The second America's Cup World Series were held between 2015 and 2016 in the lead up to the 2017 America's Cup. The series was won by Land Rover BAR and confers two points towards the 2017 Louis Vuitton Cup. The runner up was Oracle Team USA which confers one point toward the next competition.Land Rover BAR Wins America's Cup World Series, Sailing World, 21st Nov 2016 The series awards points exclusively for fleet races. They were raced in AC45F catamarans, modified from the previous AC45 series to incorporate hydrofoiling capability for improved performance, in strict one-design. The design is smaller than the AC50 class that was used in the 2017 America's Cup.
Teams ClubTeamHelmsman Golden Gate Yacht ClubOracle Team USA James Spithill Royal Yacht SquadronLand Rover BAR Ben Ainslie Royal New Zealand Yacht SquadronEmirates Team New Zealand Peter Burling Glenn Ashby Kansai Yacht ClubSoftbank Team Japan Dean Barker Yacht Club de FranceGroupama Team France Franck Cammas Adam Minoprio Royal Swedish Yacht ClubArtemis Racing Nathan Outteridge Francesco Bruni
Standings TeamPortsmouth25–26 Jul 2015Gothenburg29–30 Aug 2015Bermuda17–18 Oct 2015Muscat27–28 Feb 2016New York7–8 May 2016Chicago11–12 Jun 2016Portsmouth23–24 Jul 2016Toulon10–11 Sep 2016Fukuoka19–20 Nov 2016 Standings123412341234512345612345S12345123456123456123456 Land Rover BAR109CAN991612CAN16101881010181416CAN1812126CAN2014186101020181855101620141089141816512 Oracle Team USA971010141420161296912201814181851418129951820208671412107910161612493 Team New Zealand81088182012182010752016121616207121616857161214995121018968181410485 Artemis Racing65752010182014758141210201010918201456612141010108201612876202014466 Softbank Team Japan76671218141416696161014121416101610207881416166761814206105121018460 Groupama Team France5856101610121058710182010201481012101079101012789101816557101220419races cancelled for winds over 25kt: July 26, 2015 races cancelled for winds under 6kt: October 17, 2015; May 7, 2016; June 11, 2016 (June 10, 2016 practice race used as substitute)
References AC45 class rule v2.4 AC45 Noticeboard AC45 results AC45 World Series replays
See also
2017 America's Cup