Turn on, Tune in and Enjoy the Show
kwooton@aimmedia.com The America’s Cup is a whole new game—again. After decades of effort, those behind the Cup have completed a task once perceived to be impossible. They’ve transformed Cup racing from an arcane, participantcentric enterprise into a thrilling, must-watch spectator sport that even the uninitiated can understand and enjoy. When I started working for yacht magazines in the late ’80s, I’d already been a Cup fan for a decade, although I preferred—and still do—the more laid-back varieties of the sport such as cruising and performance day sailing. But, just as motor racing fans love the pinnacle series such as Formula 1 and IndyCar, I loved the Cup. It represented the spearpoint of skill and technology. The first time I watched an America’s Cup regatta live was the 1987 event in Fremantle, Western Australia.…