The simple measurement rules for the 33rd America’s cup have been published ahead of the New York Supreme Court hearing on 10 August to consider the Customs House Registry issue.
Societe Nautqiue de Geneve has defined a set of seven measurement rules for the Deed of Gift event.
In an accompanying letter, SNG officials state:
‘The purpose of the measurement will be to confirm that the dimensions of GGYC challenging vessel are the same as the dimensions certified by you, yourself as Commodore, in the Certificate of name, ownership, rig and specified dimensions, which was attached to your notice of challenge dated July 11, 2007…
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…Â Â At first blush the rules appear to be quite standard, however as with everything in this America’s cup there is a sting in the tail with the boats to be measured with crew aboard, to be in ‘load’ condition.
Normally waterlines are measured with all sailing gear aboard, and with the crew weighed separately, off the boat, if there is a weight restriction.
The rules sting could work against BMW Oracle Racing, at this stage, as they do not have a motor on their trimaran BOR90 to power winches, and instead carry an extra eight grinders – or close to a tonne of live weight…Â Details