The Future of The IACC
Immediately after the conclusion of the 2007 America's Cup, Brad Butterworth officially announced on behalf of Alinghi and America's Cup Management that a new design of boat would be sailed in the next edition of the America's Cup. The feeling was that the existing IACC rule had evolved as far as was practical and that in the spirit of the America's Cup, a new design challenge was needed.
Alinghi eventually promulgated a new design, called the AC 90. Plans to introduce this class have been superseded by Alinghi's loss to BMW Oracle in the 2010 America's Cup.
The last regatta to see IACC boats racing was the Louis Vuitton Trophy in Dubai November 2010.
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