America's Cup 2017: The world's greatest boat show
Photos: Teams tune up for Bermuda showpiece
Sailing in to battle – In December, the competing nations will launch their race boats for next year's America's Cup in Bermuda.
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Photos: Teams tune up for Bermuda showpiece
Racing certainties – Each vessel will be 50 feet long, weighing 2.4 tons and crewed by six sailors -- but the technological innovations will remain a jealously-guarded secret.
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Photos: Teams tune up for Bermuda showpiece
Why data could be king – Groupama Team France's yacht takes flight as it races in Portsmouth in July. The 2015-16 World Series has allowed teams to gather racing data from the AC45 catamarans as they fine-tune the AC50 designs.
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Photos: Teams tune up for Bermuda showpiece
Fast work – The race boats will be able to reach top speeds in excess of 45 knots (50 mph).
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Photos: Teams tune up for Bermuda showpiece
Team performance – Oracle Team USA (pictured in Portsmouth) will defend its title in Bermuda.
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Photos: Teams tune up for Bermuda showpiece
Long wait – SoftBank Team Japan is the island nation's first flagged challenger since 2000.
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Photos: Teams tune up for Bermuda showpiece
Swede success? – Sweden's Artemis Racing team will be hoping to improve on its 2013 effort, when it failed to get past the challenger series. Artemis won September's leg of the World Series in Toulon.
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Photos: Teams tune up for Bermuda showpiece
Home hero – Ben Ainslie's Land Rover BAR team was a popular winner of the series event at its home port of Portsmouth.
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