We’ve named the [Top 36 Street Skaters] as selected by the Committee but we want to know who YOU want to see in the Maloof Money Cup. We asked about 30 industry heads to each give us one name to throw in the pool, and now we want you to vote for who you’d like to see. We’ve got room for twelve more skaters, and there will be alternates, of course …Â Details
A leading legal source contacted by Sail-World believes that the New York Supreme Court will get ‘very stroppy’ with Societe Nautique de Geneve, Defender of the America’s Cup when the Contempt of Court matter is heard on 14 May.
Sources have told Sail-World that they believe that while there might be some conflict between the provisions of the Deed of Gift and what was required to satisfy the timing issue created by the 10 month period in the Notice of Challenge (the minimum contemplated by the Deed of Gift), they believed that ‘the Court would have been aware of the provisions, and while it is not easy to reconcile the two, nevertheless the Court has made an Order.’Â …Â Details
Alinghi, 33rd America’s Cup Defender, has started its 2009-2010 multihull campaign in Switzerland launching the two Décision 35 catamarans that will be used as training platforms towards a multihull America’s Cup in May 2010. The sailing team will be dedicated to multihull training, racing the Challenge Julius Baer on Lake Geneva for the rest of the season and withdrawing from other monohull commitments.
In addition to Ernesto Bertarelli’s original SUI1, the team has chartered a second Décision 35 (SUI6) for the season and the two grand prix multihulls will race the eight events that span the summer, starting on 8 May with the Grand Prix Corum.
Ed Baird will helm Alinghi SUI6 with…Â Details