Here is a link to one of the more interesting articles about the future of America’s Cup. For me the America’s Cup is and has always been about cutting edge yacht design. Frankly the gossip and “politics” are never very interesting; one always hopes that it is about the sailing, however naive that may seem.
The only point I might find to disagree with is the idea that the “C” class catamarans would not be an important platform for development. I agree with his observation that the “C” class cats have been budget constrained and have not used CFD for development. The class will non-the-less be an important point of departure.