After months of speculation and wrangling, Bertarelli says that he and Coutts “have amicably settled their past disagreements. As part of this settlement, Russell Coutts shall not sail for another team in the 32nd America’s Cup.” But that was last week. This week it has been learned that the door to Coutts participation in the next Cup is not completely closed. Even though the two have “reached a settlement”, the agreement is banning Coutts from “sailing.” The unanswered question is whether the change in protocol prevents Coutts from joining a syndicate in a non-sailing capacity. With Coutts sailing ability, his engineering knowledge and technical know-how, he would be a tremendous asset to any team.

Coutts not to sail

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