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2023

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

Which country has already laid an official challenge to Team New Zealand for the next America’s Cup?

A	Australia
B	Italy
C	United Kingdom
D	None of the above

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -With backing from merchant bankers Michael Fay and David Richwhite, the New Zealand Challenge made its debut in the 1987 America’s Cup sailed in Fremantle, Western Australia. The team built fibreglass 12-metre yachts, rather than using aluminium.

Detailed explanation-2: -The 36th America’s Cup in March 2021 was the latest staging of the America’s Cup yacht race. It was contested on the inner Hauraki Gulf off Auckland, New Zealand, between the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron and Circolo della Vela Sicilia of Italy.

Detailed explanation-3: -The America’s Cup is currently held by the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron, who successfully defended the 36th America’s Cup in March 2021 using an AC75 foiling monohull called Te Rehutai, owned and sailed by the Team New Zealand syndicate.

Detailed explanation-4: -With four America’s Cup wins under their belts, Team New Zealand can now claim to be the most successful America’s Cup team in modern history but how did they get there?

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