Golden Gate Yacht Club, the Challenger for the 33rd America’s Cup has rejected the venue of Ras al-Khaimah, UAE, selected by the Defender, Societe Nautique de Geneve.
In a statement GGYC have advised that they have requested the New York Supreme Court to reject Ras al-Khaimah and order the 33rd America’s Cup match returned to be sailed Valencia, Spain, the venue for the 32nd America’s Cup in 2007.
In an earlier Decision given on 12 May 2008…Â Details
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In the summer of 1983, in the months leading up to the 25th America’s Cup competition in Newport, Rhode Island, a storm of controversy gathered over the challenging Australian and defending New York Yacht Club syndicates.
At that time, the rules governing the Cup required that each yacht be designed by citizens of the country it represented. The principal designer of Australia II, the eventual winner, was indeed a ‘national’—Ben Lexcen. Much of the development work on that boat, however, was performed at … Details
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Another couple of Affidavits hit desk of Justice Shirley Kornreich, in the New York Supreme Court, last week. They are the latest in a building storm over the rules to be used for the upcoming America’s Cup, scheduled for Ras al Khaimah in early February 2010.
Rules are a fundamental part of yacht racing, without them you don’t have an event. Â
In America’s Cup terms, the minutiae of the rules are vitally important, and have a significant impact. A word here, a phrase there and you have a potential for design advantage, and the winning of the most prestigious and oldest trophy in sailing…Â DetailsÂ
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America’s Cup Defender, Societe Nautique de Geneve have hinted, through their legal counsel, Barry Ostrager that the International Sailing Federation could take action against Golden Gate Yacht Club following the comments made by Justice Shirley Kornreich suggesting that the Challenger had engaged in unsportsmanlike behavior
In a story in the US legal news website www.law.com, a story has been posted commenting on the continuing America’s Cup saga and how beneficial it has been for the the involved US law firms …Â Details
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