{"id":20390,"date":"2014-06-04T17:21:06","date_gmt":"2014-06-04T17:21:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/?p=20390"},"modified":"2014-06-27T03:32:21","modified_gmt":"2014-06-27T03:32:21","slug":"up-for-the-challenge-protocol-released-for-the-35th-americas-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/2014\/06\/up-for-the-challenge-protocol-released-for-the-35th-americas-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Up for the challenge? Protocol Released for the 35th America\u2019s Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u201cWe\u2019re going to have our work cut out for us, that\u2019s for sure.\u201d\u00a0So says ORACLE TEAM USA skipper Jimmy Spithill as he assesses the competition for the 35th America\u2019s Cup.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Protocol was released on Tuesday, which defines the rules, format and commercial regulations for the 35th America\u2019s Cup. Entries open on June 9th and close August 8th, 2014, giving prospective teams two months to enter.<\/p>\n

See what the teams are saying<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n

The Class Rule for the new AC62 yacht, which has already been shared with teams in draft format, will be issued in the coming days, prior to the entry period opening.<\/p>\n

Highlights of the Protocol<\/b>\u00a0include:<\/p>\n

* A\u00a0three year racing program<\/b>\u00a0from 2015 to 2017 with every race counting towards qualification and\/or points in the final America\u2019s Cup Match<\/p>\n

* At least six\u00a0America\u2019s Cup World Series<\/b>\u00a0events per year in 2015 and 2016 to be raced in the AC45 class. All teams have an opportunity to host an event in their home country<\/p>\n

* An\u00a0America\u2019s Cup Qualifiers<\/b>\u00a0series in 2017 involving all teams, with a bonus point in the America\u2019s Cup Match at stake<\/p>\n

*\u00a0America\u2019s Cup Challenger Playoffs<\/b>\u00a0for the top four challenger teams to emerge from the Qualifiers<\/p>\n

* The\u00a0America\u2019s Cup Match<\/b>, featuring the defender, ORACLE TEAM USA against the top challenger. The first team to win 7 points will win the America\u2019s Cup<\/p>\n

* Up to two\u00a0Youth America\u2019s Cup<\/b>\u00a0events providing a pathway for young sailors to join the top rank of professionals<\/p>\n

* The\u00a0new AC62 yach<\/b>t \u2013 a foiling, wing sail catamaran sailed by 8 crew \u2013 to be raced in all events in 2017<\/p>\n

* A crew\u00a0nationality rule<\/b>\u00a0requiring at least 25% of the AC62 crew to be nationals of the country of their challenge<\/p>\n

The Protocol was negotiated between defending champion ORACLE TEAM USA and its Golden Gate Yacht Club and Team Australia\u2019s Hamilton Island Yacht Club, the Challenger of Record.<\/p>\n

The 35th America\u2019s Cup builds on the successful elements of the last America\u2019s Cup \u2013 fast, exciting racing in foiling multihulls that is challenging for the best sailors in the world and appealing to spectators.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are convinced the 35th America\u2019s Cup will surpass previous events in almost every way: more challengers, amazing new boats and a competition structure that will engage and enthrall people over a three year period,\u201d said Mat Belcher, the skipper of Team Australia, the Challenger of Record.<\/p>\n

For his part, Spithill is aware that a stronger group of challengers will make it that much more difficult for his team to hold on to the Cup.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s the America\u2019s Cup, so it\u2019s not supposed to be easy, but our goal is to make it a three-peat,\u201d says Spithill, who led his team to victory in 2010 and 2013. \u201cIt was so close last time. Battling back to win from being down 8-1 is something we will never forget and I expect it will be just as difficult this time.\u201d<\/p>\n

The entry period is open from June 9th to August 8th 2014.<\/p>\n

Download the Protocol for the 35th America\u2019s Cup<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cWe\u2019re going to have our work cut out for us, that\u2019s for sure.\u201d\u00a0So says ORACLE TEAM USA skipper Jimmy Spithill as he assesses the competition for the 35th America\u2019s Cup. The Protocol was released on Tuesday, which defines the rules, format and commercial regulations for the 35th America\u2019s Cup. Entries open on June 9th and close August 8th, 2014, giving prospective teams two months to enter. See what the teams are saying The Class Rule for the new AC62 yacht, which has already been shared with teams in draft format, will be issued in the coming days, prior to the entry period opening. Highlights of the Protocol\u00a0include: * A\u00a0three year racing program\u00a0from 2015 to 2017 with every race counting towards qualification and\/or points in the final America\u2019s Cup Match * At least six\u00a0America\u2019s Cup World Series\u00a0events per year in 2015 and 2016 to be raced in the AC45 class. All teams have an opportunity to host an event in their home country * An\u00a0America\u2019s Cup Qualifiers\u00a0series in 2017 involving all teams, with a bonus point in the America\u2019s Cup Match at stake *\u00a0America\u2019s Cup Challenger Playoffs\u00a0for the top four challenger teams to emerge from the Qualifiers * The\u00a0America\u2019s Cup Match, …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20390"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20390"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20390\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20390"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20390"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bwsailing.com\/cc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20390"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}