The Swiss America's Cup syndicate Alinghi has lost its legal battle against BMW Oracle. Alinghi want to accept the decision - and there is fierce: you look sich, «den Kampf wieder aufs Wasser zu verlegen», heisst es von den Seglern.
Alinghi geht in die BerufungRichter Cahn vom New York Supreme Court hat am Dienstag die beiden Eingaben des Schweizer Syndikats abgewiesen. Herman Cahn bestätigte, dass der Club Nautico Espanol de Vela, den Alinghi als Challenger of Record gewählt hatte, ungültig ist. Zudem akzeptierte er die Rechtmässigkeit der Herausforderung des Golden Gate Yacht Clubs, die von Alinghi in Zweifel gestellt worden war.
Alinghi hat sich in einer ersten Erklärung dazu entschlossen, das Urteil nicht anzufechten. «Lasst uns die Sache auf dem Wasser austragen», sagte Bertarelli. Dadurch wird es - voraussichtlich im Juli 2009 in Valencia - zu a direct duel between the two syndicates come. The Swiss team has the design, construction and the training on catamaran boats already considerably advanced.
paves However, already at a new quarrel. The Americans still like to sail in October 2008. The regulations does impart preparatory period of 10 months. But BMW Oracle will move to the view that this window was opened in November 2007 with the first court decision. Maybe the judge also has to place the date for the regatta.
"With today's court order, Larry Ellison eliminated the competition and gained access to America-s Cup Match, a feat BMW Oracle Racing on which the Water could never reach, "let Alinghi legal counsel Lucien Masmejan announced via communiqué. "We are disappointed by the outcome of the trial and still believe that it is not the Challenge Certificate GGYC was properly, but we have decided not to appeal the decision and look forward to the fight back to move the water. We are BMW Oracle Racing in July 2009 at the start line of the Deed of Gift match meet again. "
" We are very satisfied "with the decision, said Tom Ehman, spokesman for the opposite side. The legal dispute between Alinghi and BMW Oracle had started last July, when the American syndicate the legality of Desafio Español as a spokesman and negotiator of the most challenging (Challenger of Record) questioned. BMW Oracle won the case and was declared the official Challenger of Record. The two parties were not on the framework for the next America's Cup and put some Alinghi after the appointment of their legal dispute, which seems to have now come to an end, continued in New York. If Alinghi
the duel on multihulls - This class includes ships like Kata or trimarans to - wants to win that involve the Defender, the remaining parties and is aiming for a next Audtragung 2011th Masmejan said: "The challengers can be assured that the 34th is America-s Cup with the same vision and commitment to the same organized and carried out as in 2007 in Valencia »
. Source: SI (20 min)
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