America’s Cup teams have been warned they face “substantial penalties” for coordinated practice after a concerned Team New Zealand took the issue to the arbitration panel. Defenders Emirates Team New Zealand wanted the arbitration panel to “provide guidelines” on what was considered “sailing or testing … in a coordinated manner” and felt the opinions of regatta director, Australian Iain Murray, could prove helpful. READ MORE:* America's Cup: Team NZ ranked third in global sports tech list* America's Cup: Team New Zealand release behind the scenes look at new boat, Te Rehutai* America's Cup: Team New Zealand's clever new systems emergeFor his part, Murray came up with three rules he would implement, if he was allowed to:1. “If two boats sail within 100 metres of each other for more than 30 seconds, it would become more likely that a breach could be alleged. American Magic insisted they had never sailed in a coordinated manner with another team.

Source: Stuff November 25, 2020 19:30 UTC