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The America's Cup races then took place in February 2010 but with several legal actions still awaiting decisions from the courts. On 26 March 2010, BMW Oracle Racing announced that the parties had signed an agreement putting an end to all litigation which included GGYC Breach of Fiduciary Duty claim against SNG as well as all other claims ...
The Challenger of Record for the 34th America's Cup was Club Nautico di Roma, whose team Mascalzone Latino had competed in the challenger selection series for the 2007 America's Cup. [ 50 ] [ 51 ] In September 2010, the GGYC and Club Nautico di Roma announced the protocol for AC34, scheduling the match for 2013 in a new class of boat, the AC72 ...
The America's Cup is a sailing competition and the oldest international competition still operating in any sport. [1] [2] [3] America's Cup match races are held between two sailing yachts: one from the yacht club that currently holds the trophy (known as the defender) and the other from the yacht club that is challenging for the cup (the challenger).
BMW Oracle Racing won the America's Cup on February 14, 2010, off Valencia, Spain, beating Alinghi 2–0 in the best-of-three series and becoming the first American syndicate to win the cup since 1992. [4] The rigid wing sail of USA 17 provided a decisive advantage and Golden Gate Yacht Club won the 2010 America's Cup by a considerable margin.
During the first race of the 2010 America's Cup, USA 17 was able to sail upwind faster than Alinghi 5 even without a jib. Since the sail area of USA 17 ' s wing is much larger than the sail area of Alinghi 5 ' s mainsail and jib combined, it is clear that the rigid wing is much more efficient than even high-performance traditional sails.
Detailed list of the finalists of the America's Cup. [1] Edit Year Defender Owner Designer Builder Skipper ... 2010 Valencia: Alinghi Alinghi design team Decision S.A.
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On July 8, 2010, Oracle Team USA announced that San Francisco was "the only city in the USA under consideration to host the 34th America's Cup” match. [16] At the time, KGO-TV and Gazzetta dello Sport , an Italian sports newspaper, reported that Rome - Fiumicino , Italy was challenging San Francisco to host the event. [ 17 ]