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Bermuda can only prosper from the 35th America’s Cup, according to sailing legend Dennis Conner. The Island will host the prestigious regatta for the oldest trophy in international sport in June 2017, having beaten out several rival bids for the priv...

The British yacht club that Sir Ben Ainslie has teamed up with in an attempt to bring the America’s Cup back to Britain is led by a man whose family has close ties with Bermuda. Christopher Sharples, the son of Sir Richard Sharples, is the serving co...

Legislation offering America’s Cup-related concessions was approved by the House of Assembly last night, with both parties promising unequivocal support. Minister of Economic Development Grant Gibbons explained that the legislation represented the Go...

America’s Cup chiefs will work with the Corporation of St George ensure the Olde Towne does not miss out on the opportunities provided by the 2017 sailing spectacle. Event organisers, who met this week in Bermuda, are looking at the possibility of ho...

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Public Accounts will conduct a public hearing on Thursday at 2.30pm in the Senate Chamber at the Cabinet Building. It is expected that the Standing Committee will deliberate on matters relating to public fu...

The America’s Cup has selected NBC Sports Group as its partner for the 2017 sailing spectacle. As well as the America’s Cup finals in Bermuda, the Group has also secured the rights for the America’s Cup World Series events in 2015-16, the America’s C...

The ACBDA will be advertising this week for interested contractors to assist in the site preparation of the team bases at Dockyard for the 35th America’s Cup. In addition, the ACBDA has issued Requests for Proposals (RFP) in the areas of office techn...

Plans for Team Oracle’s America’s Cup headquarters have been submitted for approval, including a master plan hinting at possible future projects. The application, submitted by ACBDA, focuses on Team Oracle’s base, which will take up about 7.2 acres o...

By Colin Thompson Sailing Correspondent Chase Cooper has long harboured a dream of being involved in the America’s Cup. With Bermuda hosting the sailing spectacle in 2017, that dream could very well become reality for the promising local sailor, who ...

Higher visitor numbers during the America’s Cup, a certified tourism ambassador programme, and job prospects were some of the areas tackled during the Tourism Summit’s afternoon session yesterday. Chief executive officer of the Bermuda Business Devel...