More than 20 years after being swept away by Australians, the America's Cup is coming back to Newport, R.I., in the arms of the Swiss.

Alinghi and UBS, the title sponsor of the event, announced plans Friday to host a regatta in Newport from June 19-26. It'll be the second of several planned regattas leading to the 2007 America's Cup.

So far, only Alinghi and San Francisco-based Oracle BMW Racing are confirmed entrants, but organizers will plan for up to six syndicates. Besides giving teams a chance to compete against each other during the long buildup to the next cup,

The 7-day match racing series will be held close to shore, on the East Passage, in front of Fort Adams, and will last just an hour. Under the management of Team Alinghi, but with an independent Race Committee appointed by the New York Yacht Club, the racing will start and finish (weather permitting).

There will be a "village" at the Newport Shipyard which will undergo some changes to make the boats and their crews more accessible to the public.

"I think with the history that Newport has with the America's Cup, there should be a fair bit of interest there," said Russell Coutts, Alinghi's skipper who didn't sail in the San Francisco regatta but plans to at Newport.

The America's Cup trophy will be on public display during the regatta, a radical departure from the days when the silver jug was bolted to a table at the New York Yacht Club.