New York's Young America are now well underway to having a pair of brand new racing boats. They have been issued their second sail number, USA58, to join their first boat USA53. Fifteen new cup boats are now under construction, including the first Team New Zealand defence yacht. The Young Americans are building their two boats in Bristol, Rhode Island, the birthplace of eight successful cup defenders built by Nathanael Herreshoff early this century.
Yachting: Double trouble
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