The cool thing is that both the challenger and the defender were built in New Zealand. America’s Cup honchos wanted to exploit Kiwi boat-building technology, so they trimmed down the country of origin rule: Only the hulls must be built in the home country. The hulls are the easy bits. The critical parts of any yacht are the foils (rudders, daggerboards, etc.), rig, and sails. Oracle’s critical technology came from Core Builders Composites in Warkworth. Team New Zealand’s boats are, of course, all Kiwi.
Posted on: Thu, 26 Sep 2013 20:26:00 +0000
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