...for a conventional 33rd edition of the America's Cup and for Valencia as the host venue. After almost two years of one of the most exciting editions ever, the whole momentum desafortunately is gone through BMW-Oracle's move into the courts. Last Thursday, the NY Court of Appeals finally decided in favor of Oracle. As a result, Alinghi and BMW Oracle will now face each other, earliest 10 months from now, in a venue that Alinghi will choose and in a vessel that BOR will choose (most likely its huge trimaran).
Only way out would be an agreement between Alinghi and Oracle to allow for a conventional Cup in 2010 or 2011. Apptly there are 19 teams hoping for this (I doubt this number big time...the current financial crisis has hit most teams). But knowing that we are facing personal egos here (Bertarelli vs Ellison & Coutts), an agreement is as likely as an elephant flying in the sky...
Ellison never made it so far at the America's Cup...a dumm move from Bertarelli and the Spanish team allowed for this...a pity to have wasted the magnificient momentum of the past edition...and a bigger pity for Valencia...
At least we enjoyed the cup tremendously last time...if someone had told me years ago that the America's Cup, THE sailing event worldwide, would take place in my home town I would have declared him/her totally nuts...(here some links to the highlights, nite life, and the round robins)
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