The Open Letter has been one of the tools of war in the 33rd America’s Cup.
Two more have been issued in the last couple of days. Their objective is two-fold. First to put information into the public arena, and secondly to encourage the public to see things their side’s way. The PR war is of equal import in off the water America’s Cup battles, mattering as much as exchanges between their respective ‘Learned Friends’ in front of the Bench.
These two letters are connected but separate. The first from Golden Gate Yacht Club, Challenger of Record, responds to two letters written by the Defender, Societe Nautique de Geneve.
Both state the position as they would like to have others see them. Whether that bears any relation to reality is quite another matter…Â DetailsÂ