The America's Cup already raised an unprecedented expectation in those distant years...

The America's Cup 1899 was the tenth challenge for the race race... took place in the port of New York City and consisted of a series of races to the best of five among the defender who had been the "Columbia," registered from the New York Yacht Club, and the legendary "Shamrock" armed by Sir Thomas Lipton's, representing the Royal Ulster Yacht Club... the Americans beat the British, by a blunt 3-0.

The genius Marconi, was taking his first steps with which he would be an invention that would revolutionize the world: radio... and had carried out an experience in a race in Irish waters: Regata Kingstown very close to the capital Dublin. It was July 1898...

In 1899, with the experience of the British islands, it was launched into a great gesture: to retransmit the New York America's Cup... in 1899.

Marconi at the Real Club Náutico de Vigo (José María Alvarez Blazquez, "The city and the days")

He comes to Vigo accompanied by his wife, the great Italian inventor Guillermo Marconi, who travels across various countries of Europe on board his Elettra yacht. Welcome to the mayor. Alonso Cuenca and the Presidents of the Chamber of Commerce, Union of Entities and Commercial Circle. Marconi's stay in our country lasted until Sunday 13. During these days he visited the city and the villas of the coast. Invited by the Messrs. Massó was in Bueu, where he suggested the idea of forming a museum of the sea by committing to his opening. And that idea is a wonderful reality today: an unparalleled sea museum and library on our land. On Sunday morning, Mr. Marconi was at the Royal Nautic Club, then taking a walk around the river in Mr. Cervera's car canoe, which Mrs. Marconi led. The marriage was fired at the club's embarkation, the mayor and the consular representative of Italy, Mr. Paganini, as well as many partners. The illustrious marriage gave a group of young viguesa with boxes of chocolates. In the afternoon he went to fire them to his yacht the vice president of the Nautico, Mr. Campos to which Marconi stated that he was delighted with the beauty of our land and the safety of the river, so he wanted to repeat his visit to be possible in times of race. At four o'clock in the afternoon he raised the Elettra anchors and was escorted for some time by the club canoe, occupied by boys and girls. The yacht then made the radiotelephony apparatus work, listening perfectly from the canoe and from the ground to the music that the receiver captured. It was at that time "the anthem of the scouts."