Alexjc Posted July 7, 2007 Report Share Posted July 7, 2007 yea it wil be very exciting. It seems as thought Team new Zealand are going to keep key personnel as well and sponsorship is falling into place... Dalton has done a great job and expect team new zealand to be even stronger next time around! Yeah! I hope Grant Dalton picks himself up quickly and uses his "Whitbread" tenacity to get the job done! Designing the new 27meter IACC yacht will need to start now, especially if the next cup stays in Valencia. Could be time to poach "Shnacks" off Prada. It's also great to see NZ Public now embracing this event as a general major sports event that excites. America's Cup now joins the Olympics, CWGs, RWC, CWC and the Netball as regular major must supports! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micheal_warren Posted July 7, 2007 Report Share Posted July 7, 2007 Yeah! I hope Grant Dalton picks himself up quickly and uses his "Whitbread" tenacity to get the job done! Designing the new 27meter IACC yacht will need to start now, especially if the next cup stays in Valencia. Could be time to poach "Shnacks" off Prada.It's also great to see NZ Public now embracing this event as a general major sports event that excites. America's Cup now joins the Olympics, CWGs, RWC, CWC and the Netball as regular major must supports! yea i agree it was great to see the new zealand public get behind the americas cup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rei Posted July 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2007 Bids from the city of Cagliari (Sardinia's main city) and from La Maddalena's archipelago (north east of Sardinia) should be launched soon. La Maddalena's archipelago, former USA military base host now dismessed, will host the G8 summit in 2009. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexjc Posted July 10, 2007 Report Share Posted July 10, 2007 Bids from the city of Cagliari (Sardinia's main city) and from La Maddalena's archipelago (north east of Sardinia) should be launched soon.La Maddalena's archipelago, former USA military base host now dismessed, will host the G8 summit in 2009. Ahhh...Sardinia! High society - High prices!!! Yes I can remember the 1987 12 meter champs being hosted there and New Zealand Challenge's KZ7 getting revenge on Dennis Conner's Stars and Stripes by winning it, albeit in the protest room! Still great racing though! Even though a bottle of water costed the THEN equvilant of NZ$12.00! AND it was really really hot!!! Many yachting nations took NZ seriously as a yachting power after this, as the 1987 America's Cup wasn't a "Flash in the Pan" showing by the small nation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikel Posted July 10, 2007 Report Share Posted July 10, 2007 What has been your impression of Valencia? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rei Posted July 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2007 Today in Rome PM Romano Prodi, together with some regional authorities (among who the Sardinia's governor Renato Soru), received Ernesto Bertarelli to officially launch the italian bid to host the 33rd AC. As a matter of facts two main bids come from Sardinia: La Maddalena's archipelago and the city of Cagliari. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micheal_warren Posted July 13, 2007 Report Share Posted July 13, 2007 Today in Rome PM Romano Prodi, together with some regional authorities (among who the Sardinia's governor Renato Soru), received Ernesto Bertarelli to officially launch the italian bid to host the 33rd AC.As a matter of facts two main bids come from Sardinia: La Maddalena's archipelago and the city of Cagliari. Ah... interesting... This has just come in from the New Zealand Herald website... Yachting: Oracle contests Alinghi over Cup set-up 7:44AM Friday July 13, 2007 GENEVA - BMW Oracle's Golden Gate Yacht Club (GGYC) has contested the way Alinghi has set up the next America's Cup, arguing that it unfairly favours the Swiss defender. Under the America's Cup rules, the winner decides where, when and how to race the next event, agreeing the details with the first yacht club to challenge them for the "Auld Mug". After Alinghi won the 32nd America's Cup last week, they signed a protocol for the next event with newly-established Club Nautico Espanol de la Vela (CNEV), agreeing to race in bigger boats. They did not set exact yacht design rules, a time or a place. "The Alinghi Protocol for the 33rd Americas Cup alters the very nature of the competition giving unprecedented and unfair advantages to the Defender," GGYC said in a statement on Thursday (local time). "Without the basic elements of regatta venue, date and boat design rules as required by the Deed of Gift (which governs the America's Cup), the Alinghi Protocol provides no opportunity for a fair and equitable competition." An Alinghi spokeswoman declined to comment. The GGYC also said the new Spanish club was an illegitimate challenger under the Deed of Gift, which says a challenging yacht club must hold annual races on an arm of the open sea. CNEV said there were precedents in the 156-year history of the Cup of a new club challenging and a protocol being signed with neither a time nor a place set for the next event. In an email, it added it was organising two open-sea regattas in northern Spain this year. The GGYC has now challenged Alinghi itself, rather than putting its name on a list of teams who would fight it out for the right to race Alinghi for the America's Cup. It said it had a lot of support from other clubs in its case. The Golden Gate challenge is the latest in a line of disputes that have dogged the history of the America's Cup, the most prestigious regatta in sailing. At the very first race in 1851, members of the British fleet that had been battered by the "America" argued the US schooner had an unfair advantage and may even have had a secret motor. Most recently, in 1988, New Zealand made a challenge in a huge monohull. The defending San Diego Yacht Club beat them in a zippy catamaran but a final decision over whether the victory was legitimate was held up in court for months. The GGYC, represented by software billionaire Larry Ellison at the last two America's Cups, said Alinghi could already begin to design their defence while leaving potential challengers in the dark about the new boats they will have to build. Alinghi have said they will tell other teams where and when the next Cup will be by December 31 and will set the exact rules over how to build the new class boat by the end of the year. - REUTERS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobi Posted July 13, 2007 Report Share Posted July 13, 2007 Today in Rome PM Romano Prodi, together with some regional authorities (among who the Sardinia's governor Renato Soru), received Ernesto Bertarelli to officially launch the italian bid to host the 33rd AC.As a matter of facts two main bids come from Sardinia: La Maddalena's archipelago and the city of Cagliari. OK, so we have 4 Italian cities on the race: Naples, Cagliari, La Maddalena and Genoa According to the Valencian media, a rough copy of the contract to host the 33rd AC is already prepared. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micheal_warren Posted July 13, 2007 Report Share Posted July 13, 2007 Louis Vuitton has just announced it is ending its sponsorship of the Americas cup saying that the event has become too commercial Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobi Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 British team Origin is already sailing on Valencia's waters and preparing for the next AC. Their boat (GBR-75) belonged to Alinghi and was recently bought by the British team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobi Posted July 23, 2007 Report Share Posted July 23, 2007 The British newspaper The Independent says that the mayor of Valencia, Rita Barbera, is due to announce on Wednesday that the next cup will take place there in July 2009, alongside the first running of a Formula One race which will include the America's Cup port in the street track. It is also said that the final amount requested by ACM adds up to 110€ million and that the new sponsor will be Rolex! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikel Posted July 23, 2007 Report Share Posted July 23, 2007 GO VALENCIA 2009!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arwebb Posted July 23, 2007 Report Share Posted July 23, 2007 British team Origin is already sailing on Valencia's waters and preparing for the next AC. Their boat (GBR-75) belonged to Alinghi and was recently bought by the British team. I'm not sure I see the relevance of testing an old boat when a new specification is set to come in for the next series, but it's nice to see a British interest at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobi Posted July 24, 2007 Report Share Posted July 24, 2007 TEAM ORIGIN is officially accepted as a challenger for the 33rd America's Cup. Following the Spanish Club Náutico Español de Vela’s challenge represented by Desafio Español and the South African Royal Cape Yacht Club’s challenge represented by Team Shosholoza, the Royal Thames Yacht Club’s challenge, represented by Sir Keith Mills’ TEAM ORIGIN, becomes the third officially accepted challenge for the 33rd America’s Cup since Alinghi completed its successful defence of the 32nd America’s Cup on 3rd July 2007. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobi Posted July 25, 2007 Report Share Posted July 25, 2007 Now it's official, Valencia will host the 33rd America's Cup. Video from Radio Televisió Valenciana. News from The Guardian: -It will be only the second time that the race has been held in European waters. -Spanish daily El Mundo reported on Monday that Valencia had agreed to pay around 105 million euros ($145 million) to stage the event, 15 million more than they paid for the 2007 race. -The city has also closed a seven-year deal to hold a Formula One grand prix on a brand new urban circuit from 2008 and will stage the world indoor athletics championships next March. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rei Posted July 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2007 Case closed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micheal_warren Posted July 25, 2007 Report Share Posted July 25, 2007 team new zealand announced today their formal challenge for the 2009 americas cup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guardian Posted July 26, 2007 Report Share Posted July 26, 2007 GO VALENCIA 2009!! Mikel, your wish is granted. Valencia will host the 2009 America's Cup because the venue and its organizers did a superb job in hosting this year's version. Link: BBC: America's Cup RETURNS To Valencia Valencia has been chosen to stage the 2009 America's Cup after impressing as hosts during this year's final. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexjc Posted July 28, 2007 Report Share Posted July 28, 2007 team new zealand announced today their formal challenge for the 2009 americas cup Great America's Cup XXXIII is going to be a cracker!!! BUT!!! Has America walked away from this event??? As is last time, only Oracle has fronted up!! Still it's great to see the UK back in the arena! And now just to get Australia back in the game as well! Who will sponsor the Challenger Series now? Finally a message to REI! Put this great thread to bed now and open up the new Valencia 2009 thread under you title-age! Roll on 2009! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micheal_warren Posted July 28, 2007 Report Share Posted July 28, 2007 Great America's Cup XXXIII is going to be a cracker!!! BUT!!! Has America walked away from this event??? As is last time, only Oracle has fronted up!! Still it's great to see the UK back in the arena! And now just to get Australia back in the game as well! Who will sponsor the Challenger Series now? Finally a message to REI! Put this great thread to bed now and open up the new Valencia 2009 thread under you title-age! Roll on 2009! yea oracle will probably be the only american syndicate next time as well. I cant see the aussies comming back any time soon. But im happy ETNZ are back. they will be stronger than last time... Look out Alinghi here comes the kiwis. Let bring the cup home! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ñuto Posted July 28, 2007 Report Share Posted July 28, 2007 probably in 2009 and in Valencia again... I said it ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micheal_warren Posted July 29, 2007 Report Share Posted July 29, 2007 I said it ... yea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ñuto Posted July 29, 2007 Report Share Posted July 29, 2007 yea! oh yeah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted July 29, 2007 Report Share Posted July 29, 2007 it was very obvious to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobi Posted August 3, 2007 Report Share Posted August 3, 2007 Spain could have two teams in the next America's Cup. The new team, called "Ayre", will have an initial budget of 100 million € and will be sponsored by Siemens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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