America’s Cup
Yacht racing is a sport requiring technical skills, Astrategy and a cutting-edge boat design. The America’s Cup race, run every three to four years, is the most prestigious yacht race. It costs millions of dollars to develop and build a yacht for this race. For 113 years, the Cup stayed in the hands of the New York Yacht Club. Only five times since 1870 (four of them since 2000) has the America’s Cup been won by a country other than a United States boat.