America’s Cup, dichiarazione del Golden Gate Yacht Club
America's CupOracle Team USA 25 Novembre 2009 Zerogradinord 0
[singlepic id=4747 w=300 h=204 float=left]America’s Cup – New York – Al termine dell’udienza relativa al ricorso in appello presentato dalla Société Nautique de Genève contro la decisione del giudice Shirley Kornreich, che lo scorso 27 ottobre aveva dichiarato non valida la scelta di Ras al Khaimah, il Golden Gate Yacht Club ha diffuso un comunicato stampa. Di seguito ne riassumiamo i passaggi più significativi:
“Nel corso delle ultime settimane la Société Nautique de Genève si era impegnata pubblicamente sulla scelta di Valencia come sede della 33ma America’s Cup, pur portando avanti il ricorso relativo alla conferma di Ras al Khaimah… Oggi, la Société Nautique de Genève ha chiesto alla Divisione di Appello che, in caso di rigetto del suo ricorso, la data della regata venga spostata da febbraio a maggio. Questo, ha affermato il defender, per permettergli di scegliere una località dell’Emisfero Nord che sia compatibile con il Deed of Gift, ciò nonostante Société Nautique de Genève e Golden Gate Yacht Club avessero già concordato su Valencia”.
“Inoltre, la Société Nautique de Genève ha chiesto di reintrodurre la regola che include i timoni nella misurazione della lunghezza al galleggiamento. L’obiettivo di questa regola inusuale, mai usata in Coppa America, è quella di squalificare l’imbarcazione del Golden Gate Yacht Club”.
AMERICA’S CUP, GOLDEN GATE YACHT CLUB STATEMENT
[Golden Gate Yacht Club Press Release] “In its continuing effort to host the 33rd America’s Cup in Ras Al Khaimah, today Société Nautique de Geneve asked the Appellate Division to reverse the October 27 Supreme Court decision which had declared RAK as non-compliant with the governing Deed of Gift.
In recent weeks, Société Nautique de Geneve has publicly committed to Valencia as the venue, even while attempting to re-instate Ras Al Khaimah via appeal, as well as floating Australia as a possible venue. Today Société Nautique de Geneve also requested that, if the Appellate Court does not reinstate RAK in February, the 33rd Match be delayed from February until May 2010. Société Nautique de Genève argued that this was to allow it to choose a venue in the Northern Hemisphere that would be Deed-compliant even though both Société Nautique de Geneve and Golden Gate Yacht Club had previously agreed to Valencia by mutual consent.
Additionally, Société Nautique de Geneve asked the Appellate Court to reinstate Société Nautique de Geneve’s own peculiar measurement method that would include rudders in the crucial Length on Load Water-Line calculation. The effect of this abnormal practice, never before used in the America’s Cup, would be to disqualifyGolden Gate Yacht Club’s yacht. The Supreme Court ruled against Société Nautique de Geneve’s measurement method last month.
We appreciate the Appellate Court having handled Société Nautique de Geneve’s appeal on an expedited basis, and we look forward to its decision”.
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