It is now the fourth time the American team goes to court, this time in an attempt to prevent the SNG’s legitimate right to use its yacht club rules – as prescribed in the Deed of Gift – and the ISAF rules and regulations to their full extent, as it has been the case in previous editions of the America’s Cup and in any international regatta in the world.
While GGYC continues to put pressure on the SNG through the New York courts, SNG continues to wait for …Â Details
Australia’s top water ski racers go head-to-head against the world’s best this weekend as the team opens its campaign on Sunday in the 16th World Water Ski Racing championships.
The official opening ceremony is set for Saturday with racing over four venues across northern Belgium.
Australia’s 50-strong team has established its base at Antwerp for the duration of the championships.
Two members of the Australian team currently hold world championships from the 2007 titles held in New Zealand; Chris Stout, 2007 Men Formula II champion and sister Trudi, Junior Girls ’07 titleholder, have both stepped up.
Chris has been listed as Australia’s #2 Formula I skier behind crack competitor Wayne Mawer and Trudi is #1 Australia ski racer in Women Formula II.
The team also includes Lauryn Eagle, the 2005 Women Formula II champion now rated Australia’s #2 in Women Formula I… DetailsÂ
In the 158-year history of the America’s Cup, no boat ever had an engine — until last week, when the Swiss launched Alinghi, a 100-foot catamaran that is to defend the cup against a 100-foot American trimaran somewhere in the world on Feb. 8.
A snowmobile engine on the catamaran, which has two hulls like a Hobie Cat, will be used to trim Alinghi’s sails in a three-race series with BMW-Oracle’s trimaran, which has three hulls.
Even though it doesn’t supply propulsion, the engine appears to be a blatant violation of international racing rules that ban sail-trimming devices not cranked by human power.
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