1983 America’s Cup: USA v Australia: For the first time in 132 years America may lose the America’s Cup. Untold: The Race of the Century, TV news, Netflix 2023
The New York Yacht Club were ferocious defenders of the America’s Cup … They oozed this style, wealth, this unbeatableness. ibid. Australian team
If we were ever to win this thing we needed money. Lots of money. ibid.
The keel was inverted. Upside down. ibid.
No-one had ever won it from the Americans. ibid.
Porticello, Sicily, 19th August 2024 3:50 a.m.: The Bayesian, a 56-metre luxury superyacht is peacefully anchored just a few hundred metres form the harbour. Suddenly, it was hit by a terrifying storm. Within minutes it was overwhelmed by a huge wall of wind and water, capsizing the boat and throwing 16 people into the sea. The Sinking of a Superyacht: How Safe is Your Voyage? ITV 2024