Two words should have come flashing into the mind space of America’s Cup fans, after the announcement by Circolo di Vela Gargnano (CVG)of a challenge for the 33rd America’s Cup, in what will be the second Deed of Gift Match.
Those two words should have been ‘Blue Arrow’ the ill-fated extreme multihull designed by Derek Clark, built to take on Sir Michael Fay’s 130ft monohull to determine the challenger for the 27th Match.
Fay initially allowed the organisation of a challenger series for the Match in which he, or rather his club, Mercury Bay Boating Club had its challenge accepted after a prolonged battle through the New York courts.
While Fay was happy for a Challenger Selection series in monohulls, he was not prepared to allow the entry from Royal Burnham YC under the patronage of Peter de Savary to compete against his monohull. And so permission to compete was withdrawn.
Turning to the present circumstance, we now have …Â Details