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33rd AC



30.10.2008 (17:21 CET) - Geneva (CH) - Alinghi
(from news Alinghi.com)

Eleven challengers take on the America's Cup Defender Meeting convened in part and call on BMW Oracle to withdraw the lawsuit and in the process attend

team for the 33rd America's Cup Defender Alinghi and challenger reported met today at the Société Nautique de Genève for the first of several Competitor Meetings to discuss as soon as possible return to the water. The meeting was of AC Management, the organizational unit of the title holder, called the chair was Alinghi skipper Brad Butterworth.


This first meeting was followed by a series of individual discussions between Alinghi and the challengers. High on the agenda was the need of a financially long-term viable model, the cost-saving measures such as the one-boat campaign and the creation of a new class of yacht included. The new class should be faster and more spectacular than the version 5.0, the 32nd America's Cup had been used, but cheaper than the AC90, originally for the 33rd America's Cup was provided.

The new class will enable all existing teams - allow to afford to participate - including the recently reported teams. In addition, it is another potential challenger to participate at the 33rd America's Cup motivate, to be held in 2010.

end of the meeting signed the eleven challengers present and the defending champion a joint call to the address of BMW Oracle Racing and the Golden Gate Yacht Club to withdraw its lawsuit and join the fair and constructive process. In this process the documents and the timetable will be reviewed, which will help the America's Cup return as soon as possible on the water.




The entered teams and their yacht clubs, the participants were at this meeting are:


- Alinghi, Société Nautique de Genève, Switzerland - Defender of the 33rd
America's Cup
- Desafío Español, Club Náutico Espanol de Vela, Spain -
Challenger of Record
- Shosholoza, Royal Cape Yacht Club, South Africa
- TeamOrigin, Royal Thames Yacht Club, United Kingdom
- Emirates Team New Zealand, Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron, New Zealand
- Team Germany, German Challenger Yacht Club, Germany
- Green Comm Challenge, Circolo di Vela Gargano, Italy
- Ayre, Real Club Náutico de Dénia, Spain
- Victory Challenge Gamla Stans Yacht Sällskap, Sweden
- Argo Challenge, Club Nautico di Gaeta, Italy
- Team French Spirit, Yacht Club de St Tropez, France
- Carbon Challenge

.. sport is fair ..