A detailed layout of a proposed race course for the 35th America’s Cup in Bermuda’s Great Sound has appeared on the website belonging to Artemis Racing, one of the teams that will challenge for the coveted Auld Mug in 2017.

The two-mile long windward/leeward race course offers various vantage points — both on land and sea — for spectators to observe the one-design foiling AC62 catamarans in their element.

The start and finish line is located just north of Morgan’s Point, which will serve as the event village and mooring for the AC62, a smaller cousin to the AC72 used in the previous America’s Cup held in San Francisco last year.

The other proposed race course for the 35th America’s Cup is located in San Diego, Bermuda’s remaining rival bidder to host what is regarded as the pinnacle of sailing.

Last month top New Zealand broadcasters 3 News gave Bermuda’s bid to host the 35th America’s Cup a ringing endorsement.

The America’s Cup Event Authority is expected to confirm the winning host before the end of the year.

Director of the America’s Cup Event Authority is Sir Russell Coutts who served as CEO for Oracle Team USA during the previous two America’s Cup campaigns.

Mr Coutts, who hails from New Zealand, is no stranger to local sailing enthusiasts having won the prestigious King Edward VII Gold Cup a record seven times.

Oracle Team USA skipper Jimmy Spithill is also a past winner of the King Edward VII Gold Cup.

In the event that Bermuda ultimately comes up short in its bid to host the next America’s Cup the Island still stands to gain from being a part of the match racing spectacle.

Grant Gibbons, the Education and Economic Development Minister, who is spearheading the Island’s bid, has already confirmed that Bermuda is guaranteed to host an America’s Cup World Series to be contested for in the one-design AC45 catamaran.

Earlier this week the skippers of the six America’s Cup teams gathered in London for two-days of competitors meetings.

The six teams include cup holders Oracle Team USA, Luna Rossa Challenge, Ben Ainslie Racing, Team France, Artemis Racing and Emirates Team New Zealand who lost to Oracle Team USA in the previous America’s Cup after relinquishing a commanding lead.