America's Cup

According to the announced schedule, the initial news concerning the 34th America's Cup were due by August 31st. The Press Conference has been delayed to September 13, when Russell Coutts NZL will present the details on boat, date and protocol at the BMW/Oracle base in Valencia. However, the French sailing magazine Voiles et Voiliers seems to know the details: the 34th Challenge will be sailed in 2014 in San Francisco on 72 ft catamarans with wing sails. The article in French and the official website of the 34th Cup.

Last week, Russell Coutts NZL explained the present situation in the America's Cup planning in an extensive 21-minutes interview in TVNZ. Whereas the City of San Francisco is desperately trying to solve the infrastructure problems in the Bay Area to host the club on the GGYC home waters, the defender BMW/Oracle together is evaluating designs for mono- and multihulls, course formats and communication techniques. All relevant decisions, venue and cup organisation, shall be made publich this year at the latest. The interview.