Please select your home edition
Edition
Henri-Lloyd 2022 December - SW LEADERBOARD

Unique collection of America’s Cup films now online in HD Video

by Sail-World on 20 Jul 2013
Australia II wind the Louis Vuitton Cup - Maritime Productions Collection Paul Darling Photography Maritime Productions www.sail-world.com/nz

Florida-based media company Maritime Productions LLC announced today the launch of a new website that will provide on-line access to the world’s largest library of America’s Cup historical films and documentaries.

The site – www.maritimeproductions.tv – is dual purpose, with a rent-and-screen section for the general public and a password-secure library that will be a one-stop-shop for broadcasters and independent producers seeking historical and archival material.

While the initial focus is the America’s Cup, the site will be continuously developed to include a search engine for detailed selection of historical footage as well as other Maritime activities.

The CEO of Maritime Productions, Larry Keating, says the site’s exhaustive America’s Cup library includes the America3 Foundation Collection of 1992 & 1995 Louis Vuitton & America’s Cup, the exclusive collections of America’s Cup by John Biddle, The Cronkite Report, the Uhl Collection, the archives of the famed Mystic Seaport: The Museum of America and the Sea, at Mystic, Connecticut, as well as films acquired and produced by America’s Cup aficionado Keating, for over 25 years.

All of this material is now available for the first time in full High Definition (HD), most transferred from the original 16mm and 35mm film to HD by Peter Jackson’s state-of-art Park Road post-production laboratory in Wellington, New Zealand. Park Road’s credits include the 'Lord Of The Rings' trilogy, 'The Hobbit', 'King Kong' and 'District 9'.

'The result is stunning,' says Keating. 'To be able to transfer these films to high definition at the worlds state of art facility was an honour. Viewers can now access these great old Cup films on-line for the first time in the highest digital quality. This material is historical, educational, and also highly entertaining'.

The password-secure section is in a developmental phase but presently provides on-line access, for commercial use, to a series of 60 second vignettes tracing the Cup’s history from 1851.

In time, the world’s largest library of America’s Cup film and video will be available to search frame-by-frame in all formats from Standard Definition video to HD, so broadcasters and independent producers can now select and license footage on line, along with the site’s produced vignettes.

Much of this material is part of the huge private America’s Cup collection of Mr. William I. Koch, America’s Cup Hall of Famer, who successfully defended the Auld Mug in 1992 with his ground-breaking IACC yacht, America3. Mr. Koch is lending a part of that unique collection to America’s Cup Events Authority for display in the America’s Cup Park throughout the 2013 America’s Cup event in San Francisco.

The site will be promoted throughout the world in a major marketing push starting in July when the first races of America’s Cup 34 commence.






PredictWind - GPS 728x90 BOTTOMRooster 2023 - FOOTERUpffront 2020 Foredeck Club SW FOOTER

Related Articles

Upcycling your Recycling – Sister from another Mr
Over on our sister site Powerboat.World, we ran an Editorial entitled, Upcycling your Recycling Recently, over on our sister site Powerboat.World, we ran an Editorial entitled, Upcycling your Recycling. It looked at how the carbon fibre mould for a Volvo 70 was to become a stabilised monohull for long distance, super-efficient cruising.
Posted on 24 Sep
Which thermal top should I choose?
Level up your cold water game by selecting the right Vaikobi thermal top for the conditions It's tempting to layer-up your existing tops when the weather is cool, but this can lead to excess bulk and overheating.
Posted on 24 Sep
2023 Star Worlds at Tuscany, Italy overall
Max Kohlhoff and Ole Burzinski crowned champions Dreams come true when you work hard for them. Max Kohlhoff and Ole Burzinski won the 2023 Star World Championship today in Marina di Scarlino, Tuscany, after three years of dedication, training, and passion for sailing and for the Star boat.
Posted on 24 Sep
2023 5.5m Scandinavian Gold Cup overall
The Jean Genie wins and 5.5 Metre World Championship opened in Porto Cervo On a day that delivered far more than was promised, The Jean Genie (GBR 43, Peter Morton, Andrew Palfrey, Ruairadh Scott) has won the 2023 Scandinavian Gold Cup on Sunday at the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda, Porto Cervo.
Posted on 24 Sep
USA rallies for first Season 4 podium finish
'Toughest event yet' as Hans Henken injured during ROCKWOOL Italy Sail Grand Prix Motivated by a message to "go out there and crush it" from injured teammate Hans Henken, the United States SailGP Team sailed its best day yet with third- and first-place fleet racing finishes at the ROCKWOOL Italy Sail Grand Prix in Taranto
Posted on 24 Sep
Emirates Great Britain secure back to back wins
Winning the ROCKWOOL Italy Sail Grand Prix title in Toranto After a weekend of two halves, Ben Ainslie's Emirates Great Britain SailGP Team has secured back to back wins, adding the ROCKWOOL Italy Sail Grand Prix title to his France Sail Grand Prix win from two weeks ago in Saint-Tropez.
Posted on 24 Sep
2023 Caribbean Foiling Championships update
Free equipment transport for competitors Exciting news for competitors travelling from Guadeloupe to the Caribbean Foiling Championships. In a combined effort Compagnie des Iles du Nord (CIN) and Frigodom have teamed up to sponsor the shipping of a 20ft container to and from St Martin.
Posted on 24 Sep
Glorious weekend at Rolex Big Boat Series
J/Teams excel across the board - One-design & ORC Handicap Divisions From a challenging ebb coupled with strong gusts in the low 20s on the first day to diminishing breezes each subsequent race day, the 59th edition of the West Coast's premier racing event challenged even the most seasoned competitors.
Posted on 24 Sep
GWA Wingfoil World Cup Dakhla day 2
Battle for first men's wingfoil wave world title still wide open as athletes find a new gear The showdown for the first world title in the wave discipline that will be decided at the GWA Wingfoil World Cup Dakhla Presented by Armstrong Foils intensified as the action ramped up in Morocco.
Posted on 24 Sep
Oceanbridge NZ Youth World Match Racing Trials
a closely fought final race between USA's Max Brennan and the RNZYS Performance Program team In a closely fought sudden death final race between USA's Max Brennan and the RNZYS Performance Programme team helmed by Jack Frewin, experience won the day and the Oceanbridge Auckland Match Racing Championship.
Posted on 24 Sep