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Alinghi offers Australia as America's Cup venue

AP News 17 days ago

America's Cup champ Alinghi offers to race BMW Oracle off Australia to end bitter court fight The most contentious America's Cup in the 158-year history of the event could be headed to Australia, if the teams can agree to end their long, ...

Alinghi offers to hold America's Cup in Australia

AFP Global Edition 17 days ago

Swiss defender Alinghi Thursday offered to hold the next edition of the America's Cup in eastern Australia in a bid to resolve its legal dispute over a venue with US challenger Oracle. Alinghi "proposes to stage the 33rd America's Cup on the ...

Americas Cup Dismasting

AP News 18 days ago

BMW Oracle trimaran helmsman Jimmy Spitwell talks about the incident at sea where the America's Cup vessel's mast broke during practice Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009 in San Diego. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi) Copyright 2009 AP News

America's Cup spirit of adventure gone with wind

AP News 18 days ago

Young sailors offer America's Cup bickering billionaires a lesson in adventure Billionaires Ernesto Bertarelli and Larry Ellison are so massively rich that they can afford to build two of the most awe-inspiring yachts that ocean racing has ever seen. Yet both are ...

Alinghi to appeal over America's Cup venue

AFP American Edition 19 days ago

America's Cup defender Alinghi said on Tuesday that it would appeal against a US court ruling that had stifled attempts to hold the next round of yachting's most prestigious trophy in the United Arab Emirates. Alinghi said in a statement that its ...

Rowing regatta means big bucks for Chattanooga

AP Features 20 days ago

Women dominate rowing Head of the Hooch regatta, which has grown since moving to Chattanooga Women for the first time account for the most muscle at this year's Head of the Hooch rowing regatta, and the event has grown into a major ...

Dutch court nixes teenager's round-the-world sail

AP News 22 days ago

Dutch court says 14-year-old sailor not experienced enough for round-the-world voyage A Dutch court ruled Friday that 14-year-old Laura Dekker was still too inexperienced to be allowed to set off on her quest to become the youngest person to sail solo around ...

Oracle stands by choice of Valencia for America's Cup

AFP Global Edition 24 days ago

US syndicate Oracle reiterated Thursday that the port of Valencia in eastern Spain is the "best option" to host its multihull duel in February 2010 against Swiss side Alinghi to settle the 33rd America's Cup. "Valencia is the best option to get ...

Judge: Persian Gulf port out as America's Cup port

AP News 26 days ago

Judge: Persian Gulf port Ras al-Khaimah cannot host America's Cup showdown The America's Cup won't be sailed in the Middle East, after all. Ras al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates, cannot host the contentious showdown between American and Swiss crews based on the 19th-century ...

NY court rules out UAE as America's Cup venue: Alinghi

AFP Global Edition 26 days ago

The New York Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that the next edition of the America's Cup can not take place in the UAE as planned by Alinghi according to the rules that govern the sailing regatta, the Swiss defender said. "The New ...

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