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The Golden Gate Yacht Club (GGYC), represented in the America’s Cup by BMW Oracle has communicated officially to the Societe Nautique de Geneve (SNG), represented by Alinghi, who did not get part in any race organized by the club in reference to the terms in which there is the next edition of the competition he calls the “Cup Alinghi.” The club in San Francisco yesterday released a letter sent by his Commodore Marcus Young, the Swiss yacht club Commodore, Pierre-Yves Firmenich, which has been informed of this decision, before the meeting of participating teams in the competition scheduled in Geneva for the next day 15. The GGYC “does not consider legitimate” the next America’s Cup which, in the absence of confirmation, will be held in 2009 in Valencia, as have virtually guaranteed in Spain local governments, regional and central levels during the last week, finding that no compliance with the terms of the rules of the competition ( “Deed of Gift”). “The Court of New York has given the date of February 10 2009 to present oral arguments and it is hoped that the outcome of our appeal is known in March, which seems to us a reasonable delay to make decisions on future America’s Cup, “added Commodore U.S. yacht club. “In the past seventeen months, we have made many constructive suggestions which have been systematically rejected by the NGA, he has written its own rules for the next edition of the Cup,” he adds. “We need a ‘Challenger of Record’ skilled, strong and independent and now poses a different kind of race, but without many top-level competitors, without major sponsors, without taking into account the 157-year history of the competition, so with the position of the NGA can not be an America’s Cup, will be only one Cup Alinghi and this is not a good reason for us to participate, “concludes the letter.

Related posts:

1. Oracle says “No” and stops Valencia 2010
2. Statement from the Société Nautique de Genève, 33rd America’s Cup Defender
3. Alinghi will invite Oracle to join America’s Cup “Party”

Tags: 33rd edition, AC2009, Alinghi, BMW Oracle

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