Fred Meyer, Vice-Commodore of the Societe Nautique de Geneve, current Defenders of the America’s Cup, has issued the following statement commenting on the America’s Cup latest litigation initiated by the Challenger, Golden Gate YC.
‘It’s a shame that BMW Oracle and Golden Gate Yacht Club (GGYC) persist with their campaign to win the America’s Cup through litigation rather than on the water. This is the sixth time that they’ve taken the Defender to court. It is possible that Larry Ellison continues to revert to the courts to draw attention away from the fact that their boat does not meet the dimensions as per their Certificate of Challenge…Â DetailsÂ