SAN DIEGO (AP) β Bermuda has been awarded a stop on the America’s Cup World Series in 2015, perhaps a precursor to the British territory being awarded the America’s Cup itself.
Organizers announced Wednesday that Bermuda will host a stop on the America’s Cup World Series in October 2015. The ACWS is a series of warmup regattas in high-performance, 45-foot catamarans in 2015-16 that will help determine standings for the America’s Cup qualifiers in 2017.
Bermuda is bidding with San Diego to host the 2017 America’s Cup. A decision could be announced by Dec. 1.
British Olympic star Ben Ainslie, who heads his country’s America’s Cup syndicate, is expected to soon announce an ACWS stop in Portsmouth in 2015.
