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America's Cup - Coverage of the Auckland Council Cup Bases meeting

by Richard Gladwell, Sail-World NZ on 22 Nov 2017
Grant Dalton holds the America’s Cup aloft in Bermuda, as Luna Rossa’s Max Sirena (left) looks on and applauds, knowing the deal cut two years earlier would now come to fruition. Richard Gladwell www.photosport.co.nz
On Thursday, November 23 starting at 9.30am the Auckland Council will be debating the issue of base locations for the 36th America's Cup.

There are a few items on the agenda ahead of the America's Cup items.

However you can follow the proceedings on this link click here

See where your ward representatives lie on this critical issue. What they are saying, if anything. And more importantly how they are voting

It took Emirates Team New Zealand 14 long years to win back the America's Cup. Let's hope our elected representatives have the sense to keep the Defence in Auckland, and set up a facility of which we can all be proud.

The America's Cup specific items can be viewed by clicking here

The complete order of business (America's Cup is Item 14) can be read by clicking here

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