Silvergate Update II

We are reliably informed, and very pleased to report, that SNG have now recovered the second piece of the original America's Cup that was not returned to RNZYS after the 1997 repair. Click here for the background on all this in our previous post.

Apparently this second bit is one of the panels from the bulbous part of the America's Cup, and commemorates the deeding of the Cup to the New York Yacht Club by the members of the America syndicate for "friendly competition between foreign countries."

In the photo below, we believe the coin in the lower right corner is a New Zealand 50-cent piece. Obviously, too, this remnant was not an "insignificant piece of leftover silver."

Our congrats again to SNG for seeing this through, and to the gentleman in NZL who apparently saw the legal light and relinquished this piece to the current Defender/Trustee.

We also want to thank Ms Sterling for supplying us once again with what we understand is a world-exclusive photo. Remember her name and agency; we are confident it is not the last time they will come out of the closet during this Cup.



Photo courtesy of Iona Sterling/SPQR.