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One of the teams in the America's Cup may have engineered a breakthrough that would give them a huge advantage on the rest of the field.
Public documents indicate a design team may have found a loophole in the rules that could potentially hand them a match-winning edge, reminiscent of Australia II's revolutionary winged keel which helped them lift the cup from defender Liberty in 1983 off Newport, Rhode Island.
Here is the latest selection of your views:
Andrew Eberhard
I say go for it! Technological breakthroughs are what this sport is about.
John Tompson
Of course if they have a swinging keel theyll have an advantage. Is it unfair ? If the laws of the cup allow it then no its great reading and execution of them. As all teams will be looking for a speed advantage this could be the 'silver bullet'. - If its allowed I just hope its ETNZ that has it.
Bill Rehm
It is so "American Cupish", not to mention so typically "Kiwi", for the NZ Herald to even ask this question. Wasn't it only 4 years ago when every Kiwi was complained the other syndicates were just whiners because of their envy of Team NZ's innovative "hula"? If Alinghi has developed a swinging keel that is within the existing rules then I say "well done, and good on you mate". That aside, I personally would like to see anything that compromises the essence of what traditionally defines a sailboat, such as the "hula" or "swinging keel", banned from all sailing competitions. This would result in America's Cup and other sailing races once again becoming what they should be: a competition based on "sailing skill" as opposed to some "technical marvel".