CC MEMO -- Engraving Space

In follow up to our previous post about the Cup mainsail logos, we were asked for details of the two bases added to the original Cup.

In 1958 (Newport), the Cup was re-awakened from its 21-year WWII hiatus. The previous match was in 1937 (also in Newport) -- the third and, as it turned out, final J-Boat match. To provide more engraving space for the '58 Match, NYYC added a seven-inch base. RNZYS added the second, larger base for the 2003 Match.


The original, on the cover of the 12 May 1958 issue of
Sports Illustrated. Note it was already being hailed as
the "Top Sporting Event of 1958." The defender trials had
not yet begun, and the first race of the Match
was not until 20 September.



The Cup in 2000.



The Cup today.