America's Cup World Series: Portsmouth, Portsmouth, England - Daily Schedule

America's Cup World Series Portsmouth Schedule (2015)

Last updated July 22, 2015

Day	Time	Event	Race	Duration
Thur. July 23	12:45 pm	Parade of Sail
	Until 2:30 pm	Exhibition Sailing by AC45F Teams
Fri. July 24	1:30 pm until 3:00 pm	AC45F Teams Practice Racing; Race A scheduled start is 1:15 pm	Practice Starts and Practice Races A and B	2 Races

Sat. July 25	1:30 pm until 3:00 pm	AC45F Teams Racing; Scheduled starts are 1:40 pm and 2:25 pm	Fleet Races 1 and 2	90 minutes

Sun. July 26	1:30 pm until 3:00 pm	AC45F Teams Racing; Scheduled starts are 1:40 pm and 2:25 pm	Fleet Races 3 and 4	90 minutes
	4:15 pm	Prizegiving		45 min.
Race Village opens daily at 10:00 am. Scroll down for detailed listing of shore events.

	Portsmouth 2015 Daily Sailing Events:

Fleet Race Scoring:
Points in Sunday races 3 and 4 score double points.

Important Note:
Start times, race durations, course locations, and other details are subject to change at the discretion of Race Management.

Detailed Schedule of Shore and Regatta Events for ACWS Portsmouth 2015:

Day 1: Thursday 23rd 2015

10:00 am: Race Village opens on Southsea
11:00 am: The America’s Cup trophy arrives
11:15 am – 12:30 pm: Moth racing and kitesurfing displays
12:30 pm: Parade of Sail departs Royal Navy base and proceeds to the race course area
12:45 pm – 2:30 pm: Official Parade of Sail and exhibition sailing by race teams
1:15: Official press conference & presentation of skippers in Fanzone Arena
7:00 pm – 7:45 pm: Opening Ceremony
8:00 pm – 10:00 pm: South Coast Proms concert featuring The Massed Bands of Her Majesty’s Royal Marines

Day 2: Friday 24th July:

10:00 am: Race Village opens on Southsea Common
11:00 am – 12:00 pm: Moth racing and kitesurfing displays
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm : Red Arrows display
12:30 pm: Race boats depart Royal Navy base for race course area
12:45 pm – 13:20 pm Race boats tuning up before practice racing with live commentary
13:30 pm – 15:00 pm: America’s Cup practice starts and two practice races
15:30 pm: Media mixed zone with skippers in Fanzone Arena
19:15 pm – 21:30 pm: South Coast Proms concert featuring The Massed Bands of Her Majesty’s Royal Marines

Day 3: Saturday 25th July

10:00 am: Race Village opens on Southsea Common
10:30 am: RNLI helicopter display
11:00 am – 12:30 pm: Moth racing and kitesurfing displays
12:00 pm: Red Bull Matador air display
12:30 pm: Race boats depart Royal Navy base for race course area
12:45 pm – 1:20 pm Race boats tuning up before racing with live commentary
1:30 pm – 2:00 pm: Two official America’s Cup World Series races
2:30 pm: Skippers in media mixed zone in Fanzone Arena
4:00 pm: Blades air display
7:00 pm – 11:00 pm: Concert featuring Spandau Ballet; Wet Wet Wet; McBusted; and Carly Rae Jepsen

Day 4: Sunday July 26th