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The America’s Cup Defender, Alinghi, and its yacht club, the Société Nautique de Genève, today announced the venue for the 33rd America’s Cup in February 2010.
“We are pleased to announce that Ras Al Khaimah, in the United Arab Emirates, will be the Host Country for the 33rd America’s Cup,” said Fred Meyer, Vice-Commodore of the Société Nautique de Genève (SNG). “This is a venue that offers perfect weather and great sailing conditions for a Match in February; the authorities have shown tremendous interest in, and support for, hosting the America’s Cup; and the country has experience in organising first-class sporting events such as ATP tennis, PGA golf and Formula One. They will make a purpose-built island available at the Al Hamra Village in Ras al-Khaimah to provide the America’s Cup teams, sponsors and fans with an outstanding venue.”
Having won the 32nd America’s Cup in 2007 in Valencia with its yacht racing team Alinghi, the SNG is granted the right to choose the venue for the next America’s Cup which is scheduled to start on 8 February 2010.
“Our absolute priorities in making this decision are the prevailing weather conditions and the resulting safety that they bring to both teams,” explains Alinghi skipper Brad Butterworth. “We looked everywhere for a venue that suited having good racing for the Match dates in February. We had trained in the UAE in the winter with Alinghi before and in the end we settled on Ras al-Khaimah in particular because of the infrastructure in Al Hamra Village and because it has a great building sea breeze during the day, similar to Mediterranean conditions in the summer, making it good for these boats and safe for all concerned.”
His Highness Sheikh Saud Bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Crown Prince of Ras al-Khaimah, expresses his satisfaction: “It is a great moment for us to host the America’s Cup here. It is significant because it reflects how the Emirates have become a place for hosting international events. It is a reflection on what we have achieved in terms of becoming the destination for tourists and trade and industry and is a reflection of our integration in the world at large. This announcement reflects the nature of our country and its aim of becoming host to many nationalities who live side by side in peace. It is a hope and dream that this is the kind of space that we want to have on our globe. It is a great moment for us to host this prestigious event and to welcome all the sports people to the UAE and to Ras al-Khaimah to watch this great event; we are looking forward its success.”
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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