Business as usual for Alinghi post America's Cup venue decision

8:53 PM Wed 28 Oct 2009 GMT

'Alinghi 5 flies a hull off Ras al-Khaimah - practice day 16 October 2009' Guido Trombetta/Team Alinghi Click Here to view large photo

America's Cup Defender, Alinghi, have confirmed that they are continuing to run their development program in Ras al-Khaimah, despite the adverse decision handed down from the Bench of the New York Supreme Court yesterday.

In a statement posted on their website, the Swiss two time winner of the America's Cup said: 'Alinghi continues with its training plan towards the 33rd America's Cup scheduled for February next year and will continue its development throughout the coming weeks.

'The crew sailed the Defender's giant catamaran, Alinghi 5, off the dock this morning in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE, in a 5-10 knot northwesterly.'

There has been no notice posted as to whether or not the team will Appeal the Decision of Justice Shirley Kornreich.

Even if an Appeal is lodged, and appellant would need to also obtain a stay on the date of the regatta, currently scheduled for 8 February 2010, or approximately 100 days time.

Next step will be for Societe Nautique de Geneve to issue the Notice of Race on self-imposed date of 6 November 2009. That document should outline the key rules to be used in the Match, and should pull together the SNG rules, the ISAF Racing Rules, the relevant parts of the ISAF agreement signed between the world sailing body and the Swiss club, and the points outlined in the subsequent SNG letter to the NY Supreme Court on how that agreement will be enacted.

The Notice of Race, if announced on that date, will also advise the venue and dates for the 33rd Match.

The International Jury for the 33rd America's Cup is expected to be announced at the ISAF Annual Conference starting on 5 November in Busan, Korea. Such an announcement would be consistent with the ISAF practice of announcing the Olympic jury at the preceding Annual Conference. It is expected that the Jury will resemble the criteria set down in the ISAF/SNG agreement for Jury composition, and that the Int Jury will be free to act independently without oversight or direction from regatta organisers, in the same way an Int Jury acts at all other major regattas.

Meanwhile in San Diego, the US challenger, BOR90 remains in dock, having had her mast erected yesterday. Wind conditions appear to be too strong for sailing today.

by Richard Gladwell

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