regulations

"There are EU regulations around the use of lead, but piezoelectrics are one of the last remaining mainstream technologies allowed to contain this substance because there is no high-performance alternative," Associate Professor Guerin explained.

But following talks with the UK, the Bulgarians have changed their customs regulations to say that only certain Turkish companies are licensed to export boats.

Many industry groups hope the incoming administration will loosen environmental regulations.

If you look at it one way, it has been their most successful under the regulations that were introduced in 2022 - they have won three races, having won one in 2022 and none last year.

Trump has called for cutting regulations that make it more difficult to build, but many of those rules are the domain of local authorities, giving the federal government limited options to change course, Fairweather said.