This weekend's America's Cup event was the first of its kind in Portsmouth and really put Portsmouth on the map as far as sailing goes. Slightly marred by the typical British weather, however the Saturday of the event was just as exciting as it was expected to be.
Below are a few pictures to show what was on offer to sailing enthusiasts, who travelled far and wide to see Sir Ben Ainslee and Team Land Rover get one step closer to bringing the cup home after winning the Portsmouth leg of the race, which will finish in Bermuda in 2017.
Skipper and Team Principal; Ben Ainslie: “I’m really proud of what the team has achieved this weekend, not just on the water but with our team here at the facility in Portsmouth. To win the first Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series of 2015 in front of our home crowd is massive for our team, and sets us up for a very exciting future.” (as quoted on The Land Rover BAR site)
First sight of Ben Ainslee and Team Land Rover
A taste of how busy the sea was
All in a row - With Team Land Rover at the front!
Close up of Team Land Rover in action.
The sea was thronged with spectators
Entertainment for all the family available at the site
A short video from Lisa Marsh who was out on the water as the contestants went past.
Lisa is in white in the middle of the picture
Our very own Lisa Marsh (Accommodation Manager) was on a boat watching the sailing and got papped by the Portsmouth Evening News!
LSI Portsmouth has some of the most stunning viewpoints in Portsmouth. Our new occasional series 'Rooftop Interviews' this week features Wesley and Matt, discussing Wesley's time in England and in Portsmouth, shown from the top of the building overlooking the beautiful Solent.
Be sure to watch the video above, and here are some more photos and details from Wesley.At the moment we have a lovely student from Brazil, Wesley Reuel, who is really making the most of every minute of his time away from home. He kindly agreed to answer some questions for our blog:
Wesley, Where do you come from and how long will you stay at LSI? I´m from Brazil, more specifically from Natal the state capital of “Rio Grande do Norte”, my city is known by “City of Sun”. I will be at LSI until the beginning of September, so I have 4 months. What made you choose Portsmouth? Because the University of Portsmouth have exactly the same course I´m doing in Brazil, and the city has a good history. I could mention D.Day , Charles Dickens and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. So, why are you learning English? I´m learning English to have a second language and because I will study one year of Software Engineering at University of Portsmouth through the SwB Program of Brazilian Government. I already did the TOEFL, because the SwB requires a minimum level to give the sponsorship
Back in Brazil what do you do? In Brazil I study Software Engineering at Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte also I work to the government of my state in the Department of Transit. What do you do for fun? I divide my free time between watching movies and travelling to take pictures, always I prefer do the second one. Register one moment and keep it for the rest of life is amazing. I really enjoy this. How do you see your future, what are you hoping to do? In the future I wish to finish my course in Brazil, and then go back to Europe to work in a software company. Wesley, thank you so much for telling us all this. Wesley has a flickr page showing some of his pictures (which are amazing) and a blog where he talks about his travels and has photos showing all the amazing things he has seen. - definitely worth having a look at. Link to his flickr page Link to his Blog
