So, yes, the 35th AC is not until 2017, but information about it has come rather quickly. Here are a few links.
The AC itself will be contested by boats that follow the AC 62 class rule. So, they are a bit shorter than the AC 72's of 2013. They will be fully foiling.
America's Cup: New class rule released for AC62 yacht >> Scuttlebutt Sailing News
Four venues are in the running to host the 35th AC: Bermuda, Chicago, San Francisco, and San Diego.
America's Cup: Four venues shortlisted for 2017 event >> Scuttlebutt Sailing News
Rules of the next Americas Cup include the following:
* A three year racing program from 2015 to 2017 with every race counting towards qualification and/or points in the final America’s Cup Match
* The new AC62 yacht – a foiling, wing sail catamaran sailed by 8 crew – to be raced in all events in 2017
* A crew nationality rule requiring at least 25% of the AC62 crew to be nationals of the country of their challenge
* Defender can build two AC62s; Challengers can build one AC62
* Wind limits for all events to be held between 5 and 25 knots
* At least six America’s Cup World Series (ACWS) events per year in 2015 and 2016 to be raced in the AC45 class. The ACWS will be used to seed teams for the America’s Cup Qualifiers.
* The America’s Cup Qualifiers (ACQ) series in 2017 involving all teams (defender and challengers), with a bonus point in the America’s Cup Match at stake. The ACQ events will not be held at the America’s Cup Match venue.
* America’s Cup Challenger Playoffs in 2017 for the top four challenger teams to emerge from the ACQ. Racing to be held at the America’s Cup Match venue.
* The America’s Cup Match in 2017, featuring the defender, Oracle Team USA against the top challenger. The first team to win 7 points will win the America’s Cup
- See more at:
Rules released for 35th America's Cup >> Scuttlebutt Sailing News
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