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America’s Cup: 2010 one on one and not a multi-nation challenge
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The America’s Cup is the oldest active trophy that is still competed for in international sport, predating the Modern Olympics by 45 years.
Valencia 2008 saw the commercialisation of the event and the America’s Cup became a truly global event with 11-teams fighting it out in a truly memorable competition. Sadly the event has been dragged through the law courts in the USA with the result that the challenge has gone from a multi-nation challenge series to just one week of racing between the Swiss holders and the American challengers.Which brings us right up to date and with it, good news and bad news about the America’s Cup challenge for 2010 as the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court has upheld Justice Kornreich's decision that disqualified the America's Cup Defender Société Nautique de Genève's choice of Ras Al Khaimah in the United Arab Emirates as venue for the 33rd America's Cup.
“Once again BMW Oracle's strategy to try to win the America's Cup in court instead of on the water has been successful. For the first time in the history of the America's Cup the Defender has been stripped of its fundamental right to select the venue. Société Nautique de Genève accepts this decision and Alinghi is looking forward to racing for the America's Cup on the water in Valencia, Spain, in February 2010,” said Fred Meyer, SNG vice-commodore.’
The good news is that from early January one shall be able to visit Valencia and watch the teams in training awaiting a week of racing in February. The bad news is much more profound as instead of Valencia now being the number one choice for a fully fledged, month long challenge series between multiple nations, including the British, Ras Al Khaimah is now more likely to be Alinghi’s choice of venue for the 34th America’s Cup, should they defeat BMW Oracle.
Both teams are now setting up base in Valencia and the Valencian Government are putting on a happy face saying how much the economy shall benefit by the week’s racing in February. Sadly, there seem to be more losers than winners; the majority of the world’s best yachtsmen, designers and enthusiasts have been excluded from the racing, the tourist trade will only receive a small portion of what could have been expected from a racing series and Valencia will probably not ever feature again as an
America’s Cup port.
Keith Nicol
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Comments (5 posted):
Wy don't the Swiss call it off and keep the bloody trophy (not a great deal of honour atached to it anyway .they won the last time in a fair match race. They entitled to the trophy as the last winner
Start a New Global or World Trophy
and start under world yachting rules
May be the yanks can buy the trophy from the Swiss for the amount it costed them and and other participants in this debacle
And the rest of the world not participate in any future American competition,and that way they can claim to win the competition every time
Congratulations America, you have done it again. Along with your 'World Series' Baseball and Rodeo, this no doubt be a 'World Series' yacht race.
What a tragedy. So many losers. I hope and expect this farce will turn around and bite them in the arse. I really wish all professional sailors would band together and walk away.
The race will be on the water, and hopefully the USA will bring the Cup home where it belongs!
As to professional sailors, it seems they are all mercenaraies, eh? They go where the money is and that is a sad story. I agree that the sailors representing the various countries should come from those countries. But that would mean Alighi wouldn't have won 2 times wouldn't it. *LOL* I was sad to see a bunch of the Kiwi crew sailing for the Swiss. And now who is the skipper for USA? Russell Couts... go figure. I would rather see Paul Cayard back at the helm, but no one can argue with the skill of Couts.
In my opinion, the Kiwis brought back much of the honor associated with the America's Cup. Maybe if the Swiss hadn't tried pulling so many tricks, they wouldn't be having so many problems now.
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