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How the America's Cup was transformed from a remote race to a spectator event on Auckland's harbour

  • Written by Diane Brand, Dean of Creative Arts & Industry, University of Auckland
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Every good race needs an avid audience of dedicated fans to spur the competitors along and the 36th America’s Cup, which starts today, is no exception.

But current protocols are a far cry from the event’s rarefied and remote origins in Britain. For most of the cup’s history, the race was sailed on offshore courses away...

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