(sailworld) Tonight GGYC filed its response to Société Nautique de Genève’s (SNG) submissions to the New York Supreme Court of last week.
There are two important questions before the Court:
• In an America’s Cup ‘Deed of Gift match,’ must the sails of competitors’ yachts be constructed in the country they represent?
• Were Alinghi’s sails constructed in Switzerland?  Source

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• Alinghi sails u0026quot , claims Oracle skipper

     Alinghi(AFP)  The skipper of Oracle claimed Sunday that Swiss defender Alinghi is using “illegal” sails on its catamaran that is to face the US challenger in next month’s America’s Cup duel. New Zealander Russell Coutts said Oracle is prepared to give Alinghi “several weeks” to change the sails if the

• Alinghi sails u0026quot , claims Oracle skipper

     Alinghi(AFP)  The skipper of Oracle claimed Sunday that Swiss defender Alinghi is using “illegal” sails on its catamaran that is to face the US challenger in next month’s America’s Cup duel. New Zealander Russell Coutts said Oracle is prepared to give Alinghi “several weeks” to change the sails if the

• New York Supreme Court to America

     (examiner) New York Supreme Court Justice Kornreich has announced that no further hearings or decisions regarding the America’s Cup event will take place before the Match, scheduled to begin on February 8th, 2010.  Source

• Sailing on board the Rolls-Royce of the seas

     (cnn) Conjuring tales of adventure and exploration, an armada of 57 tall ships — complete with billowing square sails — has crossed the North Sea.  Source

• America s Cup turns into yard Courthouse

     (AP) The most radical, contentious America’s Cup ever is revving up on both coasts.  In San Diego, American challenger BMW Oracle Racing rolled its monster trimaran out of the boatshed, freshly modified to take on an auto engine — a BMW model, of course — to be used to trim its giant sails. 

• Global yacht race stopover comes back to City of Sails

     (New Zealand Herald) The greatest global boating grand prix is set to return to Auckland, with confirmation expected today that the City of Sails will host a stopover in the 2011-12 Volvo Ocean Race. Source

• Russia: Arrests in Disappearance Ships

     (NYtimes)  A Moscow court arrested eight people on Friday suspected of hijacking a freighter at the center of a monthlong high-seas mystery, according to Russian news agencies. The Interfax and RIA Novosti agencies said the suspects — citizens of Russia, Latvia and Estonia, and three without citizenship — were arrested by the Basmanny District

• Young sailor preparing for their first major obstacle

     (Daily News) Abigail Sunderland, the 16-year-old Thousand Oaks girl trying to become the youngest person to circumnavigate the globe solo, is expected today to clear the first major hurdle of her voyage as she sails around the treacherous Cape Horn at the tip of South America.  Source

• Tsakos shipping company donates trophy Tema Traditional Ccouncil

    Sectel Limited, Tema on behalf of Tsakos Shipping and Trading Company has presented a trophy and 500 US dollars to the Tema Traditional Council (TTC) towards the community’s annual Ga traditional Homowo Gala competition. The trophy would be presented to the winning team after the final match on Sunday, August 23 at

• RI trying to get the Americas Cup back to Newport

     (projo) As Rhode Islanders nurture hopes of colorful sails, tanned yachtsmen and revenue dollars that a return of the America’s Cup would bring, sailing and economic leaders are scrambling to develop a detailed pitch to convince Cup officials to return the challenge here.  Source