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AMERICA’S CUP HISTORY 1983 - 2013
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Out of the 10 discharged Championships in Cascais and in Plymouth blew violent gusts, in which some catamarans capsized and some were partly badly damaged At each venue, there were two categories of race: The fleet races: in which all sailed in one group for points. The match races: where pairs raced against points
Season Standings Overall Points: Match Race and Fleet Race Championships  Pts Team Country 245 Oracle Racing/Spithill#4 USA 191 Luna Rossa/Piranha ITA 181 Ben Ainsle Racing GBR 171 Emirates Team New Zealand NZL 160 Energy Team FRA 160 Artemis Racing,White SWE 151 Luna Rossa/Swordfish ITA 105 Team Korea/White Tiger KOR 98 Oracle Racing/Coutts#5 USA 90 Artemis Racing,Red SWE 73 China Team CHN 36 HS Racing USA  
AC45 World Series
2013 On 8 August Russel Couts announced that they had found during the preparation for the Red Bull Youth America's Cup balance weights of about 2.5 kg. that were attached to the AC45 for a few races in the World Series. This affected the catamarans of Oracle Racing and Ben Ainslie. Although these weights improved the characteristics of the catamarans only very marginally, they were considered as a rule-violating. But surprising was then the decision of the International Jury, which found a sound rule violation, Oracle Racing finished with $ 250,000 fine and two minus points for the AC. That means Oracle Racing must win at least 11 for ETNZ 9 wins are still sufficient. As a consequence, these boats were withdrawn retroactively and the winning table for the Match Races was changed. The winner now is Luna Rossa