America’s Cup

Skipper: Artemis Racing-Red
Nationality: Argentina

Santiago Lange, one of Argentina’s most famous sailors, brings two Olympic medals and decades of sailing experience to Artemis Racing.Lange has competed in five editions of the Olympic Games across dinghy, keelboat and multihull events, winning bronze medals in the Tornado with Carlos Espinola in Athens in 2004 and in Beijing in 2008.

Skipper: BAR
Nationality: British

Quadruple Olympic gold and silver medalist Ben Ainslie is the most successful Olympic sailor of all time, no stranger to the America’s Cup, he skippers JPMorgan BAR as the team competes in their first AC World Series.

Skipper: China Team
Nationality: New Zealander

The youngest skipper on the America’s Cup World Series comes to China Team from the World Match Racing Tour where he ranked 8th in his debut season. Robertson says he’s enjoying the challenge of learning to sail the AC45: “I love every minute of it. It’s new and exciting and fresh.” He makes his AC World Series debut in Venice.

Skipper: Emirates Team New Zealand
Nationality: New Zealander

Dean Barker steered Team New Zealand across the finishing line of the final race in 2000 to successfully defend the America’s Cup. After losing the Cup in 2003, he led the team to a Louis Vuitton Cup win before falling to Alinghi in 2007 in the Cup Match. Now he’s determined to bring the oldest trophy in international sport back to New Zealand.

Skipper: Energy Team
Nationality: France

As the current holder of the Jules Verne Trophy, for fastest circumnavigation, Peyron has proven he knows how to campaign fast multihulls. Now his challenge is translating that offshore experience onto the confines of a short course racing the America’s Cup.

Skipper: Luna Rossa Challenge
Nationality: Italian

Max Sirena leads Luna Rossa into the 34th America’s Cup, following previous challenges by the Italian team in 2000, 2003 and 2007. Sirena is fresh off winning the 33rd America’s Cup as a member or BMW ORACLE Racing.

Skipper: Luna Rossa - Piranha
Nationality: British

Draper won a broze medal at the Athens Olympic Games (2004) in teh 49 class, and Was World Champion twice (2003 and 2006) and Eurpoean Champion three times (2004, 2005, and 2010) in the same class. He won the Extreme Sailing Series in 2009 and in second at the MAtch Race World Championship on 2011.

Skipper: ORACLE TEAM USA - COUTTS
Nationality: New Zealander

A four-time winner, Russell is the most successful skipper in the history of the America’s Cup.  His 14-0 record in the 1995, 2000, and 2003 Cup matches is unmatched, lifting the trophy for each one of the three different teams he has led.

Skipper: ORACLE TEAM USA - SPITHILL
Nationality: Australian

In 2010, Spithill became the youngest skipper to win the America’s Cup. Now his sights are set on a successful defense in 2013.  The first year of the campaign has gone well, with ORACLE TEAM USA – SPITHILL fighting tooth and nail against Emirates Team New Zealand for top spot on the Ac World Series leaderboard.