How the America's Cup was transformed from a remote race to a spectator event on Auckland's harbour
- Written by Diane Brand, Dean of Creative Arts & Industry, University of Auckland
GettyImagesEvery good race needs an avid audience of dedicated fans to spur the competitors along and the 36th America’s Cup, which starts today, is no exception.
But current protocols are a far cry from the event’s rarefied and remote origins in Britain. For most of the cup’s history, the race was sailed on offshore courses away...
