The best-of-three race series for the 33rd
America’s Cup is due to begin next week in
Valencia. There is little doubt at all that, whatever happens on the water, the eventual winners will probably be decided in the
New York courts. What is absolutely beyond question is that the series — maybe just two races — will be the most expensive test of pride in the history of sport.
The 33rd America’s Cup is more a battle of design and budget. Never before has the event seen two such radical craft: A total of nearly £100m has been spent on the design and construction of the two radical new boats. No details of expenditure have been released by either team but Oracle’s mighty 190ft wing sail is reported to have cost a scarcely credible £3m alone.
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