Terms of Engagement

With the release of official documents and an opening for entries, the vision of AC37 comes into sharper focus.

DAVE REED

What would the America’s Cup be without its legendary Deed of Gift, the armies of lawyers, the backroom dealings, international intrigue and highstakes innovation? It would be, of course, just another sailboat race. But the Cup, we know, is anything but ordinary. It was, therefore, not surprising when the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron, Team New Zealand and its Challenger of Record, Royal Yacht Squadron Ltd. and their representative Team INEOS Britannia finally revealed the 37th America’s Cup Protocol in November, leaving more questions than answers—the biggest among them being where exactly the show would go on. Auckland again? Maybe, but the New Zealanders are crying poor and shopping elsewhere for someone to foot the bill for their regatta in 2024. The small inner circle of teams continuing from the…

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Sailing World (Digital) - 1 Issue, Winter 2022

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