Spain America’s Cup bid takes blow

One month remains for the venue selection deadline of the 37th America’s Cup, and the Spanish port city of Malaga received bad news when the central government put an end to Malaga city mayor Francisco de la Torre’s ambitions of securing financing from the State to aid the candidacy to host the Americas Cup.

The decision came as a surprise to the mayor, who had formally requested that the central government take on at least 20 of the 30 million euros that it would cost to expand the pier attached to the Levant dock in the port of Malaga, which would serve as a base for the competing teams.

“The government is working towards improving the province’s infrastructures at the port, the airport, the train system and the road network, which all depend on the State,” said the central government’s delegate for Malaga, Javier Salas. “But the government doesn’t have the responsibility of financing Malaga city hall’s supposed aspirations to host the Americas Cup, because it escapes our area of competence.”

Aside from the Kiwi defense home of Auckland, other host bids are understood to be on the table from Cork in Ireland and Jeddah in Saudi Arabia.

Source: https://www.surinenglish.com

Following the publication of the AC37 Protocol and AC75 Class Rule on November 17, the entry period opened December 1, 2021 and runs until July 31, 2022, but late entries for the 37th America’s Cup may be accepted until May 31, 2023. The Defender is to announce Match Venue and approximate event dates on March 31, 2022. – https://www.americascup.com/en/home