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LAND ROVER BAR ACADEMY CHALLENGE FOR RED BULL YOUTH AMERICA’S CUP

12 June 2017

Land Rover BAR Academy is set to start their inaugural challenge for the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup (RBYAC) as the campaign to find the World’s most talented youth crew gets underway in Bermuda’s Great Sound on Monday June 12.

  • Land Rover BAR Academy team set to begin Red Bull Youth America’s Cup
  • British team face 11 of the most talented youth crews from across the world
  • Challenger aiming to win the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup at the first time of asking

(BERMUDA) – June 11, 2017 – Land Rover BAR Academy is set to start their inaugural challenge for the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup (RBYAC) as the campaign to find the World’s most talented youth crew gets underway in Bermuda’s Great Sound on Monday June 12.

The seven sailors aged between 19‑24 have under gone 2 years of hard physical preparation and will step out onto the same course used for the America’s Cup racing to compete against 11 other world class crews.

Neil Hunter whom after just ten months with the Land Rover BAR Academy was promoted to and competed with the senior sailing team for the 35th America’s Cup has returned to the team alongside Annabel Vose who will be one of only two women competing in the competition.

The goal of the academy is to create a career pathway for British sailors into the America’s Cup, and build a British team to win the RBYAC. The Land Rover BAR Academy have already competed in the 2016 Extreme Sailing Series™, coming fifth in the professional stadium racing series, supported and mentored by the Land Rover BAR Senior Sailing team.

Rob Bunce, Land Rover BAR Academy Skipper said: “We’re looking forward to getting on the start line, it’s going to be really exciting racing. At the moment we are expecting the conditions to be a mixture of light and strong winds. We enjoy the breeze more than the light winds, but the conditions in Bermuda change so quickly, anything could happen.”

“The Red Bull Youth America’s Cup differs to the Extreme Sailing Series in that the course will be bigger, the boats are bigger and faster and a bit harder to sail I think there will be more of a boat handling focus and that’s an area that we pride ourselves on. It’s also going to be important to get off the start line well, just like the ESS.” 

Mark Cameron, Land Rover’s Experiential Marketing Director, said, “The Land Rover BAR Academy is creating a clear pathway for talented young sailors to fulfill their potential and we are proud to be a part of this journey. Seeing Neil sailing with the senior team over the last few weeks is proof the program is working.”

The Land Rover BAR Academy already compete in the Extreme Sailing Series where they recently placed 2nd in the Act 2 of the 2017 Extreme Sailing Series™ in Qingdao, China; a perfect spring‑board for their challenge for the RBYAC.

Further information

About Land Rover

Land Rover, the British maker of Land Rover and Range Rover sport utility vehicles, is renowned for providing its clientele with some of the most luxurious and capable vehicles in the world. Every Land Rover vehicle is equally at home both on and off road, and in any setting; be it in the heart of the city, or traversing the countryside. Today's Land Rover lineup includes the Discovery Sport, Range Rover, Range Rover Sport, Range Rover Evoque and LR4 (Discovery 4). Land Rover designs, engineers, and manufactures their vehicles in the United Kingdom. Land Rover is fully engaged with sustainability initiatives and social concerns with continuous involvement in environmental and community programs. For more information visit the official Land Rover website at http://www.landroverusa.com.

 

About Jaguar Land Rover

Jaguar Land Rover is the UK’s largest automotive manufacturer, built around two iconic British car brands: Land Rover, the world’s leading manufacturer of premium all‑wheel‑drive vehicles; and Jaguar, one of the world’s premier luxury sports sedan and sports car marques.

The company employs over 40,000 people globally, with 330 in the U.S. and supports around 275,000 more through our dealerships, suppliers and local businesses. Manufacturing is centered in the UK, with additional plants in China, Brazil, India and Slovakia.

At Jaguar Land Rover we are driven by a desire to create class‑leading products that deliver great customer experiences. The largest investor in R&D in the UK manufacturing sector, we have invested £12 billion (USD$15.7 billion) in the last five years and in the current year alone will spend over £3.5 billion (USD$4.5 billion) on new product creation and capital expenditure. Last year Jaguar Land Rover sold over 583,000 vehicles in 136 countries, with nearly 80 percent of our vehicles produced in the UK being sold abroad.

About Land Rover BAR

Ben Ainslie Racing (BAR) was launched on June 10th 2014 in the presence of Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge. The team was conceived by four times Olympic gold medalist and 34th America's Cup winner, Sir Ben Ainslie, with the long‑term aim of challenging for Britain and bringing the America's Cup back home to where it all began in 1851. Ben has developed and will lead a British entry capable of winning the prestigious trophy, something Britain has so far never managed to achieve.

Land Rover BAR is a commercial sporting team, with a number of individual private investors alongside corporate partners. The team is made up of some of the best British and international sailors, designers, builders and racing support.

Sports teams represent key role models in society. This privileged position is not taken for granted at Land Rover BAR. The team believe our influence should extend far beyond the race course, and have put sustainability at the heart of operations since launching the team with Exclusive Sustainability Partner 11th Hour Racing in 2014.

The 1851 Trust is the team's official charity, and HRH The Duchess of Cambridge is its Royal Patron.

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