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It's also different - rather than a keel, a brand new concept keeps it standing. Foil Cant Arms move under, or outside, the boat to provide the leverage it needs to stay upright. Some parts of the boat are supplied - the mast, rigging, foil-cant arms and their hydraulics are all stock components. But, there are still plenty of areas that designers can experiment with to find a race-winning edge.

The date has yet to be announced, which is likely to come at the same time as the venue announcement. Although it has not been officially announced yet, it seems almost certain the the 37th America's Cup will take place in the AC75 foiling monohulls developed for, and used in, the America's Cup.

It is likely that the rule could be tweaked to make some slight improvements, but with significant investment by both the Defender and the Challenger of Record in the concept already for the America's Cup, these changes are likely to be minimal. Though the America's Cup was first raced for in and won by the schooner America from which the trophy gets its name , this race was between a fleet of boats. A challenge by the British in the s was also conducted as a fleet race.

For years, Britain has been trying to win it back. Challengers have included the tea magnate Sir Thomas Lipton, who challenged five times between and More recently it has been contested in much faster multihull designs. Winners have included Harold Vanderbilt , and and Henry Sears Despite 16 challenges in a Cup match since , Britain has never yet won back the trophy that left its shores in Including its pedestal, it stands 1.

It was given an extra pedestal in to make room for more engraving, and when that ran out of space, another was added in A new base in carbon fibre was also made to replace the mahogany one.

With Oracle as the holder it was accompanied everywhere and closely guarded by white-gloved bodyguards. On winning it in , Emirates Team New Zealand took it to yacht clubs round its home country and let members and young sailors handle the famous silver trophy. Get the latest issue of BOAT International magazine sent straight to your door, or subscribe and never miss an issue.

Boat Business. Image courtesy of Adobe Stock. Image courtesy of Tom Jamieson. Image courtesy of Emirates Team New Zealand. Patriot , the yacht of US team American Magic. Image courtesy of Sebastian Slayter. America's Cup yachts can reach speeds of up to 50 knots. Image courtesy of Will Ricketson. The America's Cup trophy. Image courtesy of Getty Images. A number of superyachts will be heading over to New Zealand to watch the races.

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