Having won the America’s cup....

[Wansworth]

Where would be the best place to hold the races in Britain?

 

[Bobc]

I wouldn't get too far in your thinking just yet. There's a long way to go in this event, but it would be in the Solent I would think.

 

[Sandy]

I would suggest Orkney. Scapa Flow to be exact.

 

[TernVI]

Would we be tied to that class of boat?
Not easy to find space for the shore facilities adjacent to good sailing water for such beasts.

 

[bedouin]

Talk about counting your chickens!

I would have thought one of the bays to the west of the Solent would be a good choice - maybe base it in Portland Harbour.

Finding the space for all the shore-side facilities would be challenging anywhere

 

[flaming]

It will be in the Solent or surrounding waters. The host club would be the royal yacht squadron, and I cannot for one second see them agreeing to anything else! Bases probably in Pompey, much like they did when the cats came to town, and just like they were planning for last summer's ACWS event, before COVID put paid to it.

What would be awesome to see would be a fleet race over the original course, around the wight. As an exhibition.

Gotta win it first though, and INEOS haven't even yet qualified for the cup itself All that's really been achieved so far is to avoid being the first to go home.

 

[eddystone]

It will be in the Solent or surrounding waters. The host club would be the royal yacht squadron, and I cannot for one second see them agreeing to anything else! Bases probably in Pompey, much like they did when the cats came to town, and just like they were planning for last summer's ACWS event, before COVID put paid to it.

What would be awesome to see would be a fleet race over the original course, around the wight. As an exhibition.

Gotta win it first though, and INEOS haven't even yet qualified for the cup itself All that's really been achieved so far is to avoid being the first to go home.

Surely if the RYS were host club it would be in Cherbourg harbour?

 

[Tanqueray]

Initial round robins and knock-outs in the Solent under RYS control with the winning challenger earning the right to take on the mighty Anderson 22 off Hayling Island.

 

[aslabend]

I'd kind of like to see it in the Portland Race - Springs with a good wind over tide.....

 

[Frogmogman]

Surely if the RYS were host club it would be in Cherbourg harbour?

Yeah. Except that was the RORC, not the squadron.

 

[MoodySabre]

Let's hope that wherever it is that there are more than four entries. Super hitech prices too many countries out of it.

 

[awol]

Isn't the English attitude to the AC likely to match that of Irish television in Father Ted's "Song for Europe" episode - i.e. we daren't win it 'cos it costs too much to host. I can't see the unwashed proletariat tholing the Tories shelling out megabucks to support it and Keir S would be even more unlikely to cough up. If they make the finals I predict 3 wins to the NZ 4 - a bit like NZ in San Francisco,

 

[newtothis]

On current estimates, by the time the UK gets to host the America's Cup sea level rises will have altered the UK coast so much that it will probably take place somewhere just off Coventry.

 

[Daydream believer]

Nowhere suitable in the UK. what is wrong with Valencia. Apparently it was an excellent venue when they held it there before.. Weather would be better I assume ( having never been there)
I do not think that outside the yachting community it has much relevance to the UK community & the lefties would be having a field day over the cost. Can you just imagine Swampy, straight from HS2 tunnel digging, looking for something to disrupt

 

[dunedin]

As noted, a LONG LONG way to go before worrying about that.

Clearly would most likely be Solent, but for the wrong reasons. For best racing, with flat water and minimal tides, probably Portland (as used for Olympics and old speed record trials) or Clyde would be substantially better than the Solent.

 

[JumbleDuck]

While I have nothing against St Ben, I sincerely hope his team doesn't win, because if they do the English press will be as intolerable about it for decades as they have been about that narrow and dubious world cup victory fifty four years ago ...

 

[flaming]

While I have nothing against St Ben, I sincerely hope his team doesn't win, because if they do the English press will be as intolerable about it for decades as they have been about that narrow and dubious world cup victory fifty four years ago ...

I think your assessment of how much the general press will care about it is a long way off.

 

[Lucky Duck]

In order to maximise 'home advantage' I would propose holding it in some muddy creek in Essex

 

[awol]

While I have nothing against St Ben, I sincerely hope his team doesn't win, because if they do the English press will be as intolerable about it for decades as they have been about that narrow and dubious world cup victory fifty four years ago ...

Dinnae fash yersel Ducky, a Scot has already won the thing 3 times. T'would be generous to let the englanders have it for a change.
I wonder why he wasnae made Sir Charlie?

 

[bedouin]

While I have nothing against St Ben, I sincerely hope his team doesn't win, because if they do the English press will be as intolerable about it for decades as they have been about that narrow and dubious world cup victory fifty four years ago ...

I would like to remind you that Ben has already won the cup once