By BERNIE WILSONDecember 11, 2020 GMT
The four teams entered in the 36th America’s Cup have yet to pit their fantastical-looking boats against one another and the New York Yacht Club is already pondering the future of sailing’s marquee regatta.
With a preliminary regatta just days away in Auckland, New Zealand, the NYYC hosted a Zoom call involving some 30 yacht clubs and stakeholders on Monday to discuss ways to try to achieve more continuity in a competition that has changed dramatically since 1983. That’s when an Australian crew ended the NYYC’s 132-year winning streak in the competition for the oldest trophy in international sports.
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