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As relations become increasingly strained between the two protagonists in the 33rd America’s Cup, another exchange of letters took place late last week, which we republish here:
The first came from Societe Nautique de Geneve and was dated 21 May 2009, and was addressed to Golden Gate Yacht Club, and personally to Russell Coutts and Tom Ehman of BMW Oracle Racing.:
Dear Commodore Young and Messrs. Coutts and Ehman,
We have been informed that Messrs. Ehman and Coutts have on behalf of GGYC and its racing team BMW Oracle invited the media to a press conference today at its Valencia racing base, with the stated purpose of arguing that SNG must choose either Valencia or a Southern Hemisphere venue as the site of the next America’s Cup… DetailsÂ
Ericsson 4 again took maximum points this morning when she crossed the finish of Volvo Ocean Race leg seven in Galway in first position. She finished at 0054 GMT today after taking seven days, 10 hours, 33 minutes and 51 seconds to sail across the North Atlantic from Boston.
A huge and very excited Saturday night crowd was on the dockside, principally waiting to celebrate the arrival of Green Dragon, their hometown boat, but Ericsson 4 benefitted from a raucous welcome as they drew alongside.
After fighting his way ashore, Brazilian skipper Torben Grael said:
‘It’s nice to get first place. It’s another big step towards our goal, so we’re pretty happy about it.’
The North Atlantic threw everything it could at the seven-strong fleet, which revelled in …Â Details
The inaugural Sunny Isles Beach offshore boat race of 2008. Footage captured by volunteer on Haulover beach.