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... on learning to sail the boat and optimising the performance.
Alinghi training. Ras Al-Khaimah, 19 ... 2009. Photo copyright Guido Trombetta / Alinghi
Have the conditions in Ras Al Khaimah been conducive ... t expect much change from that.
Can you hint at the modifications that will be made to Alinghi 5 over the coming days?
Grant Simmer: ... (left) and Loïck Peyron observing Alinghi 5. Ras Al-Khaimah, 19 ...
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... the good stuff that sailing represents.
It says a lot then, that Alinghi, the defender of the America’s Cup has announced that ... its successful 32nd campaign, by renewing the partnership Alinghi sends a message, not of sporting goodwill, but of secrecy.
... team president said:
“We are delighted to welcome WISeKey as a sponsor of Alinghi for the 33rd America’s Cup. As a team we ...
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Alinghi 5 is being lifted out of the water this evening in Ras Al Khaimah after suffering a minor breakage ... catamaran will be checked over and repaired ready for more training in the coming days.
Alinghi.com speaks to Brad Butterworth, Alinghi team skipper:
What were the conditions today?
Brad Butterworth: Over the last few days the wind has been up to what we think is the limit for these boats ...
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Current America’s Cup titleholder Alinghi has accepted Valencia, Spain as the venue for next year’s race against challenger BMW Oracle.
The Swiss-based team Alinghi had wanted to hold February’s event in the United Arab Emirates. ... than two years.
BMW Oracle had been holding out for Valencia.
Alinghi, as current titleholder has the right to chose the venue for the 33 race.
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AFP
America's Cup defending champ Alinghi can't get courts to see things its way
Detroit Free Press
Last week, Justice Kornreich gave Team Alinghi another kick in the butt by accepting the recommendations from a panel of international sailing judges who …
America's Cup venue for 33rd race again in ...
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Ras Al Khaimah EUA 30 09 2009 ALINGHI 5 arriving to Ras Al Khaimah Photo: Carlo Borlenghi/Alinghi
*Ras Al Khaimah, UAE - (2009-11-30)*
Alinghi, Defender of the 33rd America's Cup, is proud to announce Swiss digital
security ... of sport's oldest
trophy in 2010. This is the second of the team's main partners to be signed
since the launch of Alinghi 5 in July 2009.
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... accept Valencia as venue - BBC Sport
I think I speak for the community when I say we want the Cup sorted out as soon as possible on the water Brad Butterworth, Alinghi skipper In a letter to the court, Alinghi’s yacht club - Societe Nautique de Geneve (SNG) - said talks to resolve the …
Taylor pool on Council agenda - Fond du ...
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... this week in the ongoing America's Cup: Firstly, Alinghi seems to have come to a decision that Valencia isn't such a bad venue after all. Though ... 33rd America's Cup. This is, of course, the venue which most assumed would be chosen, but which the defender Alinghi had refused to consider publicly. It comes as no surprise that there are some legal strings attached to this decision ...
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... unanimous opinion, three top rules experts have reported to New York judge Shirley Kornreich largely backing the position of America’s Cup challenger BMW Oracle in its request for clarification of outline rules for the February clash with Swiss holder Alinghi. But direct talks between the two sides failed to produce agreement on the venue, Oracle favouring Valencia, Spain, the Swiss …
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... 90, a 100-foot trimaran engineered and operated by BMW Oracle Racing, is the official American challenger for the 33rd Americas Cup, which takes place in February 2010. For BMW Oracle to win, they have to beat Alinghi, the reigning vessel from the United Arab Emirates. And they're not taking any chances. The BOR 90 team has designed what is easily the largest "wing sail" ever to be ...
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... been building this wingsail in their shop next to my office, in secrecy (well, some of us locals have known, lol).
The next America's Cup match, between BMW/Oracle (USA) and Alinghi (SUI), tentatively will be held in Valencia, Spain, February 2010. This is all subject to change depending on legal actions!
Click here for BMW/Oracle's YouTube Channel for some really interesting videos.
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Wow, Trizilla has a wing! Yay! How golden is this?
the wing emerges from the shed
six feet thick, 200' long, and non-trivially multi-sectioned
putting it in place with two giant cranes
I have stood on that very dock to admire that very boat
sheer awesomeness
cannot wait to see it in action against Alinghi's cat!
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America's Cup for Whitsunday? With America's Cup defending champion Alinghi of Switzerland suggesting holding next year's event in Queensland, perhaps Whitsunday should be put forward to host the world's most iconic yacht race.
While trying to resolve a legal battle with American Challenger BMW Oracle Racing it emerged the Swiss were happy to move the event to the east ...
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... ;s Cup? Societe Nautique de Geneve (SNG) cannot now hold the America’s Cup 2010 in Ras Al Khaimah,United Arab Emirates.SNG is the yacht club representing the Cup Defender Alinghi had announced the Emirates as the venue several months ago and have already transported their boat there and started to train.However the New York Supreme Court has ruled that the race cannot be held there.
The ...
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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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