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Alternative monohull competition to the 34th America’s Cup

Saturday, January 29th, 2011

A spokesman for Team New Zealand has denied any involvement or relationship with the group said to be organising an alternative monohull competition to the 34th America’s Cup.

The story, first published in a Spanish newspaper has been doing the rounds in Europe and USA, and names four teams as being involved – Sir Keith Mills (TeamOrigin), Ernesto Bertarelli (Alinghi), Patrizio Bertelli (Luna Rossa Prada) and Grant Dalton (New Zealand Team ).

The story was dismissed by Team New Zealand as being many months old, and predated the announcements by Oracle Racing and the Defender of the America’s Cup as to the venue and other basics associated with the 34th America’s Cup.

The concept was that the AC90 genre of yachts, devised by Alinghi in conjunction with the Challengers (during 2009) would be used for the new competition.

There has been no published comment from the other teams involved.

The first two (Alinghi and Team Origin) have said they will not compete in the 34th America’s Cup. Luna Rossa have not made a statement of intent either way. Team New Zealand have indicated they are doing due diligence and trying to raise sufficient finance and sponsorship to mount a credible campaign for the 2013 Match.

Luna Rossa and Team New Zealand have entered the 2011 Extreme 40 series to be conducted in 40ft catamarans, as have Alinghi who are one of the principals of that circuit. TeamOrigin are believed to be competing on the Audi MedCup circuit to be sailed in TP52 monohulls n 2011

The original story can be viewed here

Source: http://www.sail-world.com/Europe/Team-New-Zealand-deny-interest-in-rival-Americas-Cup-circuit/79312

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The BMW Oracle wants all teams in the 33rd America’s Cup

Wednesday, April 8th, 2009
Is the first report issued by the Golden Gate Yacht Club. BMW Oracle has announced that it intends to negotiate a protocol with Alinghi for the 33rd edition of the Copa America’s involvement in allowing the competition to other teams interested, as announced by the U.S. team in a statement.
This is the first report issued by the Golden Gate Yacht Club, sailing club which competes for the BMW Oracle, after the ruling issued in New York, which meant the team as “Challger of the record and opened the possibility of This was an America’s Cup duel with three races with the exclusive participation of BMW Oracle and Alinghi defender.
In the U.S. release of the club says that this possibility “follows the decision last Thursday by the Supreme Court of the State of New York, which decided that Oracle was the ‘Challenger of Record.”
“The owner of BMW Oracle, Larry Ellison, and the president of Alinghi, Ernesto Bertarelli, has been in communication between them since the court’s decision in New York,” added the text.
“At this time, the Golden Gate Yacht Club cree that it is best to maintain communication between the parties, to achieve successful conclusions as soon as possible,” the note of the yacht club.

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19 teams for the 33th America’s Cup

Saturday, March 28th, 2009

Team Country
1. Alinghi Switzerland
2. Desafío Español Spain
3. Shosholoza South Africa
4. Team Origin UK
5. Team New Zealand New Zealand
6. DCYC Germany
7. Green Comm Challenge Italy
8. Ayre Spain
9. Victory Challenge Sweden
10. Argo Challenge Italy
11. Mascalzone Latino Italy
12. Team French Spirit France
13. Luna Rossa Italy
14. Russia Team – Fiona Russia
15. Joe Fly Italy
16. K-Challenge France
17. Greek Challenge Greece
18. Dabliu Sail Project Italy
19. China Team China

A total of nineteen teams have registered for disputing 33rd edition of the America’s Cup to be held in Valencia, eight more than in the previous one, according Today communicated AC Management, organizer of the competition.
All the teams that participated in the 32nd America’s Cup, also disputed waters in Valencia, have re-enrolled for the next edition, except the U.S. BMW Oracle, which maintains a legal conflict with the organization.
In addition to the Ombudsman, and Alinghi, and the Challenger of Record, Desafio Espanol, a total of 21 teams submitted an application for registration and 17 have been accepted, although three of them are outstanding teams registered some minor details in its registration process Officer and were granted an extension until Jan. 15.
A three other teams have not been allowed to register because it has not received any further documentation that the application for registration beyond December 15, the registration deadline, while the Carbon Challenge has been withdrawn.
The teams have worked together in recent months in frequent meetings of competitors to amend the Protocol for the 33rd America’s Cup and design a new class of ship, a process that will continue in 2009 with more meetings planned and the publication of the new class of Boat scheduled for late January.
The schedule for the 33rd America’s Cup includes two pre-regattas in Valencia in 2009, pending final agreement with the city: the first in July and the second in October, in addition to the annual regatta of the Spanish Sailing Club Nautico in November, followed by the America’s Cup in 2010.

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