Alinghi ready for 33rd America's Cup in Valencia in February 2010
[Source: Alinghi] 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.'”
Labels: 33rd America's Cup, Alinghi, BMW Oracle
16 Comments:
YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS,
go out and sail this thing
can't wait to hear the reply of the wing sailors ...
Wonderful finish. I can't wait to see the BOR Magnificient Wing in the february storm off Valencia.
... and for JamieF who like BMW :
http://www.asphalte.ch/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=7051&highlight=
another beauty !
So finally BOR has got, what THEY wanted... as challenging team.
The weather conditions in Northern Queensland (inc. Airlie/Proserpine/Townsville) are NOT SUITABLE in February.
The risk of severe tropical storms and cyclones is far too high to host the Americas Cup.
If Australia was a serious consideration for Alinghi they would've chosen a venue further south on the east coast of Australia.
to 4:28 PM anon
but NOT "in more than 15 knots of wind", and NOT "in waves of more than 1 metre in height". Sounds like a casual leisure sail to me...
Renaud, thank you for the cool link :-)
Wind limit of 15 knots and a wave height limit? Seriously? This will be a race for the America's Cup by the best sailors in the world. Grow a sack EB.
The location issue seems solved.
Let's hope that the Judge and the three wise men will also solve the measurement, ballast and jury issue.
Next round will be on the max wind and wave?
I also saw some nice paragraphs about sponsoring that sound very interesting and potentially funny...
The wind limits are to save James Spithill to be sent to death by LE... If USA brakes in 5kn how can it survive winds over 15!!
A wind limit of 15 knots is not so bad, these boats can fly anyway. Plus BMW can't keep their regular mast up in an average breeze, let alone a radical new one...
to renaud !! I do love bikes, but your german technology reminds me of a terrific sailor, that hiref 1000 of lawyers to try a put his dirty hands over the Cup, and really Renaud with all my respect to you I'd rather ride a H&D
Brûle ta gomme pas ton âme !!
Je brulerai encore beaucoup de gomme mais jamais mon âme. C'est en B-King que je suis allé au Bouveret voir Alinghi 5, à 45 minutes de chez moi.
Ready for a ride ... with that HD
delay
what?
They were ready to race in July
tosser
They were even ready to race in October 2008!
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