The story of the conspiracy to destroy the world's oldest international sporting prize - America's Cup - and the efforts to save it. In March of 1997, the 149-year-old Sterling ewer known as America's Cup was attacked with a sledge hammer by an angry New Zealand native. This book looks at the vicious attack and damage to the trophy, the arrest trial and sentencing of the attacker, the heroic work of the Garrard & Co. silversmiths who rebuilt it and, through the included official court testimony, the affect the act had on the sailing community, the City of Auckland and the world. [150 pgs]