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Team New Zealand beat Oracle Team USA 7-1 in
Bermuda last month and can now dictate the location, dates and
type of boat to be used in their Cup defense.
"The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron and Circolo della Vela
Sicilia ... are pleased to announce that the Protocol
establishing the parameters for the 36th America's Cup will be
released in September 2017," they said in a statement.
"The Defender and the Challenger of Record are considering the
possibility of the 36th America's Cup Match and the preceding
Challenger Selection Series being conducted in Auckland in early
2021 during the New Zealand summer."
The protocol will include a "constructed in country" requirement
for all competing yachts and will also have a nationality
requirement for the crew members.
(Reporting by Aditi Prakash in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter
Rutherford)
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