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All litigation in the 33rd America’s Cup has been discontinued, following an acceptance of an agreement announced between the four parties today. 

The dropping of the litigation will allow the formal handover of the various properties associated with the America’s Cup and which are held by the Defender, in its joint role of Trustee of the America’s Cup to which the custodianship of the trophy and the organization of the next Match is enshrined in the 19th century Deed of Gift which governs the event

After losing the trophy in over four weeks ago, Societe Nautique de Geneve and Team Alinghi apparently did not  …  Details

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World champion Sam Harvey added another title to his CV when he won the open class at the 2010 Woodbine Marine Sea-Doo® BRP New Zealand Jet Sport Nationals run on Rotorua’s Blue Lakes earlier this month.

Harvey, a marine retailer from Howick, Auckland, won five out of five races on his turbo-charged Sea-Doo GTI personal watercraft (PWC or jet ski), despite having to start the last race of the day at the back of the field after an over-anxious start.

‘It’s great to get the New Zealand title back,’ said Harvey, who became the first non-American to …  Details

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After the emotion of last weekend, and time spent enjoying the sun in Antigua while sharing that awe inspiring moment of landfall with two rowing teams, it’s been a case of getting back to earth with a bump this week. Sadly, I had to fly home long before Rich and Tom, together with the beautiful Red Arrow, got close to the island, but that’s not to say I wasn’t willing them on every stroke of those last incredibly tough few hundred miles. To say I was gutted to miss them doesn’t even scratch the surface, but I know from bitter experience that the frustration felt by those waiting on land is only a fraction of that felt by the rowers when Neptune is up to his tricks  …  Details & Pictures

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