Race to Bermuda

Book NOW for 35th America's Cup in 2017

This weekend (10-11 September) Team Artemis (Sweden) won overall in the Louis Vuitton America's Cup World Series (ACWS) Toulon. However, British team Land Rover BAR won one of the races and still remain top of the ACWS leader board and with only eight months to go until the 35th America's Cup Match in Bermuda, now is the best time to book to watch the world's most prestigious sailing event.

The final America's Cup World Series event will take place in Japan 18-20 November. After which all six teams, including Land Rover BAR - led by Sir Ben Ainslie, will move out to Bermuda in preparation for the America's Cup Challenger series and the grand finale which will take place between 26 May –27 June 2017.

Watch the 35th America's Cup, 2017, in Bermuda

The 35th America's Cup presented by Louis Vuitton will take place on the intimate 'Great Sound' with a stunning backdrop of crystal blue waters, pink sand beaches and candy-coloured buildings. Combined with the welcoming spirit and famed Bermudian hospitality, experiencing the world's most prestigious sailing race first-hand in Bermuda will be a momentous occasion. 

The Louis Vuitton America's Cup qualifiers, final match and a variety of other celebrations and regattas will run over a four week period and Travel Places, the official America's Cup tour operator, is offering specialist holidays to Bermuda for the big event in 2017.

• Qualifiers Package from £1,275 ($1,688*) per person. Staying five nights at Fairmont Southampton on B&B  between 26th May – 5th June.
• Challenger Playoffs package from £1320 ($1747*) per person. Staying five nights at Fairmont Southampton on B&B basis between 7th June – 12th June.
• Finals Package from £1500 ($1984*) per person. Staying five nights at the Coco Reef on a B&B basis.

All packages include airport transfers, two official on-water spectator tickets and an America's Cup baseball cap. For more information visit: www.americascuptravel.com or call 01903 832 888.

Flights are available from British Airways from £679per person www.ba.com

Fred Olsen is offering the Azores & the America's Cup Cruise from £3,299per person. The 26 night cruise on the Boudicca departs Liverpool on 9th June and includes a three night stay in Bermuda. Fred Olsen will also be offering a programme of exciting shore tours to allow guests to make the most of this pinnacle of international sailing. For more information visit www.fredolsencruises.com or call on 0800 0355 242.

Bermuda's history and sailing heritage provides perfect synergy with the America's Cup. At its essence, the 21-square mile island is a marine environment and thanks to its position in the Atlantic Ocean benefits from a temperate year-round climate and near perfect sailing conditions to challenge even the world's greatest sailors.  

The America's Cup has been a catalyst for creating a new sense of energy about the island. A new marina has recently opened in Hamilton and a super yachts programme has been developed, which includes the opening of an additional marina at Morgan's Point next spring. A number of hotels have been refurbished, the full service Exhale Spa has recently opened at the Hamilton Princess & Beach Club and four new hotels are scheduled to open over the next two years. The Royal Naval Dockyard will be the location of the 2017 race village and the area is already a hub of activity with America's Cup teams opening their bases. 

For more information on what's happening in Bermuda to celebrate the America's Cup visit www.GoToBermuda.co.uk

*Travel Places prices are charged in $dollars, price quoted in £'s based on exchange rate as of 13th July 2016. 

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About Bermuda  Located in the Atlantic Ocean, south east of New York, the mid-haul sub-tropical paradise of Bermuda is only a seven hour flight from London. Offering a unique combination of British charm and island soul, Bermuda enjoys year-round temperate climate with legendary pink sand beaches, a wealth of historic sites and vast array of water sports, outdoors activities and championship golf courses.

Bermuda is the home of the 35th America's Cup in 2017. The world's most prestigious sailing event brings with it a new generation of sailing and energy to the destination, This is also reflected in the new generation of more adventurous and experience seeking travellers who are attracted to the 'Proper Fun' Bermuda offers. For more information visit www.gotobermuda.co.uk or follow www.facebook.com/BermudaTourism and www.twitter.com/Bermuda