Posted on November 22, 2009 by emilyboats
America’s Cup Sailing News: Valencia and Wing Sail
Both the Alinghi and BMW Oracle America’s Cup teams have stated they are ready to hold their best-of-three multihull showdown in February in Valencia, Spain, where the Swiss team won the last edition of the Cup in 2007. However, it was still uncertain whether the 33rd America’s Cup [...]
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Posted on November 4, 2009 by emilyboats
BMW Oracle America’s Cup Boat DAMAGED
The huge 200 foot mast on BMW Oracle’s America’s Cup trimaran BOR broke dramatically during a test sail on the Pacific Ocean on Tuesday, snapping the mast in two as it hit the boat’s rear beam. None of the sailing crew were injured in the accident, which happened about 30 [...]
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Posted on October 22, 2009 by emilyboats
America’s Cup Skipper Says RAK Venue Doesn’t Comply
The proposed sailing venue in Ras al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates, is no more of a legitimate America’s Cup venue than the Colorado River or Walden Pond would be, says the American challenger BMW Oralce in its latest court filing in a long, bitter legal battle with defending champion [...]
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Posted on October 4, 2009 by emilyboats
America’s Cup Sailing in United Arab Emirates?
The BMW Oracle sailing team has cited “grave safety concerns” for its U.S.-based crew that would be sailing a massive trimaran named USA within miles of Iran asking a New York court to reject Ras al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates, as the port for the 33rd America’s Cup. The BMW [...]
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Posted on September 17, 2009 by emilyboats
America’s Cup Secret Agreement Released
The International Sailing Federation (ISAF) have released the secret agreement regarding the conduct of the 33rd America’s Cup between them and the Alinghi sailing team’s club Société Nautique de Genève (SNG) .
ISAF also has filed an Amicus Brief before the New York Supreme Court, attempting to clarifying its role in the [...]
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