The kiwis are coming home to roost

[Skipstone]

Reusing boats in an annual AC race?
This is what the DoG has to say:

"No vessel which has been defeated in a match for this Cup can be again selected by any Club as its representative until after a contest for it by some other vessel has intervened, or until after the expiration of two years from the time of such defeat."

Indeed.... 

 

[NeedAClew]

It's easier to borrow used winners. 

 

[accnick]

And then there were potentially-decent AC class rules to which no boats were ever built. But for a DoG challenge that got in the way...

AC 33 Class Rule

 

[Skipstone]

And then there were potentially-decent AC class rules to which no boats were ever built. But for a DoG challenge that got in the way...

AC 33 Class Rule

I'd completely forgotten about that....

https://sailracewin.blogspot.com/2009/01/new-ac33-class-rule.html