Well, in America's Cup news, it seems that Oracle Team USA has pulled out of the next America's Cup which is going to be held in Auckland in the year 2021. Well it seems that Sir Russell Coutts has indicated that Oracle Team USA boss Larry Ellison won't be contesting the next America's Cup, in Auckland. But the 2021 America's Cup will feature mono hulls which was last used in 2007 (Even German America's Cup legend Jochen Schumann (He was formerly of FAST 2000 in 2000 & Alinghi in both 2003 & 07) liked & embraced the idea of sailing mono hulls for the 2021 event, absolutely), will likely return for the next edition. But Oracle, which was 1st established in 2000 with the intention to compete in the 2003 America's Cup, 1st won it in 2010 sailing a giant trimaran against Alinghi's catamaran. They then defended the Cup in 2013 in San Francisco in 72-foot catamarans, winning the match against Emirates Team New Zealand in a dramatic comeback then Team New Zealand got their revenge in Bermuda this year in a lop-sided final sailed in 50-foot foiling catamarans. But Coutts has now returned to Auckland and is commodore of the Mainly Sailing Club as well as Spithill has indicated he is keen to carry on in the America's Cup and gain revenge for this year's loss but there has been speculation that Richard DeVos, a co-founder of Amway and owner of the Orlando Magic NBA team, could mount an American challenge. While cup historian Bob Fisher concluded that Australia were likely to re-enter the Cup. This could be a likely avenue for Spithill and the strong core of Australians who were part of Oracle and other syndicates to carry on in the competition.
And what do I think of Oracle Team USA's decision not to compete in the next America's Cup? Well, it looks like the end of the Russell Coutts era as safe to say (Which began in 1995 when he 1st won it for Team New Zealand then defended it in 2000 before joining Alinghi to win it in 2003 before being sacked in 2004 & sidelined in 2007 then joined Oracle as CEO in which they 1st won it in 2010 before defending it in a historic comeback in 2013 before becoming CEO of the America's Cup Event Authority in Bermuda this year) according to America's Cup legend Dennis Conner. But only 2 confirmed syndicates are competing such as the defender of Emirates Team New Zealand & the challenger of record which is the Luna Rossa Challenge of Prada.
So that is my 144th blog of the year 2017 (MMXVII) & my 64th this year.
P.S. And go the All Blacks by the way for the test tomorrow against the Boks in Albany.
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