Photos from the 2016 America's Cup in NYC Harbor

After difficult sailing conditions on Saturday, Sunday turned out to be a spectacular day for the 2016 America’s Cup (at least for us viewers). On Saturday, we attended via the official media boat and on Sunday, thanks to Classic Harbor Lines, we were able to get in on the three races Sunday afternoon very close to the action in New York harbor.
The America’s Cup is the oldest international sporting trophy historically, named for the schooner that won the first regatta in 1851. Winners host the event the next time, and as such the New York Yacht Club hosted the race from 1851 to 1983 (with some years in between with no races) when it lost to the Royal Perth Yacht Club of Australia. In 1920 the race was moved to the Newport Yacht Club, making it 85 years since the race was hosted in New York harbor.

In overall New York results, team New Zealand took first, America second and France third.

Emirates Team New Zealand

Land Rover team Great Britain and Artemis Team Sweden

New Zealand and Great Britain

Team Softbank Japan and Team Groupama France

Heading to the start line for the first race

Lined up for the start of the first race

Lined up for the start of the first race

Just after the gun is shot marking the start of the first race

Sweden taking the lead, and will win the first race

Moving the race course around during the first race

Team Oracle America, who places second in the second and third races, and second place overall

Photos from Saturday’s race:

This is the replica of the yacht America that won the 1851 America’s Cup, built in 1995 and the second of three replicas.

Sailing boat in the foreground is an exact replica of Freedom, the 1980 winner of the America’s Cup. The original boats still exist as well.

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