What if the Royal Yacht Squadron’s “One hundred Guinea Cup” returns to Newport RI, where for over 50 years it was spirited by a niche sailing community of weathered sailors, tourism, and service industry residents whose livelihoods depend almost wholly on visitors to Aquidneck Island? Newport RI became “the sailing capital of the world” with her natural deep sea harbor and prevailing southerly winds, after the New York Yacht Club moved the Cup to Rhode Island shortly after the first Wall Street Crash in 1929. How fitting would it be for the America’s Cup to return to Newport RI in the 21st century? Newport waits for BMW Oracle’s syndicate to make this decision.