This Youth Cup was created together with the sponsor Red Bull, to empower young people and give them the opportunity to enter eventually later the America's Cup. The conditions for a team are: Age: 19-24 / 2013, a crew of six sailors, valid passport of the registered country, an affiliation to a present AC World Series team, or to buy an AC45 with an automatic registration, or a registration and a qualification in the selection series. More than 20 teams had registered, of which 12 were shortlisted. The Austrians and twice Olympic gold medal winner in the Tornado class, Roman Hagara and Hans-Peter Steinacher manage as sports directors the RBYAC. The sailors meet high requirements. The AC45 catamarans The equipment and the catamarans will be provided to teams by the Cup organisation.. They are the same boats that sailed in the AC World Series. You will be equipped the same and have largely the same design. 6 additional teams are nominated by the AC45 World Series teams and will also compete in September 2013: The schedule for 2013: 9 to 24 February 2013 - Red Bull Youth America's Cup Selection Series in San Francisco 1 to 4 September 2013 - Red Bull Youth America's Cup in San Francisco .
The teams being announced 1st Session: February 9th – 16th, 2013: Objective Australia (AUS) Team Austria (AUT) Danish Vikings (DK)  STG/NRV Youth America's Cup Team (GER) Full Metal Jacket Racing (NZL) Team i'KaziKati (RSA) 2nd Session February 18th – 24th, 2013
Argentina AC45 Youth Team (ARG) French Youth Team (F) Team Italy (ITA) Flying Dutchies (NL) Team Cascais (PORT) Team TILT (CH)
6 teams will be nominated by the AC 45 World Series teams and will also compete in September 2013: CHN – China Team / Name TBC FRA – Energy Team / Name TBC NZL – Emirates Team New Zealand / Name TBC SWE – Artemis Racing / Swedish Youth Chall. USA – ORACLE TEAM USA / American Youth Sailing Force (SFO) USA – ORACLE TEAM USA / USA45 Racing (USA)
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On 17 May 2012 the first Red Bull AC45 was presented in San Francisco.
On the same day a more AC45 was launched in Venice.
The Austrian team of Vorarlberg in the race with the Full Metal Jackets from New Zealand. The Austrians capsized and could not qualify for the 10 teams challenging for the Red Bull Youth America's Cup in September 2013
All young teams had surprisingly quickly adapted to the AC45.
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After the two Selection Series of 9-16th and 18-24. February 5 teams were able to classify for thr RBYAC With these 5 other participants, which are provided by the official teams of the AC45 World Series, will compete in September
The winners of both Februar Sessions  Objective Australia / Australia STG/NR/NRV Youth Team / Germany Full Metal Jacket Racing / New Zealand ROFF/Cascais Sailing Team / Portugal Team am Ti / Switzerland
The participants supported by the AC45 World-Series Teams Energy Team/Name TBC / France Emirates Team New Zealand/Name TBC / New Zealand Artemis Racing/Swedish Youth Challenge / Sweden Oracle Team USA/American Youth Sailing Force (SFO) / USA Oracle Team USA/USA45 Racing (USA) / USA
From 1 to 4 September 2013 following  teams will compete
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After the fatal accident at Artemis Racing the German team told not to participate at the RBYAC anjymore for security reasons. Shortly after financial problems proved to be the cause. But these were solved by new sponsorship agreements and the team - a cooperation between the Sailing Team Germany (STG) and the North German Regatta Verein (NRV) will sail yet
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ROFF/Cascais Sailing Team / Portugal
Team TIL / Switzerland
Energy Team/Name TBC / France
Oracle Team USA/USA45 Racing (USA) / USA
Objective Australia / Australia
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STG/NR/NRV Youth Team / Germany
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Oracle Team USA/American Youth Sailing Force (SFO) / USA
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Full Metal Jacket Racing / New Zealand
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The participants
Emirates Team New Zealand /Name TBC / New Zealand
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Overall Stdg		Country	Team					Skipper			     Points 	 1		NZL		NZL Sailing with ETNZ (2)		Peter Burling (22)		57	 2		NZL		Full Metal Jacket Racing		William Tiller (23)		45	 	PORT	ROFF/Cascais Sailing Team	Bernardo Freitas (22) 	44	 4		CH		Team Tilt					Lucien Cujean (23) 		43	 5		USA		American Youth Sailing Force	Mike Menninger (24) 		42	 6		SWE		Swedish Youth Challenge(2)	Charlie Ekberg (23)39	39	 7		AUS		Objective Australia			Jason Waterhouse (21)	38	 8		FRA		Next World Energy (2)		Arthur Ponroy (23)		37	 9		GER		All In Racing				Erik Heil (23)			30	 10		USA		USA45 Racing (2)			Charlie Buckingham (23)	15	   3
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The race  part 1
All regattas were sailed as match races for points. In the last race the points were doubled
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The race part 2
Das Schweizer Team TILT katapultierten sich durch einen Sieg im letzten Rennen auf den dennoch ungeliebten 4. Platz
NZL 2 (Sailing with ETNZ) der dominierende Sieger
NZL 1 (Full Metal Jacket) errang den 2. Platz
Die Portugiesen ROFF/Cascaias wurden durch starke Rennen 3.
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Even the Austrian sports directors of the RBYAC, Roman Hagara and Hans-Peter Steinacher were impressed by the high quality and the enthusiasm of these 80 young sailors from 8 natiopns. Particularly remarkable was that of these 8 races 6 different teams won one race each. This Cup was dominated by the New Zealanders Peter Burling, 2012 with 21 Olympic silver medalist in the 49 class. This was also the 100th Olympic medal for NZL. Burling started his career as yachtsman with 11 years 2002 in the Opti - and the in New Zealand developed P-boat class, a popular sail boat for the youngsters, similar to the Opti He led the RBYAC with 12 points ahead the second team NZL 1 under William Tiller. The places  2-8 were with one exception only one point apart.
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