BOR Footage

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America�s Cup, il defender commenta l�udienza odierna

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Il Defender dell' America's Cup, la Soci�t� Nautique de Gen�ve, ha esposto questa mattina le sue ragioni davanti alla Divisone d'Appello della Suprema Corte di New York per sostenere i suoi due fondamentali diritti sanciti dal Deed of Gift: il diritto di scegliere la sede e il diritto di regatare contro un challenger che rispetti le regole di stazza contenute nel Deed of Gift.

America�s Cup, dichiarazione del Golden Gate Yacht Club

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Al termine dell'udienza relativa al ricorso in appello presentato dalla Soci�t� Nautique de Gen�ve contro la decisione del giudice Shirley Kornreich, che lo scorso 27 ottobre aveva dichiarato non valida la scelta di Ras al Khaimah, il Golden Gate Yacht Club ha diffuso un comunicato stampa.

Azzurra, si vince cos�!

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Adesso Vela, going back to my roots

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Scatta l'operazione porte aperte su Adesso Vela.

Come cantano, e bene, gli Odissey c'� la voglia di tornare per un p� alle radici.

Quelle che hanno contribuito a farci diventare cos� tanti.

Un senso di nostalgia divenuto addirittura insostenibile dopo aver letto due righe dell'amica di blog Frappedifollia che 6 mesi fa scriveva:



"...avrei potuto scrivere il post del secolo.

quasi e dico quasi eguagliare i contatti di adessovela con le loro baruffe degne dei tronisti di maria de filippi..."





Insomma a due anni di et� ci sentiamo maturi per riaprire il circo dei commenti.

Ci sar� da ridere e anche molto per confrontarsi.

Che parta pure il TAM TAM della TRIBU'!



p.s. tanto poi moderiamo noi pubblicando, naturalmente, solo quello che vogliamo.

Wing and a jib...

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33rd America�s Cup - BMW ORACLE Racing - Wing trials, Day 5 - BMW Oracle Racing � Photo Gilles Martin-Raget

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With a 7am start off the mooring today, thermal underwear and knits caps were the most popular items of team kit this morning. As the days get shorter, even San Diego�s perpetual sunshine can�t remove the morning chill from the air.



The guys tested some soft sails today taking a look at code zeros and gennakers for use with the hard wing sail configuration. �We had a good look at the sails and some nice upwind sailing today,� said Simeon Tienpont (NED).



Later in the day, the bowsprit broke, bringing the day�s testing to a close. �It�s frustrating to break gear but we would rather break it now,� Simeon said. �We are still finding the limits on this boat and breakages are part of that process. We are all learning together. Tomorrow we will get back at it.�



Meanwhile for one of the lead wing designers, Joseph Ozanne (FRA), the aeronautical engineer had his first day on board with the wing sail. �It was really good to be on board with the trimmers and understand their point of view as the end-users of this design. This link between the designers and sailors allows us to continually improve our performance. And for me personally, it�s always a great day when I have the chance to get on board � even though it was a bit cold today.�



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Grant Simmer on progress and modifications to Alinghi 5

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After six weeks of sailing in near perfect conditions in Ras Al Khaimah, Alinghi.com catches up with design team coordinator, Grant Simmer, on progress with the America�s Cup Defender Alinghi.



She is completing the current phase of the Alinghi 5 development programme today in Ras Al Khaimah and over the next few days the team will wheel the giant catamaran into the boat shed for some modifications. This next phase will keep the team busy up until she ships out to Valencia to continue developing towards the February 8 2010 America�s Cup Match.



Alinghi.com speaks to design team coordinator, Grant Simmer, about the modifications and the development so far:





Grant Simmer and Loick Peyron - George Johns-Alinghi

The team has been testing and training in Ras Al Khaimah for the past six weeks, what have been the main areas of focus and the goals?



Grant Simmer: We changed to the new, bigger, rig soon after we came here and we have been working on our sail crossovers and learning about optimum angles; really just concentrating on learning to sail the boat and optimising the performance.



Have the conditions in Ras Al Khaimah been conducive to the testing and development?



Grant Simmer: One of the reasons we came to Ras Al Khaimah in the first place was that the winter months offer really nice sailing conditions and that is what we have enjoyed here. Luckily we have only lost a couple of days in the six weeks that we have been here and that was mainly due to too much wind. The conditions have been great and very stable so we don�t expect much change from that.





Alinghi 5 sailing off Ras al-Khaimah - Alinghi Team

Can you hint at the modifications that will be made to Alinghi 5 over the coming days?



Grant Simmer: Well, you will see them at the end of the week! The thing about this boat is that everything is so massive that you have to plan months in advance to make virtually any component in the boat. We have been manufacturing these pieces in Villeneuve, Switzerland, where we still have a factory (the same one that built the boat) and the boys have done a good job and delivered the parts on time so we will spend next week installing them.



Is adapting the boat for Valencia in February a consideration at this point?



Grant Simmer: Since the decision on Valencia, the default venue, we have been adapting the boat to the increased variability there at the time of the Match. Of course in the background we still have the appeal on the RAK decision, which we feel quite strongly about because RAK is a far better place to race these boats in February; something we have said repeatedly.



Any plans for the few days off?!



Grant Simmer: Actually I plan to take the weekend off to go to Dubai so I�m looking forward to that!http://www.sailkarma.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss