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34th America's Cup television trials begin tomorrow



8:25 PM Wed 21 Jul 2010 GMT
America's Cup television evaluation kicks off tomorrow with a small army on hand to carry out a water-borne lab experiment the likes of which the 'Auld Mug' has never seen. The trials are geared specifically to examine every aspect of Cup racing including the type of boat (monohull or multihull) the format of the racecourse (upwind, downwind or reaching starts) and, importantly, the video output for television. 'We must make sure the television is right for the audience, and the race format is right for television,' commented Russell Coutts, CEO of the America's Cup-winning team BMW ORACLE Racing. With regards ...


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by Tim Jeffery




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