America’s Cup

By David Schmidt Or it’s off, depending on your point of view. Today, Justice Herman Cahn ruled that he is upholding his November 27, 2007 decision that Golden Gate Yacht Club (BMW Oracle Racing – BOR) will be the challenger of record for the 33rd America’s Cup. This means that unless Alinghi tries for more legal action, which they apparently renounce, (and unless Alinghi and BOR can

This one’s been chugging down the track making noise for a long, long while, but it was an open question whether or not Team New Zealand would wait for the courts to rule on the legal battle between Larry Ellison’s BMW Oracle Racing and Alinghi. Now we have the answer.The ETNZ issues and Oracle issues are not really linked, though they are inextricably intertwined. All that ever needed to

In high-end sailing as in the business world (really, are the two worlds all that separate in these elite niches?), talent is recognized and rewarded—or the competition buys it up. In this case, the competition isn’t even sure if it’s going to get a shot at competing, and the whole great gig known as the America’s Cup hangs in limbo, awaiting word from Justice Kahn as to whether the next Cup will

Alinghi was first out the gate with a public statement in the wake of Justice Herman Cahn’s November 27 decision in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, a ruling stating that Club Nutico Espaol de Vela is not a valid challenger of record, and therefore BMW Oracle Racing is the challenger of record for the next America’s Cup match. This leaves many questions unanswered about what’s

The following was released on Thanksgiving Day, and it is rather more candid than most of the public utterances we’ve received on the subject of America’s Cup, delays, and legal issues—KLTEAMORIGIN’s ambitions held up by court caseThursday November 22, 2007Britain’s America’s Cup challenge affected as next event is potentially postponed for at least

As most Cup pundits can tell you, things with the AC are “turbulent” at best; others may use stronger adjectives to describe the situation. There is some good news for the America’s Cup Management (ACM) and Alingi, however, as a new Spanish syndicate, Ayre (representing the Real Club Nutico de Denia, has officially presented their challenge to the Socit Nautique de Genve, which has been

Those of you who follow these things closely will note that a consortium of challengers joined BMW Oracle last week in offering a compromise to enable racing in 2009. Alinghi rejected that offer. As expected, America’s Cup Management is now announcing that Cup competition will be delayed beyond 2009. The press release, issued on Thanksgiving morning, USA time, is copied below. Also as

Above: A comparison of the past ACC class and the AC90Valencia, 31st October 2007 – Today AC Management, as scheduled, published the AC90 Rule marking an exciting milestone in the path to the 33rd America’s Cup. This rule has been crafted over the past six weeks through a des ign consultation process with all entered challengers, the Defender, and headed by

If you have landed here, that’s fine. But this story was originally intended as an entry at the SAIL blog. If you would rather read it there you can click here.By Kimball LivingstonAugust 5, 2007Hearing Vincenzo Onorato come out against the Alinghi protocol for America’s Cup 33—Onorato is Mr. Mascalzone Latino—I

July 29, 2007By Kimball LivingstonAir. It’s not just for breathing, anymore.With the America’s Cup descending from superlative to squabble and my deck shoes only days removed from the streets of Valencia, I seriously needed an energy infusion, and I seriously got it by showing up for some kite racing on San Francisco Bay. Do you feel the need for big air?The