Clarity needed for America’s Cup future

Dr. Hamish Ross, a legal advisor for previous America’s Cup campaigns, provides an update on some of the legal wrangling now occurring in the 38th edition: On October 24, 2026, it was the 139th anniversary since the signing of the third Deed of Gift of the America’s Cup in New York in 1887 between George Lee Schuyler, as the last surviving donor, and the New York Yacht Club. That Deed still governs the Cup today (albeit with two NY court-approved amendments), and it is now back in the publ

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