Red Bull is conquering the sailing world!

It's about the race Red Bull Youth America's Cupwhich will take place on catamarans AC 45 with a solid vinyl wing mast. The race will be indirectly related to the legendary America's Cup races.

Red Bull Youth America's Cup

The race itself Red Bull Youth America's Cup will take place from 1 to 4 September 2013. The most "greyhound" and courageous young teams from all over the world will take part in it. However, in order to compete for this cup, teams will have to go a long and difficult way: qualifying series Red Bull Youth America's Cup Selection Trials, which will be held from 9 to 24 February 2013 in San Francisco (USA) under the strict gaze of such eminent judges as Roman Hagara and Hans Peter Steinacher, two-time champions.

They won two Tornado Olympics in 2000 and 2004, although the pair only finished 9th at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Nevertheless, in the world of sailing, both of these sailing yachtsmen are considered to be some of the best in the world.

Hagara and Steinacher will not only evaluate the qualifying round races, but also monitor the training process of the crews.

Qualifying round Red Bull Youth America's Cup Selection Trials in February as well Red Bull Youth America's Cup September will be an important first step for young riders on the road to future participation in the legendary world America's Cup regatta. This prestigious "adult" race is named after the schooner America, which became the leader of the prestigious English regatta in 1851.

34th America's Cup will be played in the summer and fall of 2013 in San Francisco, after the qualifying rounds end in 2013 both between the challengers (challengers) and potential defenders (defenders) of the cup.

But back to the youth regatta Red Bull Youth America's Cup and her pre-tour. By October 31, teams had to apply for participation in regattas in order to immediately start training.

Company Red bull manufactures and markets energy drinks in more than 140 countries around the world. To promote its products, the Austrian company constantly sponsors expensive projects and competitions, and also independently organizes dangerous actions, such as skydiving skydivers.

So, this year, the 43-year-old Austrian skydiver  Felix Baumgartner made a risky jump from a height of 39 kilometers as part of a promotion Red bull stratos... At the same time, he reached a maximum speed of 1342 km / h and broke the sound barrier, flying in free fall for about 10 minutes.

It was not the first, but the last jump of Felix as part of the Red Bull promotion, as immediately after it the Austrian skydiver decided to end such risky activities and retire.

Felix Baumgartner, extreme Austrian skydiver

However, Red Bull switched to conquering sailing. What will come of this, we will soon see!

Text: Tatiana Robotyagova

05.04.2012