On Friday 1 May at 1719hrs, Sail-World (along with many others) received an alert from the New York State Unified Court system advising that a motion had been filed to ‘Disqualify Counsel’.
It was widely believed to have been lodged by Societe Nautique de Geneve, seeking to disqualify one of the Golden Gate Yacht Club team, involved in their Contempt of Court action, set down for Hearing on the 14 May, in the New York Supreme Court.
That Contempt action is seeking to punish Societe Nautique de Geneve for advising that the 33rd match for the America’s cup will be sailed three months later than previously Ordered by the New York Supreme Court.
Subsequently it has been confirmed to Sail-World by two independent sources that the Court alert was in error…Â Details