Whom You Know: Peachy Ahoy: Know the Essentials: The Journey to the 35th America's Cup

Thursday, May 11, 2017

Peachy Ahoy: Know the Essentials: The Journey to the 35th America's Cup

The Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series was a racing circuit featuring the best sailors in the world, competing on foiling, wingsailed catamarans - an updated version of the AC45 raced in the last series.

The Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series was the first stage of competition in the 35th America’s Cup and began in the summer of 2015. Events were held in Portsmouth, UK, Gothenburg, Sweden, Bermuda, Muscat, Oman, New York City, USA, Chicago, USA, Toulon, France and Fukuoka, Japan.

Featuring all of the America’s Cup teams racing in foiling, one-design AC45F catamarans, the circuit was an early opportunity to put points on the board that carry forward into the next stage of the competition.

Overall ranking position in the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series determine the starting points score of the teams in the Louis Vuitton America's Cup Qualifiers in 2017.

The Series concluded in Fukuoka, Japan in November 2016 with Land Rover BAR taking top honors and carrying 2 bonus points into the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup Qualifiers and ORACLE TEAM USA, as runner up, carrying 1 point. You can see the full results of the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series here:

The ranking positions from the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series determine the seeding and bonus points for the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup Qualifiers. Each competitor races every other competitor twice, scoring one point per win. The top four challengers advance to the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup Challenger Playoffs. Should the winner of the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup Qualifiers advance to the 35th America’s Cup Match presented by Louis Vuitton, they will start the match with a one point advantage. If there are ties at the end of the round robin phase of racing, the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series standings will be used as the tie breaker. The Louis Vuitton America’s Cup Qualifiers are scheduled from May 26 to June 3.

The top four challengers from the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup Qualifiers will pair off in the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup Challenger Playoffs semi-finals. Each Louis Vuitton America’s Cup Challenger Playoff round is a first-to-five series. The winners of the two semi-final rounds will race in the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup Challenger Playoff final to determine the top challenger who will go on to compete against the Defender in the 35th America’s Cup Match presented by Louis Vuitton. As the Defender ORACLE TEAM USA will not compete in any stage of the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup Challenger Playoffs. The semi-finals are scheduled for June 4 to June 8, and the finals from June 10 to June 12.

The winner of the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup Challenger Playoffs meets the Defender, ORACLE TEAM USA, in the 35th America’s Cup Match presented by Louis Vuitton. If the team that wins the Qualifiers is in the Match (whether as the Defender or the Challenger), they begin with a one-point advantage - effectively this means that the opposing team must win 8 races to win overall. The first team to earn 7 points wins the 35th America’s Cup Match presented by Louis Vuitton and takes home the oldest trophy in international sport. The Match is scheduled for June 17-18 and June 24-25. If necessary, racing will continue on June 26 and 27. You can find the full schedule of racing this summer here.

www.americascup.com

https://twitter.com/americascup

https://www.facebook.com/americascup

https://www.instagram.com/americascup/

Recent Testimonials by Brand Ambassadors on their Experience with Whom You Know

"I work with Peachy Deegan because she's prolific at what she does. She's a hard worker, she's thoughtful and she's tasteful at what she writes which is very important. Peachy gets the facts correct, and just that alone is worth its weight in gold."

-Edward Tricomi, Master Stylist and Owner of Warren-Tricomi
https://warrentricomi.com/

"No one has yet to express their taste for our cuisine better than Peachy Deegan on Whom You Know. Thank you for transforming our flavor into words, unlike any other before.
Sometimes WHOM YOU KNOW, really makes a difference and Ammos Estiatorio is grateful to know Peachy Deegan!"
-
Dimitris Nakos, Founder and Owner of
Ammos Estiatorio
https://ammosnewyork.com/

“Whom You Know has done an amazing job of featuring our company over many years [seven]. Peachy has worked tirelessly to create a well-curated selection of topics and brands that are clearly of relevance to her growing audience of readers. Her articles are filled with great insights based on first-hand experience. She does her research, knows her business and is a pleasure to work with!”

-David Sasuga, Owner of Fresh Origins Microgreens
www.FreshOrigins.com

"Peachy Deegan has the pulse of the nation and highlights exceptional opinion leaders in more than 23,000 inspiring and entertaining posts. Her 100,000 twitter followers are a true testimony to Peachy’s ability to inspire, motivate and entertain. She is a feminine force to be reckoned with and an exemplary example of an influential voice in today’s world."

-Mica Mosbacher, author of the new book The Hurricane Factor: Stormside Patriots and tv political commentator

"It was an honour to be chosen for Movers and Shakers by Peachy Deegan. The questions in the interview were intelligent and insightful and I thoroughly enjoyed answering them. The reaction to the interview has been overwhelmingly positive and has helped bring my art practice to a wider audience."
-Damien Flood, Internationally Acclaimed Artist
http://www.damienflood.ie/

"We were so fortunate to hit Peachy’s radar. Her review of our Warmies was spot-on and came at a great time in our company’s early history.
Peachy has such a strong relationship with her readers. She provides honest and real comments; she is truly a trusted source in a very large circle
of consumers."
-Scott Wehrs
President
Intelex U.S.A.
http://www.intelexusallc.com/

"We at Primola love working with Whom You Know and are proud to have been a highly-ranked Manhattan restaurant by Peachy Deegan since 2012, and are featured seasonally. We appreciate the fantastic work Peachy does highlighting our cuisine with her sublime writing style and the whole neighborhood of the Upper East side. Also, we are glad that she has started a Made in Italy column! If you have the opportunity to be considered for review, we'd highly recommend working with her."
-Giuliano Zuliani, Owner of Primola Restaurant
https://www.facebook.com/Primola-Canaletto-restaurants-NYC-135616799831091

"
Peachy Deegan is a gem. She is wonderful to feature our Irish brands in 'Whom You Know'! The articles are beautifully and passionately presented, bringing products and brands to life, making both relevant and fun for her many faithful followers to read. I am immensely proud for our hand-crafted products to be included in this venue!"

-
Bill Follett
President, Belleek Group North America
www.Belleek.com

"As you know from my past features, Peachy Deegan and I were in the same class at Boston College prior to either of us becoming entrepreneurs. When we played together on the BC Alumni softball team in Central Park years ago, she mentioned she could not find a great dentist in Manhattan and could often be found networking on her phone in the outfield hiding from the ball. She was my second patient ever in 2006 when I opened my dental practice; I was one of the first sponsors on Whom You Know and the first Mover and Shaker featured in 2009 and have worked with her continuously since. She's even talked her friends that are doctors into being my patients, and they subsequently send their hospital colleagues. I don't know anyone that is as great of a networker and writer as Peachy, nevermind that she is upstanding and always good for her word. Cosmopolitan Dental is so happy to be in the company of the caliber of major brands she works with today, and although she will tell you a million ways to get your teeth dirty between Peachy's Picks, Terrific Takeout and Peachy's Pantry, Peachy Deegan will tell you there is only one way to get your teeth clean!"
-Dr. Garo Nazarian, Founder and Owner of Cosmopolitan Dental
http://cosmopolitandental.com/