Americas Cup World Series Experience coming to Plymouth

by 34th America’s Cup media 18 Aug 2011 10:04 BST 10-18 September 2011

Free entrance for the public, the celebration of the AC World Series competition includes activities for all ages

• Watch the racing live, featuring America’s Cup groundbreaking new graphics and live commentary
• Visit the America’s Cup Experience, where visitors will get a taste of the teams and what it’s like to sail on a high-speed catamaran
• Take on the Racing Simulator, your own match race test, video-game style
• Get up-close to best sailors in the world, with the day’s racing highlights and first-hand reports from the sailing stars every race day at 20:00 on The Base stage
• Listen to great bands and DJ’s, from folk to bluegrass to indie pop to dance
• Good food, shops and stands open each day at 11:00

The AC World Series Plymouth will feature race courses designed to deliver close competition and high-speed fly-bys for the fans on shore. The innovative regatta format includes a mix of speed trials, head-to-head match racing, and all-out fleet racing with nine identical AC45 wing-sailed catamarans charging the line.

When

10-18 September, 2011 - The Base opens at 11:00 each day.

Where

The America’s Cup World Series fan entertainment zone, The Base, to be hosted at the Plymouth Hoe.

Live Schedule Highlights

Saturday 10th September
11:00 The Base shops, food and beverage stands, and the Simulator open
12:00 Ska/reggae band Too Hot
14:00 Racing begins (time approximate and according to conditions)
18:00 Singer/songwriter Ruarri Joseph
20:00 Race Highlights & Athlete interviews from the stage
23:00 Singer Newton Faulker

Sunday 11th September
11:00 The Base shops, food and beverage stands, and the Simulator open
12:00 Funk bank Freshly Squeezed
15:00 Racing begins (time approximate and according to conditions)
16:15 Britain’s Got Talent singer Michael Collins
17:30 Bluegrass band Out to Grass
19:00 Rambunctious Social Club DJ
20:00 Race Highlights & Athlete interviews from the stage
20:30 Rambunctious Social Club DJ

Monday 12th September – non-race day
11:00 The Base shops, food and beverage stands, and the Simulator open
19:30 Plymouth’s own Patrick James Person Band

Tuesday 13th September – non-race day
11:00 The Base shops, food and beverage stands, and the Simulator open
19:30 Willie and the Bandits

Wednesday 14th September
11:00 The Base shops, food and beverage stands, and the Simulator open
14:00 Racing begins (time approximate and according to conditions)
17:00 DJ Aldo Vanucci
18:00 VJ
18:30 Land of Giants
20:00 Race Highlights & Athlete interviews from the stage
20:45 Charlie Simpson
21:45 DJ Aldo Vanucci

Thursday 15th September
11:00 The Base shops, food and beverage stands, and the Simulator open
14:00 Racing begins (time approximate and according to conditions)
17:00 Louis Eliot and the Embers

Friday 16th September
11:00 The Base shops, food and beverage stands, and the Simulator open
13:00 Race Highlights from the previous day’s racing
14:00 Racing begins (time approximate and according to conditions)
17:45 BBC Southwest’s David FitzGerald
18:00 Plymouth’s own Becca Langsford
20:00 Race Highlights & Athlete interviews from the stage
20:30 Folk singer Seth Lakeman

Saturday 17th September
11:00 The Base shops, food and beverage stands, and the Simulator open
12:00 Swing and jive band Company B
14:00 Racing begins (time approximate and according to conditions)
17:15 Babyhead
18:00 VJ
20:00 Race Highlights & Athlete interviews from the stage
20:30 Matt Edmondson

Sunday 18th September
11:00 The Base shops, food and beverage stands, and the Simulator open
12:00 Swing band Co-operative Big Band
15:00 Racing begins (time approximate and according to conditions)
16:00 Ska and reggae band, The Simmertones
18:00 Shanty singers Fisherman’s Friends
19:00 Mad Dog Mcrea
20:00 Race Highlights & Athlete interviews from the stage