Tragedy At Americas Cup Artemis Team

Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of Artemis team member Andrew "Bart" Simpson as news came in today of his tragic death in a fatal indecent which occurred in the San Francisco bay area.

The AC72 challenger was performing a bear-away maneuver when one of its bows dropped under the water flipping the boat. Andrew Simpson was believed to be trapped under the boat in the incident, attempts were made to revive him on the water and also on land but tragically he lost his life.

Andrew Simpson was a British double Olympic champion and a core member of the 11 man crew on the Artemis AC72 team who are challenging for the most prestigious sailing trophy "The Americas Cup" later this summer.  

This is truly a shocking story that rocked the yachting industry across the world as it has lost one of their elite Andrew "Bart" Simpson. More information on the story can be found at Artemis Racing

   

34th Americas Cup & Superyachts Combine

Fraser Yachts, The worlds leading superyacht sales and charter company and part of the Azimut Benetti Group has recently been appointed as one of the operational partners for the 34th Americas Cup superyacht program.
As an operational partner Fraser Yachts will connect superyacht owners and their yachts, and Guests with their chartered yachts with the 34th Americas Cup and the AC 45 world series. The dates for the AC 45 world series are as follows:

• Stop 1 - Cascais, Portugal 6th-14th August 2011.
• Stop 2 - Plymouth, UK 10th-18th September 2011.
• Stop 3 - San Diego, USA 12th-20th November 2011.
  

The Americas Cup Superyacht program is designed to create an experience that goes beyond the water and gives you nearly a stadium like feel and atmosphere. The Superyacht guests will have front row seats to all the adrenalin filled sailing of the World Series and the Americas Cup. Off the water they will be treated to only the finest experiences that the Americas Cup has to offer.

Peter Coote, The Marketing Director of Fraser Yachts was quoted saying “We are really excited about our partnership with the America’s Cup and the opportunity for the superyacht community to truly engage in this world-renowned sporting event. The new course format is completely different to any previous America’s Cup, allowing superyachts to be a part of the racing action. This is America’s Cup meets Formula 1.”


The 34th Americas Cup in 2013 will become the Monaco Grand Prix of the yachting world.
For more information on this Superyacht program contact: superyachts@americascup.com & Fraser Yachts at www.fraseryachts.com

See the below video link for what the Americas Cup is all about.
34th Americas Cup

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