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The pre-regattas in July 2009

Thursday, April 2nd, 2009
Will happen from 10 to 19 of July and currently there are 19 teams registered, which must now ratify its participation, as says sources of America’s Cup Management (ACM), organizer of the event. The agreement sets a price of nine million euros plus VAT, while the second competitions in October pending verdict of the dispute between the teams Alinghi and BMW Oracle.
In this way the relationship continues between Valencia and the America’s Cup sailing, even with a race that might not rate in the official competition. Everything depends of the Court of New York.
If BMW ORACLE American syndicate win  in Court, the scene changed completely.   The rules of the America’s Cup winner said that the trial is up to ten months to fix the dates of the Challenge, which might discourage this pre-rregata in the event of a collision of dates.

The spectator boats are in this kind of competitions in different perimeters, depending on the privileges they have. Similarly, the proximity to the port also facilitates the television to wireless networks.

Now it’s time to realize all these logistics, and advanced according to the councilman of Sports of Valencia, Cristóbal Grau. The representative of ACM, Lucien Masmejan, said that there is still no agreement in sight on what channel will the races.

What will happen with the BMW Oracle in case you lose the trial? Currently is not among those registered for pre-rregatas, which would negate their participation in the 33rd edition of the America’s cup, according to sources from ACM.

The only way to change this is that all equipment approved unanimously to allow the entry of the Americans, something difficult to achieve especially in the case of Alinghi, current holder of the Mug Hundred Guineas and he faces in court Supreme New York.

A matter of contract and absent is striking is that the organizer does not reserve any percentage of the revenues of the restaurants in the dock. This line of business at the marina kept in exclusive Consorcio Valencia 2007, the public agency that undertook the infrastructure at the port for the races.

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David Pedrick, new CTO of the 33rd America’s Cup

Saturday, March 28th, 2009
Pedrick is the president of the Measurement Committee, which shall comprise a minimum of two additional members, whose task is to ensure compliance with the regulation AC33.
33 America’s Cup has taken a further step towards its next edition and, during their meeting held today the teams in Valencia to discuss the proposals of the rules of the competition, has appointed veteran U.S. designer David Pedrick as technical director of the race.
Grant Simmer, design coordinator for the Swiss team, said that this is a person involved in the design of America’s Cup boats since 1974 and whose appointment has emerged “from a list of several candidates proposed by the teams.”
Pedrick is the president of the Measurement Committee, which shall comprise a minimum of two additional members, whose task is to ensure compliance with the regulations and any other requirements AC33 measurement.
“It is a pleasure to be involved in the Copa America in this way, and contribute to this new class of ship is a success. The shape of the new AC33 class is well defined, but may have some gaps that we have not yet understood and which we must be aware, “he said.
In view of technical director of the race, “the building is set in a simpler manner than with the class ACC and could be situations that should be observed carefully.”
“Since this is a new class of boat and all interpretations are public, I hope that dialogue with competitors if there is such uncertainty that we feel free to ask,” wanted.
Nineteen teams entered in the 33rd edition were listed today on the Alinghi base in the port of Valencia and with the exception of Team New Zealand and China Team, were present representatives of the other teams in a meeting that started on a afternoon and lasted about four hours.
The teams also agreed to a change in the protocol more flexible exchange restrictions for equipment designers.
The group has elected two additional members of the Arbitration Panel, David Kellett (AUS), Vice President of ISAF, and Peter Leaver (GBR), British lawyer since 1967 and President of the Court of Arbitration for Sport, who join Henry Peter (SUI ), Luis María Cazorla (ESP) and Graham McKenzie (NZL).
Starting today, and teams can begin to design boats that will compete in the 33 America’s Cup, scheduled for July 2010 in Valencia, which now has closed the final regulation of new vessels modifications made to the equipment.
Simmer reminded that this rule was published on January 30 last days but the team raised their arguments and suggestions and today has announced the final rule.
During prerregatas scheduled for June or July and September or October 2009 and will be held regardless of the opinion of the judges of the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of New York, teams will compete with the boats of the version 5 of the 32 edition.
The competitors have decided that participation in prerregatas 2009 in the old boats are binding on all equipment and the intention is to allocate the bases after confirming their participation in these prerregatas.
Also during this meeting, the fifth since the organization decided to revive the competition, teams have continued their planning for an America’s Cup in Valencia in 2010, in the hopes of a favorable ruling “of the New York courts, as Simmer wanted.
“There is going to have to wait for a resolution to organize prerregatas 2009 because that is what they want and what the teams want to Valencia,” Simmer said, he hoped to have the sentence “as soon as possible to have one plan in which to work. ”
The next meeting is scheduled for competition March 31 in Valencia.

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Bertarelli says that Valencia will Copa regardless of the Court’s decision

Saturday, March 28th, 2009

Bertarelli has said he wants to hold the next edition in Valencia, either with a number of teams if they win the lawsuit or in a duel to the best of three races against the American union, in case you lose.

Ernesto Bertarelli, Alinghi’s owner, said today that Valencia will host the 33rd edition of the America’s Cup and 2010, regardless of the decision of the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of New York on its lawsuit against Oracle-BMW.
Bertarelli has said he wants to hold the next edition in Valencia, either in conventional form with a number of teams if they win the lawsuit or in a duel to the best of three races against the American trade union, if you lose.
The Swiss mogul has been involved in a conference of owners and organizers of sporting events, framed at the “major sports events: a key to the development of cities” which is celebrated in this city since yesterday.
Both in his lecture “The America’s Cup, a dream, a vision, a success in their subsequent statements, Bertarelli said that if the courts give the reason, Valencia will host a new edition of” unique and spectacular ” and reaffirmed his contacts with the authorities to reality.
“If we win the lawsuit will have an issue with conventional equipment, smaller budgets and more likely to win for all and Valencia will have a unique and spectacular event,” he said, while he said that if the city wants Cup in 2010 while competing BMW only against the will.
“For me it is more important to sign the agreement with Valencia to think that BMW,” he added in proportion to the benefit that might be giving the U.S. team by announcing the headquarters of a hypothetical duel with them when they can release this stored up to six months before the race.
Bertarelli has admitted that “mistake” to announce, just as fast to win the race in July 2007 – Valencia to host the 33 edition and new ideas for the competition: a unique and new vessel and to reduce the holding of two years the next appointment.
“We wanted to move too fast to get the city to remain involved and continue the momentum of success, changing the period from four to two years and announcing our new vision of the competition, and maybe we rushed,” he argued.
Bertarelli would act differently now, “leaving a few weeks before announcing a new contract with the city and a new protocol with the teams. Held the first victory, would after a competition analysis and draw conclusions. Then, calmly, announced the new vision of the Cup, “he said.
However, has argued that his vision was “not wrong” and that, despite being embroiled in a lawsuit, there are teams that have followed, including the eighteen registered so far.
The Swiss sailor has admitted that the balance of the Copa America in part to the budget was not to recover and must keep the sponsors and reduce the cost of equipment.
The average budget of the teams in the 32 edition was 60 million euros were spent, some over 100 – but, as nuanced, “today, with half, we could win the Cup.”
“With the newness of the new ship, teams do not have to acquire technology from the past but all start from scratch with new rules and have the same chances to win,” he highlighted.
Bertarelli has insisted that it was beginning to understand the benefits of change that have emerged in the competition because it will mean “the entry of new teams in the competition and a higher level of competitiveness.”
Asked about the possibility that if the BMW-Oracle loses the trial will open the doors to participate in a conventional 33 edition, Bertarelli has been argued that the decision is up to all the participants. ”
“The cost of litigation has been for everyone, not just for me. I hope to win and then discuss it with the equipment because it is a decision of the entire community of the America’s Cup. What is clear is that they have done much harm,” been completed.

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The 33th America’s Cup in the Court

Saturday, March 28th, 2009

We will have to wait and see what happens with the race and Valencia.

And there is no option agreement because the parties have long been in two very different planes. And no messages are issued and before, when they did, it never went trails converged.

The latest media cartridge used it yesterday in Auckland, Ernesto Bertarelli. There, the owner of the Swiss syndicate out any glimmer of last-minute agreement: “It was very confusing to negotiate with them. Now we are at the end of the road and there is no other option but to wait as the judges determine.”

After 570 days of litigation, Oracle made the first claim on July 20, 2007, the problem has come to a climax. The options for the defense teams are exhausted. Behind the seven judges who must now listen to the lawyers of Alinghi, BMW Oracle and Club Náutico Español de Vela (CNEVA) and there is nothing more to litigate about the need to relate to today.

And legal issues aside, the mundane only interested in knowing what is going to decide in a room where seven judges will hear over 25 minutes to the list of lawyers for the parties after. Then, silence, meditation can be extended to about two months.

White smoke when there are only two options: Alinghi has the right or to be given to Oracle. If the judges determine color of Swiss America’s Cup will be a conventional, most probably in Valencia in 2010 or 2011 with events in 2009. Larry Ellison folded sails and powerful you will not have option to enroll in a Copa America that is now closed to new participants.

If U.S. judges throw the verdict to the homeland, the only thing to be clear is that the two unions litigants will have to see the faces in a race with the multihulls on the site to decide Alinghi.

But the other unions, which care for males. Nobody can predict when a dispute could Cup conventional. Trials and the claims could cascade of either party and prolong the problem even though the two races had already been held.

Ernesto Bertarelli provides two options, and yesterday at the press conference that took place in Auckland said: “We are ready to face any decision taken by judges of the court in New York.”

Bet on Valencia
At the press conference also asked the Swiss for the location of the hypothetical conventional America’s Cup defender and defended the America’s Cup in Valencia should be made where “we have all the bases, infrastructure and support of a city she did very well in 2007. Valencia is the most easy and good solution, “he said but warned that if no agreement was reached with the government” will have to find another alternative. ”

Bertarelli said that several cities in Europe that would be willing to host an America’s Cup in the event of negotiations not lead to Valencia.

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The 19 teams registered for the AC33 approved the regulations for the new yacht design

Saturday, March 28th, 2009
ACC Version 5.0
Class AC33
Length overall
24.5m typical
26m maximum
Length waterline
18-20m
26m maximum
Beam
3.3m typical
4.8m maximum
Draft
4.1m
5.0m
Weight in measurement condition
24T
17.5T
Mast height from sheerline
32.5m
33.6m
Spinnaker area
512sqm maximum
unlimited
Mainsail area
214sqm typical
225sqm maximum
I from sheerline
26.1m
28.5m
J
8.3m
10m
Spinnaker tack from mast
11.6m (pole)
13.65m (to end of bowsprit)

The ship will have a maximum length of 26 meters, a depth of 5 and a displacement of 17.5 tons

The surface of the sail plan is greater than the ACC version 5.0 ships, but not overlapping bow and candles, as in the regulation of AC90 which was developed in 2007, the boat will have a bowsprit.

As a child will shift the AC33 will be more demanding in-bound and gives a brilliant performance in the leg.

The maximum breadth is 4.8 m, much higher than the 2007 boats.

Nineteen unions have formalized their registration for the next edition of the America’s Cup, pending the Supreme Court of New York issued a final ruling in the dispute that kept the Geneva Nautical Society and the Golden Gate Yacht Club, have made public the new regulations for the design of boats for this test.

The AC33 is designed through a series of consultations between the Ombudsman ‘Alinghi’, the Challenger of Record ‘Desafío Español’ and the other 17 teams registered. This process has been led by Tom Schnackenberg as consultant to the rules of the classroom and competition for AC Management.

Designers and team leaders of the 19 registered trade unions in the 33rd America’s Cup have met regularly in Geneva and Valencia, since the design process began in early November 2008.

Best Performance

The group has agreed to develop a ship similar in cost to the 5.0 version of the America’s Cup class, but with better performance. The rules of the AC33 evolved into a boat with a maximum length of 26 meters, a depth of 5 and a displacement of 17.5 tons.

The surface of the sail plan is greater than the ACC version 5.0 ships, but not overlapping bow and candles, as in the regulation of AC90 which was developed in 2007, the boat will have a bowsprit and the surface of the spy will only restricted by the limitations imposed by the sheets, not by measuring the dimensions.

As a child will shift the AC33 will be more demanding in-bound and gives a brilliant performance in the leg.

The maximum breadth is 4.8 m. which may seem large for those who are accustomed to the look of the ships with Version 5.0 because, in many cases, this latest generation of ships ACC not had a much greater breadth of 3 meters.

What can you expect from the new class?

Tom Schnackenberg, consultant of the rules of the classroom and competition for AC Management, explained how the whole process has been and what you can expect from the new class.

“We had a very active 10 weeks developing this new regulation for Class AC33. The process was very similar to the original AC90 and we have deliberately used many of the clauses which had already developed for it 12 months ago. Given our past experience, and we were familiar with the process and everything went very well, “he said.

“At first it was suggested that the boat had launched from the bow and stern, as well as restrictions on his sleeve, but when other designers came on the scene that quickly evolved into a kind of boat identified only by their length, weight, width and maximum draft . This allows simple measurement processes for hull and with each change implementábamos, it seemed that the boat would be faster, “he added.

“In the end it will be a little longer than the ACC version 5.0 and several tons lighter, with a sail area and a similar time lever. It promises to have a similar speed upwind and a brilliant performance in empopadas,” he concluded.

The principal designer of ‘Alinghi’, Rolf Vrolijk, for his part said that “for designers, it is always more exciting to be involved in developing a new class, rather than an existing class and highly evolved, where we only We can focus on a very detailed optimizations. ”

“This is a challenge, because it means starting from scratch and this is a class that is unlike anything to anything else we’ve seen before, so if you do your homework well, you can be competitive. Some teams can be very competitive in certain aspects of the regulation, it will be very interesting, “he said.

The opinion of the Spanish Challenge

John Cutler, technical director of ‘Desafío Español’ view on how the new class can match the potential of computers. “We are talking about a blank sheet of paper and, therefore, everyone has the opportunity to succeed and to design a boat or, possibly, to the fastest boat of all, so we believe that this is a good opportunity for all the challenges. ”

Andy Claughton, design team coordinator for TeamOrigin, the British challenger, said that “creating the new regulation has been a tremendous effort between Alinghi and challenges. The vision of the boat was clearly established: it had to be quick, current and difficult to navigate, and not prohibitively expensive to build and maintain. “

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