America's Cup is the oldest international sports trophy and a premier yacht racing event. It is a match race between the defending club and a challenger. The winner hosts and can shape the next edition.
The America's Cup is like driving your Lamborghini to the Grand Prix track to watch the charter buses race. P. J. O'Rourke
Cowes Week is the longest-running regular regatta in the world, with over 1,000 yachts and 8,500 competitors taking part in over 50 classes of yacht racing. citation In 1851 the first America's Cup race took place around the island. Source: Internet
After Oracle billionaire Larry Ellison successfully sued the organizers in Valencia, Spain concerning the rules governing the 33rd America's Cup, he and the Golden Gate Yacht Club beat the defending team from Geneva in February of this year. Source: Internet
A giant paella is prepared on the occasion of the inauguration ceremony of the 33rd America's Cup in Valencia's harbour in February 2010. Source: Internet
"50 Years Ago This Week: The Story Behind the America's Cup," Source: Internet
For a ship to float, its weight must be less than that of the water displaced by the ship's hull. citation There are many types of hulls, from logs lashed together to form a raft to the advanced hulls of America's Cup sailboats. Source: Internet