-spacing: 0.0px;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.0px;\">Event Five: 10 &#8211; 18 December<\/span><span style=\"font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande'; letter-spacing: 0.0px;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.0px;\">Event Six: 17 &#8211; 25 February, 2012<\/span><span style=\"font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande'; letter-spacing: 0.0px;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.0px;\">Event Seven: 14 &#8211; 22 April, 2012<\/span><span style=\"font: 12.0px 'Lucida Grande'; letter-spacing: 0.0px;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.0px;\">Event Eight: 19 &#8211; 27 May, 2012<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 12.0px 0.0px; line-height: 15.0px; font: 12.0px Verdana;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.0px;\">*Dates are subject to change<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The winning America&#8217;s cup trimaran USA 17 belonging to Oracle racing is transiting the Panama Canal as I write on it&#8217;s way to San Francisco. America&#8217;s Cup World Series Dates Released With final venue bids under review, the America&#8217;s Cup Event Authority (ACEA) released the inaugural America&#8217;s Cup World Series (AC World Series) dates. 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