The San Diego Unified Port District has...

The San Diego Unified Port District has agreed to a request by the America’s Cup Organizing Committee to identify waterfront sites for 20 syndicates in a 1992 defense, pending a decision by the New York Court of Appeals on whether the San Diego Yacht Club will keep the Cup.

New Zealand’s final protest of the catamaran San Diego used in the ’88 defense is expected to be settled in March. The Cup committee said it has 14 solid and nine potential entries from challengers--the difference being those that have paid the $25,000 fee.