Russell Coutts has floated the idea that Queenstown might be able to stage the world's most famous yachting regatta. Asked this week if Auckland could again host the America's Cup, Coutts - a five-time winner - said: "Why not have it in Queenstown?" Coutts says land-locked Switzerland, whom he won the Cup for in 2003, could have hosted the following regatta. The course need only be 2-3km long - "so you could set a course easily". The yachting legend and event authority CEO for the 2017 America's Cup in Bermuda said he was a big fan of lake sailing, especially for learners.

Source: New Zealand Herald November 02, 2016 16:08 UTC