Red Bull: Party On!

Congrats to Sweden's Victory Challenge on the naming ceremony this evening for their new ACC yacht, SWE-96. As we type, we can hear the music going strong from across the Port America's Cup at the Victory Team Base. A large crowd has already gathered on the roof-top hospitality area, and a few moments ago the Red Bull aerobatic plane put on a spectacular display above (and, at times, just above) the waters of the PAC basin.

The Red Bull aerobatic plane in action over the PAC a few minutes ago. Photo courtesy of Michelle Tapper (NZL, BMW ORACLE Racing).

UPDATE 2330 Thursday: Victory's celebration was not your father's traditional AC christening party. Full story (and more pictures) on the popular Valencia Sailing website. Rock on!






FURTHER UPDATE 1145 Friday: Hurray! ACM actually published something on their site about all this. And a good story to boot. 'Bout time ACM paid more attention to the teams.

YET ANOTHER UPDATE 1320 Friday: AREVA's team photog, Franck Socha, captured (apparently from the roof of their base) the best shots of the aerobatic show that we have so far seen.