America’s Cup 12 Metre yachts world championships slide show

While America’s Cup 33 hopefuls were fighting it out in court, and their new high-tech multihulls were pushing the limits of design on the water, seventeen of the 12 Metre yachts that once raced for the Cup held their 10th Anniversary World Regatta off Newport, RI, the last week of September, 2009. It was the 50th Anniversary of the Victory of Columbia, the first 12 Metre to race for the Cup. more>