America's Cup monohull v catamaran: The boat design change explainedSTUFF The 2021 America's Cup in Auckland is going to be a mix of old and new. GILLES MARTIN-RAGET/ ACEA 2017 Emirates Team New Zealand and Oracle Team USA were often heading in different directions with their America's Cup philosophies. What follows here is a Q+A looking at some of the contentious boat design issues for the 36th America's Cup in Auckland. READ MORE:* Luna Rossa reveals monohulls back for Cup* TNZ to strengthen nationality component* Protocol for next America's Cup 'basically done'* Is this what the next Am Cup boat will look like? * Dennis Conner's bold Cup predicdtions for 2021STUFF Switzerland's Alinghi and Emirates Team New Zealand duel during the 2007 America's Cup final in Valencia, the last Cup to feature monohulls.

Source: Stuff September 11, 2017 02:26 UTC