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Sailing series

Sports | Sailing
2009-11-20

TWENTY-FOUR of the World's top professional sailors will converge on Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour this week for the first round of the new Extreme Sailing Series Asia. The first round will run from November 20-24...

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Alinghi accepts Valencia as venue for America's Cup

Sports | Sailing
2009-11-12

AMERICA'S Cup holder Alinghi has accepted Valencia as the venue for next year's race against challenger BMW Oracle Racing, the Swiss-based team said on Tuesday. Alinghi, which sails under the colors of Societe...

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BMW Oracle Racing unveils giant wing

Sports | Sailing
2009-11-10

AMERICA'S Cup challenger BMW Oracle Racing has unveiled what is believed to be the world's largest wing, which it will test as a replacement for a traditional soft-sail rig on its giant trimaran. Complete with...

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Alinghi suggests Australian venue

Sports | Sailing
2009-11-7

AMERICA'S Cup holder Alinghi is offering to race rival BMW Oracle Racing off Australia next February. The Swiss syndicate said on Thursday it was proposing the compromise to end ongoing legal action between...

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BMW Oracle's trimaran snaps in Pacific Ocean

Sports | Sailing
2009-11-5

THE 60-meter mast on the monster trimaran that will represent the United States in the America's Cup came crashing down during a sail on the Pacific Ocean on Tuesday, snapping in two as it hit the rear beam. None...

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Court rules out UAE as port for America's Cup

Sports | Sailing
2009-10-29

RAS al-Khaimah in United Arab Emirates cannot host the America's Cup based on the 19th-century document that governs sailing's marquee regatta, a New York judge ruled on Tuesday. The decision by Justice Shirley...

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Golden Gate hauls Cup trustee to court

Sports | Sailing
2009-10-28

SAN Francisco's Golden Gate Yacht Club has taken legal action to try to remove Swiss yacht club Societe Nautique de Geneve as America's Cup trustee. Golden Gate filed a breach of fiduciary duty complaint with...

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Emirate allays fears over threat to security

Sports | Sailing
2009-10-7

ORGANIZERS of the next edition of the America's Cup, due to be staged in Ras al-Khaimah in February, said yesterday they would meet the BMW Oracle team next week to assure them there was no security threat. Khater...

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America's Cup challenger wins ruling in court

Sports | Sailing
2009-9-24

AMERICA'S Cup challenger BMW Oracle Racing received good news and a surprise admonishment from a New York judge on Tuesday. Justice Shirley Kornreich of the Supreme Court of the State of New York denied a motion...

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Ellison has safety issues with America's Cup venue in UAE

Sports | Sailing
2009-8-13

SOFTWARE tycoon and sailor Larry Ellison questioned the safety of the Persian Gulf port picked for the America's Cup showdown between his American-based crew and defending champion Alinghi of Switzerland. Ellison,...

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Alinghi's boat gets a ride across the Alps

Sports | Sailing
2009-8-8

THE giant catamaran built by America's Cup champion Alinghi to defend the trophy was hoisted off Lake Geneva yesterday and flown over the Alps to reach the sea for the first time. The sleek twin-hull of Alinghi...

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America's Cup to be hosted by UAE port

Sports | Sailing
2009-8-6

THE United Arab Emirates has been named as the venue for the America's Cup race which will be held in February, the defending champion Alinghi said yesterday. "Ras al-Khaimah, in the United Arab Emirates, will...

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Alinghi wins duel over sails on boats

Sports | Sailing
2009-8-1

IN a departure from nautical tradition, a New York judge ruled on Thursday that it is OK for the giant multihulls that will sail for the America's Cup next year to use engines to trim sails and move water ballast. ...

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America's Cup saga drags as rivals back in court

Sports | Sailing
2009-7-16

ANOTHER court fight is revving up between America's Cup rivals BMW Oracle Racing and Alinghi, and this one includes the legality of an engine aboard the Swiss catamaran. At the request of San Francisco's BMW...

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Alinghi to defend Cup with giant catamaran

Sports | Sailing
2009-7-6

THE worst-kept secret in the America's Cup is official: Alinghi of Switzerland will sail a giant catamaran when it defends the oldest trophy in international sports early next year against bitter US rival BMW Oracle...