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Team Luna Rossa Challenge announces its withdrawal from the 35th America’s Cup

Published on April 2, 2015 | by Editor

(April 2, 2015) – The result of the vote proposed by the America’s Cup Event Authority with the agreement of the of the 35th America’s Cup has overturned, with a majority vote , the America’s Cup Class Rule for the boat with which this edition will be held; this happened notwithstanding the fact that such rule had been previously adopted unanimously by the teams and was in force since June 2014.

Following a careful evaluation of the serious implications of this unprecedented initiative, Team Luna Rossa confirms that it will withdraw from the 35th America’s Cup.

Team Luna Rossa indeed considers illegitimate the procedure adopted and founded on an evident abuse of process by surreptitious use of procedures to modify the Protocol in order to overturn the Class Rule, which instead requires the unanimity of the teams entered.

This is an attempt to introduce boats that are substantially monotypes and in total contrast with the ultra-centennial tradition of the America’s Cup, not to mention a two-month extension period to introduce further modifications to the rules, decided by the majority.

All of the above contributes to a lack of credibility and uncertain technical grounds for what should instead be the most sophisticated sailing competition in the world.

This radical change also implies a waste of important resources already invested based on the rules that were sanctioned in June last year. This means that the claim to reduce costs reveals itself as a pure pretext aimed to annihilate research and development achievements of some teams, and to favor instead preconceived technical and sporting positions by means of changing the most important element in the competition, the boat.

As a confirmation of this, it is important to underline the fact that Luna Rossa frequently advanced proposals aimed at containing costs that however would not have changed the nature of the boats, but these proposals have systematically been rejected by the Defender.

Team Luna Rossa has also taken into consideration the possibility to protest through the Arbitration Panel as foreseen by the Protocol; it has however noted that, ten months after signing the Protocol, the Defender is only now initiating the first formal procedures to compose this important body. This fact contributes to making the entire governance of the Event even less credible and reliable. Subscribe to e-Newsletter Team Luna Rossa regrets the repercussions that this difficult decision will have on the members of the Team – although it will honor all of its contractual obligations – and on the sailing event planned to What is the Scuttlebutt e-Newsletter? http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2015/04/02/team -luna -rossa -challenge -announces -its -withdra ... 2015/ 06/ 18 Team Luna Rossa Challenge announces its withdrawal from the 35th America ’s Cup >> Scuttleb ... 2/3 ページ

take place in next June and obviously understands the disappointment of the many fans who Name have supported Luna Rossa during the last four editions of the America’s Cup. Email (Editor’s note : The AC World Series was to have four events in 2015 , with the first event to be June 4-7 in Cagliari, . That event is now cancelled.) Subscribe Today! Patrizio Bertelli declared: “I want to thank the whole team for its hard work during this past year; regretfully this effort has been frustrated by this manoeuvre that is unprecedented in the history of the America’s Cup. Latest Posts “However, in sports, as in life, one cannot always go for compromise, after compromise, after compromise; sometimes it is necessary to make decisions that are painful but must be clear cut, as Livin’ on a Prayer: A Father’s Day only these can make everybody aware of the drifts of the system and therefore set the basis for the Story future: respect of legality and sportsmanship”. June 18th | by Editor

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Danilo Ferrara · Top Commenter · Works at Dottoresso A defender that changes the rules of the game, in game, with the excuse of wanting to keep costs Volvo Ocean Race: Drama on the down, when for the redesign of a new boat, team have to spent more money (not to mention the Sidelines loss of the previous budget project), is a farce. Nothing more, nothing less. June 17th | by Editor At this point, give at Oracle the Cup without competing, it would do more good impression. Reply · Like · 2 · Follow Post · Edited · April 3 at 12:46am

Jeff Hanson · Top Commenter Absolutely. This move might be the best thing for the America's Cup but it is the wrong way to do it and therefore the worst thing for the Cup. Scuttlebutt Archives Reply · Like · April 3 at 2:53am

Scuttlebutt Archives Select Month Danilo Ferrara · Top Commenter · Works at Dottoresso Jeff Hanson Jeff, at this point there's no other way to send a signal. For my opinion is more wrong participate in this farce, giving in this way a tacit consent to it and open a future scenario with multiple rules change in game, rather than quit the competition. I hope even Team quit, so is a good sign for Oracle that can not do the good and bad times when he wants. Reply · Like · 3 · April 3 at 3:19am

Ron Zelt · Beaconsfield, Quebec I hope NZ withdraws and sends a clear message. With Luna and NZ out, I certainly won't be Launched in 1997, Scuttlebutt provides watching/following AC activities any longer sailing news with a North American focus. Reply · Like · 1 · Follow Post · April 3 at 8:19am Look for the latest information to be posted on the website, with the highlights Peter Williams · タスマニア大学 distributed Monday through Friday in the What a joke the America's Cup has become and just after finally getting the public on board and e-Newsletter . interested the AC is put back into decline in the publics eyes and thus pockets. Reply · Like · Follow Post · April 3 at 2:25pm We hope you love our new site! But for those who need your fix of the old View 2 more Scuttlebutt, you can visit the old site , for a limited time. You can also visit our Facebook social plugin Google+ page.

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