Currently, America’s Cup racing is giving us excitement and controversy and is a welcome diversion from the epidemic, climate change, riots and other troubling issues. Getty Images A Samuel Colman painting of the scene from the 1870 America's Cup raced on New York's harbour. Originally known as the 100 Pound Cup, she was mistakenly engraved as the 100 Guinea Cup by her first winners from the USA. She was subsequently called the America’s Cup in recognition of that original winner, the schooner America, while many in the sailing fraternity refer to her as the Auld Mug. Carlo Borlenghi A young Dean Barker celebrates the 2000 America's Cup defence by Team New Zealand with Russell Coutts.

Source: Stuff February 10, 2021 16:00 UTC