'A Big Change': What Happens Next in the America's Cup?

The new America’s Cup team to offset British billionaire’s bitter exit

Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s row with Sir Ben Ainslie was leading to separate British teams, but another nation could have two boats competing in Naples in 2027.

'A big change': What happens next in the America's Cup?

In two years’ time, the 38th America’s Cup will likely be over. For the teams looking to mount a challenge to relieve Emirates Team New Zealand (ETNZ) of the...

Protocol for 38th America’s Cup

When the Protocol for the 38th America’s Cup was revealed, it was said to be “the boldest change in 174 years of the Cup.” Dr. Hamish Ross, who has previously been a legal advisor for America’s Cup teams, and who completed a PhD at the University of Auckland on the legal issues surrounding the America’s Cup, shares his opinion on these changes: Voidable The Protocol is declared to be void unless there is a competitor partnership agreement comple…

Exclusive: America's Cup deal opens door to sailing prize money

The new commercial partnership signed as part of the coming 38th America’s Cup opens the door to the world’s oldest sporting trophy offering prize money, City AM can reveal. An agreement signed by the defending champions, The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron, and the British challenger, The Royal Yacht Squadron, is seen as a seismic shift in commercialisation for the America’s Cup, which began in 1851. The boats will now carry a crew of five, in…