America’s Cup, SNG si appella contro il no a Ras al Khaimah
AlinghiAmerica's CupVela 2 Novembre 2009 Zerogradinord 0
[singlepic id=3316 w=300 h=204 float=left]America’s Cup – Ne York – Il defender della 33ma America’s Cup, la Société Nautique de Genève, ha presentato appello contro la decisione del giudice Shirley Kornreich che ha accolto la richiesta del Golden Gate Yacht Club di invalidare la scelta di Ras al Khaimah come sede della prossima America’s Cup. Lo yacht club svizzero ha fatto richiesta con mozione d’urgenza in mdo da evitare ritardi nello svolgimento della prossima Coppa America, fissata per il febbraio 2010.
La scelta dell’emirato arabo era dipesa dalle parole del giudice Hermann Cahn che con la sentenza del maggio 2008 aveva dichiarato che la 33ma edizione si sarebbe dovuta svolgere “…a Valencia o in ogni altra località scelta dalla Société Nautique de Genève”.
Alinghi aveva scelto Ras al Khaimah per diverse ragioni: il favore delle condizioni meteo, le infrastrutture offerte e l’esperienza degli emirati arabi nell’organizzare eventi sportivi di alto livello.
AMERICA’S CUP, SNG TO APPEAL DECISION ON RAS AL KHAIMAH
[Source Alinghi] The Defender of the 33rd America’s Cup, Société Nautique de Genève, is to appeal New York Supreme Court Justice Kornreich’s decision of 30 October rejecting Ras Al Khaimah in the United Arab Emirates as the venue for the 33rd America’s Cup. Société Nautique de Genève has applied for an expedited appeal to avoid any delay to the February 2010 Deed of Gift Match.
The choice of Ras Al Khaimah was made based on the plain language of Justice Cahn’s (Kornreich’s predecessor) May 2008 Court Order that ruled the location of the 33rd America’s Cup Match to be in ‘Valencia or any other location selected by the Société Nautique de Genève’.
The Emirati venue was selected by the Defender for several reasons: the suitability of the weather conditions for a February Deed of Gift Match; the infrastructure offered by the country and the experience the UAE brings in organising world class sporting events.
Note to the editor
While the Deed of Gift stipulates that racing for the America’s Cup between 1 November and 1 May must take place in the Southern Hemisphere, Justice Cahn’s 12 May 2008 New York Supreme Court Order ‘that the location of the match be in Valencia or any other location selected by the SNG’ led the America’s Cup defending yacht club, Société Nautique de Genève, to select Ras Al Khaimah in the United Arab Emirates.
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