Team New Zealand CEO Grant Dalton says dates for the next America's Cup will be finalised in the next few weeks and he is confident he'll retain all key staff for the event.
Dalton, who along with Emirates Team Zealand will celebrate their America's Cup victory with a parade in Auckland today, revealed on Newstalk ZB's Mike Hosking Breakfast that plans for the 36th America's Cup will be rolled out soon.
"The protocol that will govern the 36th America's Cup defence in New Zealand is written and it's signed. We want to revisit it a little with our challenger of record in Luna Rossa and just check in the light of the win that everything is as we'd like it to be," Dalton told Hosking.
"You will see in the next couple of weeks, we'll release dates at a minimum and then pretty much roll it out after that."
Dalton said Wellington will hold an event to celebrate Team New Zealand's victory over Oracle Team USA in Bermuda next Tuesday, and plans for events in Christchurch and Dunedin are under way.