The vote for the 2024 America’s Cup hosting rights will take place tomorrow September 14. Three other venues are in the mix including Auckland, Valencia, and a Middle Eastern venue, reported to be Cork Harbor, on the south coast of Ireland, is the second largest natural harbor in the world after Sydney Harbor in Australia.
It is understood that 44 acres of waterfront land owned by the Doyle Shipping Group, have been proposed as the site for six team bases. The area has also been earmarked for redevelopment as a staging area for windfarms to be constructed in the Celtic Sea, along with urban renewal planned for several sites adjacent to Cork Harbour. It is likely that the projects will be given some concurrency, with the America's Cup performing its usual role of fast-tracking the planning and construction process.
The Doyle site is a large flat wharf area adjacent to the main deepwater channel of Cork Harbour, which will need some upgrading - but not to the extent required of Auckland's Wynyard Point for AC36. Costs of NZ$342million to develop the venue for the America's Cup seem very inflated, and a more realistic estimate is being prepared which has not yet been publicly announced.
Three race areas are available in the Inner and Outer Cork Harbour and outside on an ocean course. The same areas are used for Cork Week, one of the premier events on the UK sailing calendar which has previously attracted a fleet of 600 yachts. The event is noted for its après-racing activities as much as the on-the-water action.
It is understood that 44 acres of waterfront land owned by the Doyle Shipping Group, have been proposed as the site for six team bases. The area has also been earmarked for redevelopment as a staging area for windfarms to be constructed in the Celtic Sea, along with urban renewal planned for several sites adjacent to Cork Harbour. It is likely that the projects will be given some concurrency, with the America's Cup performing its usual role of fast-tracking the planning and construction process.
The Doyle site is a large flat wharf area adjacent to the main deepwater channel of Cork Harbour, which will need some upgrading - but not to the extent required of Auckland's Wynyard Point for AC36. Costs of NZ$342million to develop the venue for the America's Cup seem very inflated, and a more realistic estimate is being prepared which has not yet been publicly announced.
Three race areas are available in the Inner and Outer Cork Harbour and outside on an ocean course. The same areas are used for Cork Week, one of the premier events on the UK sailing calendar which has previously attracted a fleet of 600 yachts. The event is noted for its après-racing activities as much as the on-the-water action.
