D-Day nears for America's Cup
08/31/2010 08:24:40 PM
All is set to be revealed regarding the future shape of the America's Cup on September 13 (US time).
At a specially convened press conference three of the four key aspects of the next America's Cup event will be unveiled.
These will include: the year of the competition, the new class of boat and the protocol.
That will leave only the venue to be announced.
In a statement from the Cup defenders, BMW Oracle chief executive Russell Coutts said: "The objective for the 34th America's Cup has been to create the fairest-ever competition sustainable to teams and their partners with transformed racing to attract the widest possible audience for an event planned for either 2013 or 2014.
"A new, dynamic and exciting class of boat will be revealed and the year of the 34th America's Cup will also be confirmed," he said.
Coutts said negotiations over the venue are continuing but he was confident an announcement would be made of the December 31 objective.