Tag: America’s Cup

  • America’s Cup set for March 2009

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    As if we haven’t had enough contention since Alinghi’s successful defense, I can’t see this one stopping here. The America’s Cup between holders Alinghi and challengers Oracle is to be held in March 2009, a New York Supreme Court judge has ruled. Judge Herman Cahn ordered the series to take place in Valencia, Spain, or…

  • America’s Cup set for March 2009

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    Simon Scullion
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    As if we haven’t had enough contention since Alinghi’s successful defense, I can’t see this one stopping here. The America’s Cup between holders Alinghi and challengers Oracle is to be held in March 2009, a New York Supreme Court judge has ruled. Judge Herman Cahn ordered the series to take place in Valencia, Spain, or…

  • The Afterguard: The America’s Cup – There’s Everything to Pay For

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    You can imagine the scene, you’ve just come to the end of a four year struggle to successfully organise a major global sporting event, no doubt with weeks of tying loose ends up still ahead; no sooner is the cup held aloft do you learn that you’ve got to do it all over again, only…

  • The local boys have it tough…

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    Into the semi-finals we go, and the pressure dial gets turned up a few notches. Having got this far, the four teams going head-to-head in their pairings know that they cannot afford any errors. The first to five wins in a best of nine matches. Having topped the table, Emirates Team New Zealand earned the…

  • Louis Vuitton Round Robin roundup

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    Today the semi-finals kick off with the first matches between the top four teams from the round robins. The final standings saw Emirates Team New Zealand step into the top spot having trailed BMW ORACLE Racing and Luna Rossa Challenge in third for most of the competition. However wins against both and Victory Challenge in…

  • Louis Vuitton Predictions – Thurs 3rd May

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    Simon Scullion
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    A few things have been turned on their head already during this second round of matches, with racing being cancelled due to too much wind, and the Chinese scoring a famous and moral-boosting win over none other than the mighty BMW ORACLE! However the table is starting to stabilise, with the teams in contention for…