By Kimball LivingstonLarry Ellison’s would-be America’s Cup challenger has been launched, and it’s a monster90 feet long and 90 feet wide and rocket-fast as a giant racing trimaran should beleaving one question, which only a New York court can answer: Is this a bridge to nowhere? Impressive, regardless, and probably a bit scary at times. We
A terse statement from BMW Oracle Racing announces the expected appeal of last week’s court ruling:Valencia, Spain, 1 August 2008: The Golden Gate Yacht Club (GGYC) said today it has lodged an appeal against this weeks decision of the Appellate Division of the New York State Supreme Court.We believe the Challenger of Record has to be a real yacht club. It cannot be something
The New York State Supreme Court’s Appellate Division ruled 3-2 on Tuesday that Club Nautico Espanol de Vela is the legitimate challenger of record for America’s Cup 33. This decision according power to an entity that was gathering dust (did they even bother to pretend to hold an annual regatta this year?) reinstates CNEV’s right to negotiate terms of the next competition with the current Cup
The Judge Hath SpokenJustice Cahn rules in favor of AlinghiBy David SchmidtOn Monday, May 12, Justice Herman Cahn ruled in favor of Alinghis most-recent appeal regarding the timeline for the 33rd Americas Cup, ruling that the next Cup shall be fought out in 2009. As some readers may remember, there has been considerable debate
In Valencia, Spain, site of its celebrated defense of the 32nd America’s Cup, Defender Alinghi today stated it is preparing to build a multihull for a Deed of Gift Match for the 33rd America’s Cup. Alinghi also announced its 2008 sailing program, with a focus on multihull racing, and announced new team members. Here is part of what was said:”Today we have a way forward: Ernesto
Am I the only one who gets a headache when I hear the words Americas Cup coupled with the word court? I highly doubt it, especially given the massive success that was the 32nd Cup, and the resounding flop that has thus far been the experience of the 33rd Cups pre-dance ritual. Todays head banger is compliments of the Socit Nautique de Genve (SNG) and Alinghi, who proposed
On Saturday, this notice was released by the Alinghi team. Ed Baird and others were in development mode on a borrowed boat, preparing for a likely Deed of Gift match for the America’s Cup to be sailed in large multihulls. The capsize will have no bearing on arguments to be heard Wednesday in a New York court regarding the timing of a match—KL Armes
On Wednesday, March 26, 2008 Tom Ehman and Russell Coutts from BMW Oracle Racing traveled to Geneva to meet with Alinghis lead council Lucien Masmejan and Societe Nautique Geneve’s (SNG) Vice Commodore Fred Meyer, with the intention of settling some unresolved details regarding the 33rd Americas Cup, including the when. The timeline for when the first starting gun will fire in
BMW Oracle Racings Tom Ehman and Russell Coutts traveled to Geneva to meet with Alinghis Lucien Masmejan and Societe Nautique Geneve’s (SNG) Vice Commodore Fred Meyer today to discuss details for an impending Deed of Gift challenge, which will likely constitute the 33rd Americas Cup. Of prime interest is the discussion of when the event will be held. BMW Oracle Racings stance
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