‘Going Forward’ is one of the most abused terms in the corporate vocabulary, but in the aftermath of the Appeal Court Decision from New York, there can only be forward momentum in the America’s Cup.
The current attitude of the general media seems to be overwhelmingly negative, as it always is towards anything, to do with the America’s Cup, other than an America’s Cup win.
This morning’s media conference focussed on how long would Team New Zealand be able to survive, given the decision in favour of Golden Gate YC, and the prospect of a deed of Gift match sailing 90ft multihulls.
But how real is that option? … Pictures and Details
The Appeal Court of New York State this morning ruled in favour of the Golden Gate Yacht Club on the legitimacy of Club Nautico Espanol de Vela (CNEV), as Challenger of Record for the 33rd America’s Cup.
The simple answer was that CNEV did not satisfy the requirements of the Deed of Gift, and therefore was not a bona fide club from which the Defender Societe Nautique de Geneve (SNG) could accept a Challenge.
In what will be a landmark decision, from which there is no further Appeal the Court set back the America’s Cup clock back to to July 2007 with their concluding paragraph:
‘Since CNEV has failed to show that at the time it submitted its Notice of Challenge it was a ‘club fulfilling all the conditions required by’ the Deed of Gift, it does not qualify as the Challenger of Record for the 33rd America’s Cup competition and Supreme Court was correct in declaring GGYC to be the valid Challenger of Record.’ … Pictures and DetailsÂ
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The second day of the BVI Sailing Festival, layday, Bitter End style, filled North Sound with keel boats and dinghies.
The Bitter End Yacht Club hosts the boats and sailors participating in the Sailing Festival portion of BVI Spring Regatta. After an energetic night of partying, the layday activities were a big hit. Those who raced around the island of Virgin Gorda had nearly ideal conditions while small boat sailors were treated to exciting dinghy racing and the annual Nation’s Challenge Cup Regatta… Details
Despite his status as the only remaining solo sailor in the Portimão Global Ocean Race, Michel Kleinjans has stunned the double-handed teams with his ability to keep pace with the Class 40 fleet. At 04:05:30 GMT today (03/04), Kleinjans sailed his Open 40, Roaring Forty, across the Leg 3 finish line 15 hours behind the leading double-handed boat, Desafio Cabo de Hornos, after 41 days 2 hours 50 minutes and 30 seconds at sea.
Since late December when fellow single-hander Nico Budel was forced to abandon his Open 40 Hayai in the early stages of leg 2 from Cape Town to Wellington, Kleinjans has continued racing to fulfil the dream of sailing around the world solo, adding to his existing circumnavigation in the Whitbread Round The World Race… Details
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