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The New York Yacht Club American Magic team knows all about ‘so-close-yet-so far’ in this game, and they are more than determined to bring the America’s Cup trophy back to the club on West 44th Street that held it continuously for 132-years.
The Americans have hired well and are delivering consistent, high-level, ultra-competitive performances that have made everyone sit up in the Port Vell. From a pure design perspective, they didn’t take the middle path with a low-profile, full-on aero AC75 that is bristling with innovative thinking all over the boat.
Out on the water, day after day, they have been pushing the limits and working hard on the design details, trim perfection, and pure out-and-out racecraft. The results are there for all to see and with Terry Hutchinson, the world class skipper and campaigner guiding the campaign, it has been Tom Burnham who has brought the immensely talented squad up to speed.
Now in his fifth America’s Cup campaign, Burnham graduated from the University of Rhode Island in 1993 and lives in Newport. He previously sailed on Young America in the 2000 America’s Cup, before joining Luna Rossa for their 2003 and 2007 campaigns, and was head coach of the Swedish team, Artemis Racing, in 2017…
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