2013 San Francisco Racing Format And Schedule The defense of the 34th america's cup began in 2011(And continues until may 2013)With the america's cup world series(Acws), a series of races that take place in 11 cities around the world.The venues for these regattas were chosen because they are spectator friendly.The boats could race close to shore instead of miles from shore, creating more interest in the america's cup races.Of course these races will also develop the skills of the crews in sailing on these short, tight courses in preparation for the final races on san francisco bay. The crews will be competing in the new ac45 boat with a wingsail similar to that used by bmw oracle in its successful challenge in the 33rd america's cup.The ac45 is a one design, 45 foot catamaran.This means that the boats will be identical in design, including hull, rigging and appendages.The ac45 is meant to give sailors and shore crews experience in handling this kind of high ichaeloragcheap tech cat before they move up to the ac72 for the later races. The eight challengers for the america's cup will compete in the louis vuitton cup(Lvc)Series with the winner of the lvc earning the right to take on the michael kors uk website defender, bmw oracle in san francisco. The boats used in the louis vuitton cup will be the new ac72, a 72 foot catamaran with a wingsail.The ac72 is a"Class"Boat, versus a"One design".The boats are not identical, but theParameters of the boat are restricted to a small range, allowing some but not much deviation in design.The beam, weight, sail area and waterline length are the main restrictions.The boat designers are free to modify the boat within the other"Class"Parameters.This may be the first america's cup race where the bigger performance difference will be the actual sailors versus the boat's design. The winner of the louis cheap michael kors bags uk vuitton cup will challenge the defender, bmw oracle, in match races at the america's cup in september 2013. The detailed schedule for the entire series is shown below: America's cup world series a series of races that take place at several venues in smaller 45 foot boats to promote the america's cup around the world and improve the skills of the racing crews.