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New America's Cup Boat JUNE 2010 • Year 27 Issue 3 ON BOARD… Classifieds 20 The times they are a-changin’… Commentary 6 Event Calendar 16 Next month we becomeWaterfront Times. Health Wave 13 New name, new design… same quality. Tide Tables 17 Boat sales tax bill expected to give state a boost BY BETH FEINSTEIN-BARTL Waterfront News Writer A bill with the potential to create more jobs in the marine industry and drive boat sales revenue into the state is await- ing Florida Gov. Charlie Crist’s signature. Marine industry executives and organizations are opti- mistic about it becoming law. Crist, who’s voiced past sup- port, has until June 1 to approve the bill. If so, it then becomes effective on July 1. The boating provision is one of 34 measures in the Jobs for Florida Bill (CS/SB-1752). The marine portion keeps the sales and use tax at 6 percent but places a first-ever cap of $18,000 on boat buys — regardless of size and price tag. The Florida Yacht Brokers Association and the Marine Industries Association of South Florida label the legislation as “landmark.” “It’s a win-win-win,” said Jeff Erdmann, legislative committee chair for the Florida Yacht Brokers Association. “It will boost revenue for the state, boost sales and boost jobs and services for people who work on boats.” Photo Courtesy/OFFSHORE EVENTS Currently, an FYBA study shows 63.4 percent of the boats sold by Florida brokers and dealers did not pay any Open ocean racing sales tax, meaning the vessels were sold outside Florida The Third Annual Sunny Isles Beach Offshore Powerboat Challenge: This year’s event weekend takes place June 10-13 off Sunny Isles Beach. Events include the Bimini Ocean Challenge, and the Legends of Racing Reunion & in states and countries with more competitive tax poli- Night of Mayhem, which is open to the public. Race sponsors Offshore Events are trying to raise funds to restore the Miami Marine Stadium. For more information call 305-332-5900 or visit www.offshoreevents.net. SEE BOAT TAX P. 7. New America’s Cup boat: fast, cost conscious, unique BY BERNIE WILSON other interested parties are preaching harmony while at the all three concepts are that they be distinctive to the AP Sports Writer same time looking for a fast, high-performance boat that will America’s Cup, versatile enough to sail in any venue in SAN DIEGO (AP) — One, two or three hulls? More play well on TV and not require a staggering bankroll. winds from 5 to 35 knots; requiring a high degree of athleti- than 60 feet long, or right around 90? “The teams want a new boat. The fans deserve one too,” cism to sail, able to be transported to a regular series of In the most significant step toward creating a new class BMW Oracle Racing CEO and four-time America’s Cup regattas around the world and be built with advanced, effi- of boat for the 34th America’s Cup, some of the world’s lead- winner Russell Coutts said in a statement. “It will not be a cient and cost-effective technologies. ing yacht designers and engineers discussed three different ‘defender’s boat.’ It will be the product of genuine discussion The specific class will be chosen by the end of options: multihulls of approximately 66 and 82 feet, and a and dialogue.” September. The venue for the 34th America’s Cup, which monohull class of up to approximately 89 feet. Regardless of the design, America’s Cup insiders are likely will be held in 2013 or 2014, is expected to be The group met in Valencia, Spain, where American syn- looking for speed. Whether the final choice is a single- announced by the end of the year. dicate BMW Oracle Racing routed Alinghi of Switzerland in hulled boat or a multihull — most likely a catamaran — it San Francisco — home to Golden Gate Yacht Club, two races in February in a showdown between two of the is expected to be faster than the 90-foot monohulls that which backs BMW Oracle Racing — is considered the lead- biggest, most powerful sailboats ever built. sailed in the 2007 America’s Cup, the most recent tradition- ing contender to host the America’s Cup, although prelimi- It’s unlikely the America’s Cup will ever see the likes of al, multi-challenger regatta. nary regattas could be held in various ports around the those 90-foot giants again, especially winner USA, a trimaran “The America’s Cup is the pinnacle of our sport, so the world. Other ports, including San Diego, are ready to step in that was powered by a radical 223-foot wing sail. USA, boats should be physically demanding to race well and pro- if San Francisco can’t host the America’s Cup match. owned by software tycoon Larry Ellison of Oracle Corp., duce fast, competitive racing to engage new fans,” said BMW Coutts said a versatile boat is needed to minimize disrup- humbled Alinghi 5, a sleek and equally immense catamaran Oracle Racing design coordinator Ian Burns, who chaired the tions due to weather conditions. owned by Swiss biotech tycoon Ernesto Bertarelli. The boats Valencia meeting. “Delays and postponements kill interest,” Coutts said. pushed the limits of design, performance and, of course, cost. The new concepts were conceived by Bruce Nelson and “America’s Cup boats shouldn’t be the last to start racing and That showdown was spawned by a bitter court fight Morrelli & Melvin, both Southern California-based design- the first to quit while other classes are still racing. They also between Ellison and Bertarelli, two of the world’s richest ers of previous America’s Cup-winning yachts. Besides their need to be designed from the outset to unleash the full poten- men. Because the match defaulted to the stipulations of expertise, Nelson and Morrelli & Melvin were chosen tial of television.” the 19th century Deed of Gift, their design teams faced because they are not aligned with either BMW Oracle Racing The World Sailing Teams Association has been asked to only a handful of limitations for building their space age- or the Challenger of Record, Club Nautico di Roma, and its help write the rules for the new class. Nonaligned experts looking boats. racing team, Mascalzone Latino. will be used to ensure fairness to all teams, which will have For the 34th America’s Cup, BMW Oracle Racing and Besides being fast and dynamic, the requirements for the chance to review the new class rule before it is finalized. 2 WATERFRONT-NEWS.COM JUNE 2010 LIVE ABOARDS WELCOME! 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