DutchSail managing director Eelco Blok and skipper Simeon Tienpont looking over the America's Cup project in Auckland. The Netherlands have resorted to crowdfunding to keep their America's Cup challenge afloat. Cup rookies DutchSail, one of three late entries, are showing the strain of their game of catchup. READ MORE:* Cup breakthrough as US team make flying start* Malta's America's Cup challenge in doubt* Spithill feaked out by new Am Cup boatA change in rulings allows them to pay US$250,000 by April 1 and the remaining US$750,000 by October 1. ALDEN WILLIAMS & SUPPLIED How Auckland's waterfront will change by the 2021 America's Cup.

Source: Stuff March 24, 2019 21:27 UTC