For the 2nd year The Atlantic Cup took to the Atlantic Ocean, but for the first time – of any sailboat race in the United States – the race was run completely carbon neutral.
The 2012 race was also the largest Class 40 field ever to race in the United States, including teams from the USA, France, Germany, and Great Britain.
German team Mare took the first leg of the 2012 Atlantic Cup from Charleston to New York City. Bodacious Dream took leg two of the race from NYC to Newport, RI, with their decision to go east around Block Island proving the right choice. Mare however, proved its Atlantic Cup dominance by going on to win three of five inshore races in Newport and finishing second in the other two heats – en route to claiming the title of 2012 Atlantic Cup champion. Bodacious Dream held on to second place overall, with Gryphon Solo II taking third overall.
The Boomer Esiason Foundation was the official charity of the 2012 Atlantic Cup, with proceeds from the event going to help fight the battle against cystic fibrosis.
To replay the tracker and view the results from the 2012 edition of the Atlantic Cup please click on the links below.
Overall
| Final Standings | Leg | Leg | In Shore Races | Total | ||||||
| Team | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Points | ||
| 1 | 115 – Mare | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | |
| 2 | 118 – Bodacious Dream | 6 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 27 | |
| 3 | 106 – Gryphon Solo 2 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 39 | |
| 4 | 101 – Campagne De France | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 39 | |
| 5 | 30 – Initiatives | 20 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 42 | |
| 6 | 54 – Dragon | 14 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 47 | |
| 7 | 105 – Eole Generation GDF SUEZ | 10 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 47 | |
| 8 | 109 – Talan Bureau Veritas | 20 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 52 | |
| 9 | 116 – Icarus | 18 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 58 | |
| 10 | 73 – Toothface | 20 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 69 | |
| 11 | 113 – Partouche* | 20 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 12 | DNF | 82 | |
| 12 | 17 – Transport Coherence* | 16 | 20 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | DNF | 84 | |
| 13 | 20 – Sevenstar Yacht Transport* | 12 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | DNF | 88 | |
| 14 | 85 – Groupe Picoty* | 20 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | DNF | 89 | |
| *DNF – time limit expired at 15:59;28 | **Ties are broken in accordance with RRS A8 | |||||||||
| Finish order for DNF boats in Race 5 | ||||||||||
| 11 – 17 Transport Coherence | ||||||||||
| 12 – 85 Groupe Picoty | ||||||||||
| 13 – 113 Partouche | ||||||||||
| 14 – 20 Sevenstar | ||||||||||
Offshore Leg 1: Charleston-New York City Provisional Results
| Elapsed | |||||||||||||||||||
| Starting Time: | Finish Time | Time | Time | Leg | Leg | ||||||||||||||
| Team | H | M | S | Date | H | M | S | H:M:S | Difference | Position | Points | ||||||||
| 115 – Mare | 18 | : | 25 | : | 0 | 15-5-12 | : | 1 | : | 20 | : | 13 | 78:55:13 | 0:00:00 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 101 – Campagne de France | 18 | : | 25 | : | 0 | 15-5-12 | : | 1 | : | 41 | : | 38 | 79:16:38 | 0:21:25 | 2 | 4 | |||
| 118 – Bodacious Dream | 18 | : | 25 | : | 0 | 15-5-12 | : | 2 | : | 16 | : | 56 | 79:51:56 | 0:56:43 | 3 | 6 | |||
| 106 – Gryphon Solo 2 | 18 | : | 25 | : | 0 | 15-5-12 | : | 3 | : | 13 | : | 5 | 80:48:05 | 1:52:52 | 4 | 8 | |||
| 105 – Eole Generation GDF SUEZ | 18 | : | 25 | : | 0 | 15-5-12 | : | 4 | : | 15 | : | 45 | 81:50:45 | 2:55:32 | 5 | 10 | |||
| 20 – Sevenstar Yacht Transport | 18 | : | 25 | : | 0 | 15-5-12 | : | 4 | : | 19 | : | 56 | 81:54:56 | 2:59:43 | 6 | 12 | |||
| 54 – Dragon | 18 | : | 25 | : | 0 | 15-5-12 | : | 4 | : | 42 | : | 55 | 82:17:55 | 3:22:42 | 7 | 14 | |||
| 17 – Transport Coherence | 18 | : | 25 | : | 0 | 15-5-12 | : | 5 | : | 11 | : | 10 | 82:46:10 | 3:50:57 | 8 | 16 | |||
| 116 – Icarus | 18 | : | 25 | : | 0 | 15-5-12 | : | 5 | : | 15 | : | 28 | 82:50:28 | 3:55:15 | 9 | 18 | |||
| 30 – Initiatives | 18 | : | 25 | : | 0 | 15-5-12 | : | 5 | : | 18 | : | 52 | 82:53:52 | 3:58:39 | 10 | 20 | |||
| 109 – Talan Bureau Veritas | 18 | : | 25 | : | 0 | 15-5-12 | : | 6 | : | 44 | : | 20 | 84:19:20 | 5:24:07 | 11 | 20 | |||
| 85 – Groupe Picoty | 18 | : | 25 | : | 0 | 15-5-12 | : | 6 | : | 55 | : | 26 | 84:30:26 | 5:35:13 | 12 | 20 | |||
| 113 – Partouche | 18 | : | 25 | : | 0 | 15-5-12 | : | 7 | : | 28 | : | 32 | 85:03:32 | 6:08:19 | 13 | 20 | |||
| 73 Toothface | 18 | : | 25 | : | 0 | 15-5-12 | : | 12 | : | 03 | : | 23 | 89:38:23 | 10:43:10 | 14 | 20 | |||
| 90 40 Degrees** | 18 | : | 25 | : | 0 | – | : | – | : | – | : | – | DNF | DNF | 2 | ||||
**40 Degrees retired after suffering a broken mast.
Offshore Leg 2: New York City – Newport Provisional Results
| Elapsed | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Finish Time | Time | Time | Leg | Leg | Total | |||||||||||||||
| Team | H | M | S | D | H | M | S | H:M:S | Difference | Position | Points | Points | ||||||||
| 118 – Bodacious Dream | 11 | : | 5 | : | 0 | 21-5-12 | 1 | : | 11 | : | 34 | 38:06:34 | 0:00:00 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||||
| 115 – Mare | 11 | : | 5 | : | 0 | 21-5-12 | 1 | : | 44 | : | 41 | 38:39:41 | 0:33:07 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||||
| 101 – Campagne De France | 11 | : | 5 | : | 0 | 21-5-12 | 1 | : | 49 | : | 22 | 38:44:22 | 0:37:48 | 3 | 6 | 10 | ||||
| 116 – Icarus | 11 | : | 5 | : | 0 | 21-5-12 | 2 | : | 9 | : | 33 | 39:04:33 | 0:57:59 | 4 | 8 | 26 | ||||
| 30 – Initiatives | 11 | : | 5 | : | 0 | 21-5-12 | 2 | : | 41 | : | 0 | 39:36:00 | 1:29:26 | 5 | 10 | 30 | ||||
| 109 – Talan Bureau Veritas | 11 | : | 5 | : | 0 | 21-5-12 | 2 | : | 49 | : | 4 | 39:44:04 | 1:37:30 | 6 | 12 | 32 | ||||
| 106 – Gryphon Solo 2 | 11 | : | 5 | : | 0 | 21-5-12 | 3 | : | 3 | : | 16 | 39:58:16 | 1:51:42 | 7 | 14 | 22 | ||||
| 73 – Toothface | 11 | : | 5 | : | 0 | 21-5-12 | 3 | : | 4 | : | 25 | 39:59:25 | 1:52:51 | 8 | 16 | 36 | ||||
| 105 – Eole Generation GDF SUEZ | 11 | : | 5 | : | 0 | 21-5-12 | 3 | : | 5 | : | 37 | 40:00:37 | 1:54:03 | 9 | 18 | 28 | ||||
| 54 – Dragon | 11 | : | 5 | : | 0 | 21-5-12 | 3 | : | 13 | : | 47 | 40:08:47 | 2:02:13 | 10 | 20 | 34 | ||||
| 113 – Partouche | 11 | : | 5 | : | 0 | 21-5-12 | 3 | : | 19 | : | 20 | 40:14:20 | 2:07:46 | 11 | 20 | 40 | ||||
| 85 – Groupe Picoty | 11 | : | 5 | : | 0 | 21-5-12 | 3 | : | 39 | : | 44 | 40:34:44 | 2:28:10 | 12 | 20 | 40 | ||||
| 20 – Sevenstar Yacht Transport | 11 | : | 5 | : | 0 | 21-5-12 | 3 | : | 51 | : | 13 | 40:46:13 | 2:39:39 | 13 | 20 | 32 | ||||
| 17 – Transport Coherence | 11 | : | 5 | : | 0 | 21-5-12 | 4 | : | 37 | : | 19 | 41:32:19 | 3:25:45 | 14 | 20 | 36 | ||||
| 90 40 Degrees | 11 | : | 5 | : | 0 | – | – | : | – | : | – | DNS | DNS | 30 | 52 | |||||
