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33rd America’s Cup in Valencia in February 2010

Wednesday, November 11th, 2009

Alinghi ready for 33rd America’s Cup in Valencia in February 2010

The America's Cup in Valencia

The America's Cup in Valencia

In a letter written today to New York Supreme Court Justice Kornreich following the unsuccessful discussions with the Golden Gate Yacht Club (GGYC), the America’s Cup Defender, Société Nautique de Genève (SNG), has confirmed that it will conduct a Deed of Gift Match with GGYC in February 2010 in Valencia, which is the date and venue repeatedly requested by GGYC and previously ordered by the Court. SNG has also expressed its intention to publish the 33rd America’s Cup Notice of Race with immediate effect.

When SNG’s first choice of venue, Ras Al Khaimah, UAE, was declared invalid by the New York Supreme Court, the Swiss Defender proposed two alternative Southern Hemisphere venues: Proserpine/Airlie Beach and Townsville in Australia, where the weather conditions are suitable in February.

GGYC’s reaction has been to try to delay the Cup and to continue to try and gain competitive advantage while SNG attended the meetings in good faith with the objective of finding a settlement.

While SNG confirms Valencia as the venue for the 33rd America’s Cup in February 2010, the offer to GGYC of an Australian venue for the same date remains on the table until 13 November 2009 provided GGYC agrees to withdraw all legal actions.

Alinghi skipper, Brad Butterworth, who participated in the discussions in New York, expressed his disappointment at the outcome: “We went into the talks in good faith, ready to make concessions in order to guarantee the return of the Cup to the water for a February duel between two state of the art multihulls, but sadly once again BMW Oracle were in power grab mode. This time their priority was to delay the race because they are not ready. Originally they pushed for February when it was to their advantage; now they have to live with their choice of date. I think I speak for the community when I say we want the Cup sorted out as soon as possible on the water.”

Extract from SNG’s letter to Justice Kornreich sent 10 November:
“At this point, after proposing various venues to GGYC, SNG believes that the 33rd America’s Cup must be decided in February 2010 on the water rather than in the Courts of New York State. In issuing its NOR for races in Valencia for February 2010, SNG complies with (a) this Court’s Order, ‘reinstated’ by the Court of Appeals’ April 2, 2009 decision, that the parties race in February 2010, and authorizing Valencia as a permissible venue for the 33rd Cup, and (b) Your Honor’s direction that ‘SNG [] hold the race as per the order of the Court of Appeals and Justice Cahn in February.’”

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Documents

Please click here for the 33rd America’s Cup Notice of Race

Please click here for SNG’s letter to the GGYC accompanying the Notice of Race

Please click here for SNG’s letter to Justice Kornreich which includes the Notice of Race

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The 33rd America’s Cup in Valencia again ??

Thursday, October 29th, 2009

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Readying for return to the water in Valencia (Spain).

The 33rd edition of the America’s Cup after two years of trials in the Supreme Court of New York, will be held in Valencia. This was agreed Wednesday evening by the representants of Alinghi Ernesto Bertarelli and Rita Barbera (Valencia Mayor).

The deal needs the signature, the competitions will be a duel between Alinghi the Defender, and BMW Oracle Challenger are staged on the waters of Valencia in the next February 2010.

The duel will begin on February 8 , 2010 and will be for the best of three races.

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Alinghi will decide the host city for the 33 America’s Cup

Saturday, July 11th, 2009

The BMW Oracle thinks that Alinghi will not select Valencia the next  August 6. Americans fear that the defender will be the 33rd America’s Cup to be contesting the February 8, at a place that is not Malvarrosa beach.
Habemus mess. The ruling of Judge Cahn and  Judge Kornreich agree that Alinghi can choose Valencia or anywhere else to challenge the competition.
The Swiss have taken the advice literally, and are tendered to lead the race wherever they want, under the ruling, and also in the fact that they are a challenge in the northern hemisphere and it makes little sense to take south.
Meanwhile, BMW Oracle was again called on Wednesday wrote to Swiss team that if the race is not going to take place in Valencia and will lead to another port of the upper part of the world should, prior to achieving consensus the challenger. And they did that on Monday after Alinghi will send one of those numerous letters reminding them that the judges had awarded the seat to choose where they rotate (Not in those words of course).
The letter reads: “To be perfectly clear: the latest rulings of judges and Kornreich Cahn said that SNG (Alinghi) is awarded for choosing Valencia” or any other venue “for the next Cup, not qualified or limited”.
On Wednesday, Oracle responded to the letter of Switzerland recalled that under his interpretation of the judgments should be based consensus by the two parties if it decides not to Alinghi in Valencia.
And to strengthen his speech, he reminded Americans that Alinghi during the last trial were they that one of his papers before the court that the Deed of Gift leaves no place for doubt that the Cup was not held in the northern hemisphere between November 1 or the first of May.
Therefore, the controversy smacks of trade unions will go through the ‘vicarage’ (Supreme Court of New York) to be the judges who decide whether Alinghi can unilaterally take the race where he pleases, or if you must have the consent of no match for Valencia if it chooses another location in the northern hemisphere.

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BMW-Oracle wants next two America’s Cup to be held in Spain

Monday, June 8th, 2009

US team Oracle reiterated Thursday its wish that the next edition of the America’s Cup, a multihull duel against defending champion Alinghi of Switzerland, be held in March 2010 in Valencia, Spain.

It also said the following edition of yachting’s premier racing event could also be staged in 2011 or 2012 in Valencia, where Alinghi won the 32nd America’s Cup in July 2007, and has asked its Swiss rivals to aim for this.

This position was expressed by two officials, Oracle spokesman Tom Ehman and the team’s skipper Russell Coutts of New Zealand, to local media Thursday in Valencia, and in a letter sent to Alinghi.

In the letter, Oracle recalled that a US court has ruled that the multihull duel must take place no later than next February in Valencia, or if not there in a location selected by Alinghi by August 8 in the southern hemisphere.

The US team left the door open to a mutual agreement on another location in the northern hemisphere with Alinghi, which said earlier this week that it was studying “various locations” for the duel without giving further details.

Oracle suggested as a mediator for the organization of this duel the International Sailing Federation (ISAF), but said it does not want to change the date for the event.

Ehman and Coutts said that no matter what the outcome of the duel is, Oracle would like the 34th America’s Cup to be held soon in Valencia in its traditional format, involving multiple challengers, in what is a departure from its usual position up until now.

They also indicated that racing events similar to the Louis Vuitton Pacific Series held earlier this year in New Zealand could take place this fall at Valencia.

Oracle also indicated that its “USA” multihulls yacht for the duel will be launched this summer but did not clarify whether the ship the giant trimaran it is modifying in San Diego or a new multihull under construction.

The multihull Alinghi is building in Switzerland is also expected to be launched this summer. Oracle said the rules of the event forbid it from having two masts, as Alinghi proposed in a recent letter.

via AFP.

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America’s Cup History

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009

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The America’s Cup is the most prestigious regatta and match race in the sport of sailing, and the oldest active trophy in international sport, predating the Modern Olympics by 45 years. The sport attracts top sailors and yacht designers because of its long history and prestige. Although the most salient aspect of the regatta is its yacht races, it is also a test of boat design, sail design, fundraising, and management skills. The cup, originally offered as the Royal Yacht Squadron Cup, is now named after the first yacht to win the trophy, the schooner America. The trophy remained in the hands of the New York Yacht Club of the United States from 1857 (when the syndicate that won the Cup donated the trophy to the club) until 1983 when the Cup was won by the challenger, Australia II of Australia, ending the longest winning streak in the history of sport. The skipper of Australia II, John Bertrand, was quoted as saying,”This puts yacht racing back on the map.”

The America’s Cup is a symbol of yachting supremacy. Winning the America’s Cup is one of the most difficult sporting accomplishments possible, and it took 132 years before the trophy was wrestled from the New York Yacht Club in 1983.

The Cup itself was made in 1848 by Garrards of London who were, at the time, the Royal Jewellers. The Cup was one of several identical cups made at the time. It languished at Garrards, unsold, for several years until it was purchased by the Royal Yacht Squadron as a trophy for a special race held in the year of the Great Exhibition of 1851 held in London. Now, it is a priceless sporting treasure.

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The Cup itself is an ornate Britannia silver bottomless ewer, one of several off-the-shelf trophies crafted in 1848 by Garrard & Co.  Sir Henry Paget, the Marquess of Anglesey bought one and donated it for the Royal Yacht Squadron’s 1851 Annual Regatta around the Isle of Wight.

It was originally known as the “R.Y.S. £100 Cup”, standing for a cup of a hundred Gold Sovereigns in value. The Cup was subsequently engraved as the “100 Guinea Cup” by the America syndicate, but was also referred to as the “Queen’s Cup” and the “America’s Cup”. Today, the trophy is officially known as the “America’s Cup” and affectionately called the “Auld Mug” by the sailing community. It is inscribed with names of the yachts that competed for it, and has been modified twice by adding matching bases to accommodate more names.

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