Fotogalerie A-Cup Valencia
2007-07-05
The 32nd America's Cup in concept and figures
Valencia, 5 July, 2007 - The 32nd America's Cup has been the largest,
most open and widely accessible America's Cup in 156 years of history.
Over 6-million people have visited its venues, and its television
footage has reached 4-billion viewers.
"I think all of us can be proud of what has been achieved here in
Valencia over the last four years," said Michel Bonnefous, the CEO of AC
Management, the event organiser. "This first America's Cup in Europe has
been a big step forward for the oldest and most prestigious sporting
prize. When Alinghi won the America's Cup in 2003, we had a vision for
what the next event should be like. To achieve that, we have worked
collectively with the teams, sponsors, host city and the media to evolve
the America's Cup so that it reflects the times we live in, while
reindexing true to its heritage."
The success of the first America's Cup in Europe has been based around
four index axis' of evolution:
The four years of sailing in the Louis Vuitton Acts represented one of
the largest changes. For the first time, the teams and the public could
enjoy meaningful America's Cup racing during each year between the two
America's Cup Matches. The result was the closest America's Cup in
recent history, where all 12 teams were quite evenly matched. The best
example was the America's Cup Match itself, with the closest scoreline
since the advent of the America's Cup Class, numerous lead changes, and
a final race decided by just one second.
Due to the Louis Vuitton Acts, and the purpose built venue in Valencia -
Port America's Cup - the public has had a closer relationship with the
America's Cup than ever before. In addition to the four sailing venues
of Valencia, Marseille, Malmö-Skåne and Trapani, the America's Cup
trophy travelled to 18 other cities around the world. With this higher
profile - over 100 000 press articles have been written about this
edition of the Cup, for example - this America's Cup has attracted top
tier, international sponsors, both to the event and to the teams.
The host city selection process which saw Valencia selected as the best
venue for the first America's Cup in Europe guaranteed the creation of
Port America's Cup - the biggest and most modern sailing venue in the
world. With room for 12 team bases around a central basin, Superyacht
facilities, a Marina for over 600 boats, an award-winning landmark
building in the Veles e Vents facility and the AC Park (23 restaurants,
bars and cafés, over 30 interactive areas, three historical exhibitions,
three 'giant screen' areas to watch the racing, and a concert facility).
Finally, the funding of the event and the return of surplus revenue,
projected to be more than 30 million euros, to the teams is a
significant step forward in allowing Cup teams from this cycle to be on
a solid financial footing for the 33rd America's Cup.
With the end of the 32nd America's Cup on Tuesday afternoon, attention
now shifts to the next cycle. The Protocol for the 33rd America's Cup,
agreed between the Defending yacht club, the Société Nautique de Genève
and its Challenger of Record, the Club Náutico Español de Vela, will lay
out a blueprint for the next event, which inevitably, will move the Cup
forward once again.
The 32nd America's Cup in Figures
Spectator attendance
Total visitors (including Marseille, Malmö-Skåne, Trapani and
Valencia): 6.4 million
Port America's Cup: 5.7 million
Season 2007 (Louis Vuitton Act 13, Louis Vuitton Cup and America's Cup
Match): 2.8 million
One-day record of visitors to Port America's Cup: 87 547 (Sunday 1 July
2007)
Internet www.americascup.com
Visits: 22 million (total since September 2004)
2007 season: 16.6 million (since April 1st)
America's Cup Match: 3.4 million
Page views: 105 million (total since September 2004)
2007 season: 70 million
AC Match: 13.4 million
TV (provisional data)
§ Viewers: over 4 000 million (total since 2004)
2007 season: over 2 700 million
Broadcast hours: over 4 500 hours (total since 2004)
2007 season: over 2 500 hours
§ Networks: over 100
Rights Holders: 36
§ Countries reached: over 150
§ Production: 400 hours and over 33 cameras
Media
§ Press articles: over 100 000
§ Accreditations: over 6 700 (total since 2004)
2007 season: 3 200
America's Cup Match: 1 460
ê Written press: 371
ê Photographers: 183
ê Radio: 49
ê Internet: 30
ê Television: 227 journalists and producers + 600 technical
personnel
§ Countries represented: 40
§ Publications: over 600
§ Press releases issued: 1 040 (in four languages)
§ Press conferences organised: 75
Port America's Cup
§ 1 million square metre development including the Marinas with nearly
650 berths and 12 team bases
§ Spectator boat service: up to 12 boats every racing day with around
1 300 spectators onboard
§ Spectator boats: 2 000 boats on the race course (final weekend 30
June-1 July 2007)
§ Marinas occupation: over 1 000 boats (2007 season)
One-day record: 450 boats
Total number of nights sold: 25 000
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