It has been a year since we experienced our first taste of the America’s Cup with the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series in October. In one year so many things have happened. Here’s our top ten.

1) Artemis Racing opens its base: Artemis Racing created its Bermuda home at Morgan’s Point and officially opened the space in March. Bermudian contractors worked on the site and the base was created to resemble Artemis’ previous base in California.

2) SoftBank Team Japan opens its base: Another Bermuda-based team SoftBank Team Japan opened its base in May next to Oracle Team USA’s base in Dockyard. The project employed Bermudian contractors working alongside the team’s crew.

3) Foil Fest: Bermudians got a chance to see America’s Cup teams in action in June at Foil Fest, a special event held for Bermuda. The AC teams participated in drag races right off the dock in Dockyard alongside various other classes of boats. And the teams opened their bases to the public for the first time. It was a successful, fun event.

4) Cross Island completed: The first phase of Cross Island – the land reclamation project in Dockyard – was completed earlier this month ahead of schedule and on budget. It marked a major milestone in Bermuda’s deliverables for the 35th America’s Cup. While the infill phase has been completed, the next part of the project involves installing the infrastructure, including electricity, water, sewage and telecommunications before the new nine-acres of land is handed over to the America’s Cup Event Authority, which will create the Event Village for next year’s event.

5) AC Endeavour West Fort opens: After opening its East Fort just before the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series event, the West Fort was opened in May across from the Clocktower Mall in Dockyard. ‘Fort’ is the name given to the AC Endeavour sailing bases. Local contractors and business donated time and materials to make the site operational. It caters to students aged nine to 12 years old.

6) Team BDA announced: Eleven local young athletes were selected in August for the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup; they excelled in an intensive training camp to make the cut as Team BDA. The team is comprised of sailors and non-sailors and will become full-time in January, where they will train to compete against the best youth sailors in the world next year.

7) Non AC-related regattas: Regattas have come to Bermuda that wouldn’t have come if the America’s Cup wasn’t being held here. Last December, Bermuda hosted the Amlin Moth Regatta and in March, the RC44 Regatta was held here for the first time. The second Moth regatta is scheduled for December 3-9 this year and a few weeks earlier, the Viper 640 International Championships will take place from November 16-19.

8) Antigua to Bermuda race: This event is designed to bring yachts to Bermuda in time to enjoy the America’s Cup racing next year and is scheduled to depart Antigua on May 12. The Royal Bermuda Yacht Club is working in association with Antigua Sailing Week and 30 to 50 yachts are expected. It’s the first of its kind and will help to stimulate the economy even further for AC35.

9) Community Outreach: All three Bermuda-based teams have participated in various charity events across the Island including Catlin End to End, Eat Em to Beat Em Lionfish Tournament, KBB Beach Clean-Up, Pirates of Bermuda, Bermuda Day Marathon and more. Additionally, ORACLE TEAM USA regularly speak at school assemblies and they hosted a clean-up day at East End Primary before the school year started.

10) Top Brand Photoshoots: Bermuda is a great background for photo shoots for brands such as Louis Vuitton, Moet & Chandon, Vineyard Vines and Sperry. Each brand has done a photoshoot on island as part of an ad campaign that has had international reach. These photo shoots wouldn’t have happened if Bermuda wasn’t the home of 2017 America’s Cup.