tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66300009621827536632024-11-01T07:20:31.813+00:00The Afterguard provides extensive coverage of the America's Cup, with specific interest in the British bid for AC 33 - TEAMORIGINThe Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15488376802142019560noreply@blogger.comBlogger90125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6630000962182753663.post-57647483769019157902008-01-22T23:59:00.000+00:002008-01-23T00:40:04.393+00:00

With the America's Cup seemingly helplessly embroiled in courtroom bickering and semantics, a surprise move by TEAMORIGIN has proposed a 'third way'.The team have proposed their candidacy as challenger of record, to negotiate a protocol agreeable to all & based upon the original AC33 proposal, with the final to take place in Valencia in 2011.The action is an attempt to provide a means for

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The Afterguard would like to take this opportunity to wish all our readers a very Merry Christmas and a happy and peaceful 2008.To those at sea throughout the festive season we wish safe passage.To the crews and shore crews of America's Cup teams we wish a successful and positive New Year. In particular, we hope the fortunes of all involved with TEAMORIGIN take a beneficial turn in the year

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TEAMORIGIN this afternoon acknowledged that no multiple-challenger America's Cup competition is likely to take place before 2011.Careful to temper language when reflecting on the shambolic state of mismanagement that the America's Cup is in, there is little doubting the disappointment behind the team principle's pledge to try to keep TEAMORIGIN together over the next four years.Having witnessed

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Alive & well, The Afterguard remains silent for good reason.We at The Afterguard are grateful to all who have emailed us over recent weeks to check that all is ok with us and to enquire as to why we have been silent.To be honest, our initial enthusiasm for the machinations behind the scenes of the America's Cup have turned over recent months to utter contempt for those responsible for turning

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TEAMORIGIN, Great Britain's entry for the 33rd America's Cup have signalled their intent by winning their first competitive challenge - The Grade 1 ISAF Trapani Cento Cup.TEAMORIGIN Press Release (8-10-07):TEAMORIGIN wins Trapani Cento Cup TEAMORIGIN, Britain’s Challenge for the 33rd America’s Cup, competed at the Trapani Cento Cup, a Grade One ISAF Match Race Regatta in Trapani, Sicily, at the

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The Afterguard turns its back for 5 minutes & the entire world seems to go stark raving mad...Allegedly, Alinghi's Simon Daubney has tested positive for traces of cocaine, and if true, money's power to corrupt in sport is yet again proven... [Source: NZ Herald]The billionaire's boys club stage a short-lived love-in (by phone), yet while both parties sound increasingly anxious to avoid the car

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To many of our readers it might seem a simple enough thing to do, but there are days when keeping The Afterguard abreast of happenings in the America's Cup is just plain arduous.Today, however, isn't one of those days...Sadly too late to meet our weekend deadline for our interview with Fuxia Challenge's Institutional Relations Director, Paolo Rivelli, we are extremely pleased to have the

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At the end of August, The Afterguard wrote about Fuxia Challenge in an article entitled 'The Future's Bright, The Future's Fuxia ?!?', and as is often our way, at that time we created more questions than answers...Having felt we might have been a little too light-hearted in our approach, we ended our piece by reflecting that we had made previous efforts to gain more information from Fuxia

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As is so often the case, what one hand giveth, the other taketh away...In a move clearly designed to express confidence in their legal case, ACM have today published several documents via their website (Here) today.These documents may also be downloaded from the links below:Memorandum of Law in opposition to Preliminary InjunctionAffidavit - Miquel TerrassaAffidavit - Hamish RossWe doubt the

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This afternoon Alinghi have issued a press release concerning protocol changes agreed by Alinghi, SNG & CNEV intended to address the continuing concernings of Golden Gate Yacht Club and halt the ongoing court action.Whether viewed as an act of altruism, common sense or capitulation, the amendments to the 33rd Protocol do represent the best chance so far for peace within the America's Cup. All

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United Internet Team Germany today joined the growing band of official challengers for the 33rd America's Cup revealing their methods by announcing heavy-duty financial and technical support.Along with the continuing presence of United Internet, the German challenge will also be supported by Audi AG, currently the premium sponsor of the TP52 Breitling MedCup. It is great to see that while the

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TEAMORIGIN have made available further video coverage of Friday's team introductions at the Southampton Boat Show.The 3 minute clip includes on-board shots of the team sailing GBR75 on what appears to be the Solent recently.The Afterguard will return to the team introduction in due course with a gallery of stills and moving images marking the event.

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As reported in Friday's The Afterguard, today marked the first day of negotiations which should eventually result in the new America's Cup class yacht. It appears a short-lived event, with a further meeting scheduled for 15th October to finalise a first draft of the new rule, ahead of a completion target which remains 31st October.The release may be viewed on ACM's website, Here.Design of new

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ACM has today posted a release concerning the distributed profits from the 32nd America's Cup.The Afterguard has one observation. As detailed in point 7. of the release, ACM have closed the accounts of the 32nd America's Cup to expedite the payment of proceeds to the challenging teams (which may or may not provide more of the fence-sitters with the funds required to formally challenge for the

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TEAMORIGIN presents its line-up Sir Keith Mills and Mike Sanderson presented the sailing, design, shore and management teams at the core of TEAMORIGIN, Britain’s challenge for the 33rd America’s Cup.At the Southampton International Boat Show today TEAMORIGIN’s Sir Keith Mills and Mike Sanderson, Team Principal and Team Director respectively, announced a roll call of British and international

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Firstly, apologies to our readers - technology has cramped The Afterguard's style somewhat (we were unable to blog live from the show floor), and by now what we have to report will likely be general knowledge... However, few will have reported the team's vital statistics within touching distance of GBR75, so we'll press on regardless...The Team presented to the world today left The Afterguard in

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It's that time of year again - the roads of Southampton have been clogged with mega yachts sat precariously atop articulated lorries; hideously expensive & environmentally unfriendly temporary structures have been erected; faces have been painted, best bib & tucker pressed, speeches rehearsed... It's time to get the show on the road - the Southampton Boat Show opens today.The Afterguard will be

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The Afterguard's polite reminder - Don't Be Late! - at 10:00 (CET) today, Thursday 13th September, 2007, America's Cup Management (ACM) begin their online auction of Assets From The 32nd America's Cup.Yup folks, when the auction ends on Saturday 15th at 18:00 (CET), the 32nd America's Cup will be just a distant memory. The cupboards will be bare, and presumably ACM will begin 'investing' the

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In a short item reporting the launch of TEAMORIGIN's crew at this Friday's Southampton Boat Show, The British Daily Telegraph newspaper is predicting that Ben Ainslie will skipper.See the report in context, Here."It is almost certain Ben Ainslie,who had just completed Team New Zealand commitments,will be the skipper."

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The Golden Gate Yacht Club have posted a release reflecting on Monday's court decision to request written arguments and to set a date for proceedings; not surprisingly, it does not reflect on the court's decision not to grant an injunction on SNG.Once again, a chink of light - Tom Ehman states a strong preference for a negotiated solution.Download the full release via the GGYC website, Here.Court

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Justice Herman Cahn of the New York Supreme Court has dismissed GGYC's application for an injunction against SNG, and has ruled that both parties must submit written arguments ahead of an October 22nd, 2007 hearing date to resolve the issue of validity of CNEV's challenge.As we went to press, we had not heard any reaction from GGYC.Alinghi's website statement (Here):More Good News for SNG as New

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Today's scheduled press conference with Desafio Español revealed detail of the team's appointed designers, but not of their crew.Farr Yacht Design will be joined by an as yet unnamed second party to form DE's design team, under John Cutler's continuing Technical Directorship.It's well worth keeping an eye on Valencia Sailing's take on the news, Here which includes the audio of the conference (in

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ACM's Arbitration Panel, have released the full documentation of their findings in respect of CNEV validity and some issues arising from the complaints originally made by GGYC.The full document may be downloaded as a PDF Here. Do be sure to to note 86 pages before sending to the printer!We've had a quick glance through the document, and can't imagine it won't be called as evidence in SNG's

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In what will become a regular feature of The Afterguard, we present a weekend round-up of the past week (or so's) events surrounding the America's Cup and TEAMORIGIN.We pick up where our last recap (Here) left off:Fri 31/8/07 Scuttlebutt featured a Q&A session with ACM's COO Michel Hodara, who got The Afterguard's goat by failing to address the single boat in Challenger Series issue when asked.

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In the most recent of a flurry of activities over the last few days, the 33rd America's Cup Event Authority have disclosed that the recently nominated Arbitration Panel have reached their first decision, that Club Nautico Español de Vela (CNEV) are a legitimate Challenger of Record. Full documentation has yet to be released which may or may not address a number is issues recently raised by GGYC

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