Wednesday, March 11, 2015
Monday, March 02, 2015
Bermuda hosting America's Cup
Bermuda hosting the America's Cup
For an event that aspires to be one of sport’s great trophies – and is
indeed the oldest trophy in international sport – it seemed about as
mad-capped as Oracle Team USA owner Larry Ellison’s idea of holding the
America’s Cup in Hawaii. But at least Hawaii is in the United States of
America (not to mention Larry bought an island there, which is featured
in the February issue of Boat International) Still, here we are. Bermuda
becomes only the sixth country to host the world’s oldest sporting
trophy, along with Great Britain (back in 1851), and in more recent
years the US, Australia, New Zealand and Spain.
For an event that aspires to be one of sport’s great trophies – and is
indeed the oldest trophy in international sport – it seemed about as
mad-capped as Oracle Team USA owner Larry Ellison’s idea of holding the
America’s Cup in Hawaii. But at least Hawaii is in the United States of
America (not to mention Larry bought an island there, which is featured
in the February issue of Boat International) Still, here we are. Bermuda
becomes only the sixth country to host the world’s oldest sporting
trophy, along with Great Britain (back in 1851), and in more recent
years the US, Australia, New Zealand and Spain.
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