One great thing about America’s Cup Compendium and its online HTML-5 “flip book” format, is that we can easily update and add new information as our research continues. The latest items added include.

• A sneak preview of our upcoming Book 16 The Press has been added to Book 1 – The Guide, for reader’s trial use. This listing of thousands of original news articles can be reached by simply clicking the button which will bring the reader directly to the original published article via TimesMachine or NewspaperArchives. [Book 1 -The Guide]
• coverage of “Jonas,” the trophy recently won by American Magic in the 37th AC Preliminary Regatta, including photographs, an interview with its creator and details of the trophy itself. [Book 2 – The Cups]
• Crew listing for the yacht DEFENDER (1895) [Book 11 – The Crews]
• Race data details from the Louis Vuitton First Round Robin in April 2007 and added the timing for races 5.3 and 5.4 which had been missing. [Book 7 – The Races]
• Race 7 AC 2007 timing at the 2nd Mark. [Book 7 – The Races]
• In 1881, the NYYC first expressed concern about whether their title to America’s Cup was sufficient. Following months of research, we came across a document with letters from George L. Schuyler, that satisfied that question – and the information that is fascinating. [Book 3 – The Deed]