ORACLE TEAM USA captured the two championships of AC World Series San Francisco on super Sunday, thrilling the capacity crowds who had front row seats to close-quarter, fast-paced racing on San Francisco Bay.

The 2012 Zhik Nautica Moth World Championships went down to the wire and were decided in the very last
race in fabulous conditions. Joshua McKnight kept his calm, sailed nearly flawlessly and prevailed over
fellow countryman Scott Babbage with two bullets in three races.

Spain successfully defending their Optimist Team Racing European Champion title after fluctuating fortunes on Lake Ledro, Italy.

After pitching a strike down the middle when he threw out the first pitch on America's Cup day at the San Francisco Giants' baseball game, ORACLE TEAM USA's Jimmy Spithill had a great day on the racecourse at the America's Cup World Series on Saturday.

The young Australian sailor overtakes Scott Babbage thanks to three excellent races. Babbage pays the price of an average start and wrong tactical call in the first race, where he finished 16th.

Sparring partners Scott Babbage and Joshua McKnight excelled in Friday's fabulous conditions on lake Garda. Babbage scored two bullets in the day's three races and now leads the final series, followed by McKnight.

ORACLE TEAM USA COUTTS (Russell Coutts) crashed out of the America's Cup World Series races in spectacular fashion on Friday, hitting the Race Committee boat at speed during the start of fleet race number three.

From 27 August until 1 September the world's fastest sailors shall be gracing the idyllic shores of Alacati with their presence, for the Pegasus Airlines PWA World Cup.