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Sailing America’s Cup – America’s Cup enters the Theater of the Absurd

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Just hours after Alinghi 5 was unloaded from a freighter in the United Arab Emirates state of Ras al Khaimah, the Challenger for the 33rd America’s Cup was filing papers in the New York Supreme Court contesting the venue selected by the Defender.

For what was its shop window event, the sailing world now has a tragicomedy.

Currently two show-stopping legal actions are underway in the New York Supreme Court. The venue of the Match and the Rules under which it will be conducted.

A third, alleging breach of fiduciary duty by the Defender is believed to be imminent. That was signaled by…  Details

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