The Defender of the America’s Cup, Societe Nautique de Geneve, has released the motion it has filed with the New York Supreme Court to require Challenger to file the required Customs House Registry documents. Click here to read.
At first glance, the action would seem to be doomed to failure.
As discussed in an earlier commentary, the exercise seems to be a fishing expedition, not unknown in the America’s Cup, designed to corner the Challenger, or extract some small advantage, from the Golden Gate Yacht Club.
SNG calls for GGYC to be either disqualified from the event for not complying with the requirement of the Deed of Gift that the ‘customs-house registry must also be sent as as possible’…Â Details & PicturesÂ
The Defender of the America’s Cup, Societe Nautique de Geneve has issued a letter to Golden Gate Yacht Club calling for a second mutual consent meeting ahead of the NY Supreme Court Hearing on 14 May 2009.
The new meeting is scheduled for just three days prior on 11 May.
In the letter the club expresses surprise at the turn of events following the first meeting on 23 April, claiming that they announced the proposed dates of the 33rd America’s Cup and there was no reply or response at the Meeting from the three Golden Gate Yacht Club representatives present.
The letter comes on the same day as the announcement of a potential multihull challenger for the latest America’s Cup event…Â Details
Chris Stout and the team of ‘Blazen’ have become the fastest crew to ever travel down the Hawkesbury River, winning the Bridge to Bridge one up race in a record shattering time of 35.14.
The race was run in conjunction with the Upper Hawkesbury Power Boat Club’s annual Bridge to Bridge powerboat classic.
With Noel Griffin and Bernie Simpson still bleary eyed after working on mechanical gremlins late into the night as well as getting up early to test, they drove the perfect race to take the win.
After big challenges by other competitors, including a huge run after bar point from Greg Houston’s ‘Stinga’, ‘Blazen’ led the whole way to take about a minute off ‘Hellbent’s record from last year.
Noel Griffin Racing secured a 1,2 result with the ‘Burnin’ crew of Gary Holzwart, Jason Bennet and Mark Weaver taking second, also under the old record… DetailsÂ
Chris Stout and the team of ‘Blazen’ have become the fastest crew to ever travel down the Hawkesbury River, winning the Bridge to Bridge one up race in a record shattering time of 35.14.