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THE Persian Gulf was ruled out for the America's Cup, leaving the yachting showdown between Swiss and American crews in giant multihulls headed to Valencia, Spain, in February.
A New York appeals court on Tuesday unanimously upheld a lower court's order that Ras al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates, doesn't qualify under the 19th-century Deed of Gift to be the port for the nautical grudge match between defending champion Alinghi of Switzerland and American challenger BMW Oracle Racing.
With their choice of Ras al-Khaimah now a two-time loser in court, including Tuesday's 4-0 ruling by the New York Supreme Court's Appellate Division, the Swiss said they will abide by the court's decision.
"Once again BMW Oracle's strategy to try to win the America's Cup in court instead of on the water has been successful," Fred Meyer, vice commodore of Alinghi's backing yacht club, Societe Nautique de Geneve, said in a statement.
"For the first time in the history of the America's Cup the defender has been stripped of its fundamental right to select the venue. Societe Nautique de Geneve accepts this decision and Alinghi is looking forward to racing for the America's Cup on the water in Valencia, Spain, in February 2010."
The Americans hailed a double court victory.
"This is a big stride forward," said Tom Ehman, a spokesman for San Francisco's Golden Gate Yacht Club, which sponsors BMW Oracle Racing. "GGYC and BMW Oracle Racing are pleased but not surprised that the Appellate Division upheld the invalidity of RAK."
The Appellate Division also upheld a lower court's ruling that rudders are excluded from measuring a boat's load-waterline. The Americans said the Swiss wanted rudders included in the measurement in an attempt to disqualify the trimaran. The rudder issue was an important technical victory for the Americans.
Court ruling
The Appellate Division also upheld a lower court's ruling that rudders are excluded from measuring a boat's load-waterline. The rudder issue was an important technical victory for the Americans, who said the Swiss wanted rudders included in the measurement in an attempt to disqualify the trimaran.
Had the court sided with the Swiss, BMW Oracle Racing would have been forced to modify the trimaran.
The rulings came a few hours after BMW Oracle Racing finished loading its 27-by-27-meter trimaran and wing sail aboard a container ship in San Diego, where the syndicate has been headquartered since September 2008. The ship left for Valencia. The first race is scheduled for February 8.
Ehman also confirmed that BMW Oracle Racing and Alinghi are discussing making it a best-of-seven showdown rather than a best-of-three series.
A New York appeals court on Tuesday unanimously upheld a lower court's order that Ras al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates, doesn't qualify under the 19th-century Deed of Gift to be the port for the nautical grudge match between defending champion Alinghi of Switzerland and American challenger BMW Oracle Racing.
With their choice of Ras al-Khaimah now a two-time loser in court, including Tuesday's 4-0 ruling by the New York Supreme Court's Appellate Division, the Swiss said they will abide by the court's decision.
"Once again BMW Oracle's strategy to try to win the America's Cup in court instead of on the water has been successful," Fred Meyer, vice commodore of Alinghi's backing yacht club, Societe Nautique de Geneve, said in a statement.
"For the first time in the history of the America's Cup the defender has been stripped of its fundamental right to select the venue. Societe Nautique de Geneve accepts this decision and Alinghi is looking forward to racing for the America's Cup on the water in Valencia, Spain, in February 2010."
The Americans hailed a double court victory.
"This is a big stride forward," said Tom Ehman, a spokesman for San Francisco's Golden Gate Yacht Club, which sponsors BMW Oracle Racing. "GGYC and BMW Oracle Racing are pleased but not surprised that the Appellate Division upheld the invalidity of RAK."
The Appellate Division also upheld a lower court's ruling that rudders are excluded from measuring a boat's load-waterline. The Americans said the Swiss wanted rudders included in the measurement in an attempt to disqualify the trimaran. The rudder issue was an important technical victory for the Americans.
Court ruling
The Appellate Division also upheld a lower court's ruling that rudders are excluded from measuring a boat's load-waterline. The rudder issue was an important technical victory for the Americans, who said the Swiss wanted rudders included in the measurement in an attempt to disqualify the trimaran.
Had the court sided with the Swiss, BMW Oracle Racing would have been forced to modify the trimaran.
The rulings came a few hours after BMW Oracle Racing finished loading its 27-by-27-meter trimaran and wing sail aboard a container ship in San Diego, where the syndicate has been headquartered since September 2008. The ship left for Valencia. The first race is scheduled for February 8.
Ehman also confirmed that BMW Oracle Racing and Alinghi are discussing making it a best-of-seven showdown rather than a best-of-three series.
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