(sailworld) Tonight GGYC filed its response to Société Nautique de Genève’s (SNG) submissions to the New York Supreme Court of last week.
There are two important questions before the Court:
• In an America’s Cup ‘Deed of Gift match,’ must the sails of competitors’ yachts be constructed in the country they represent?
• Were Alinghi’s sails constructed in Switzerland?  Source

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• Alinghi sails u0026quot , claims Oracle skipper

     Alinghi(AFP)  The skipper of Oracle claimed Sunday that Swiss defender Alinghi is using “illegal” sails on its catamaran that is to face the US challenger in next month’s America’s Cup duel. New Zealander Russell Coutts said Oracle is prepared to give Alinghi “several weeks” to change the sails if the

• Alinghi sails u0026quot , claims Oracle skipper

     Alinghi(AFP)  The skipper of Oracle claimed Sunday that Swiss defender Alinghi is using “illegal” sails on its catamaran that is to face the US challenger in next month’s America’s Cup duel. New Zealander Russell Coutts said Oracle is prepared to give Alinghi “several weeks” to change the sails if the

• New York Supreme Court to America

     (examiner) New York Supreme Court Justice Kornreich has announced that no further hearings or decisions regarding the America’s Cup event will take place before the Match, scheduled to begin on February 8th, 2010.  Source

• America s Cup turns into yard Courthouse

     (AP) The most radical, contentious America’s Cup ever is revving up on both coasts.  In San Diego, American challenger BMW Oracle Racing rolled its monster trimaran out of the boatshed, freshly modified to take on an auto engine — a BMW model, of course — to be used to trim its giant sails. 

• Russia: Arrests in Disappearance Ships

     (NYtimes)  A Moscow court arrested eight people on Friday suspected of hijacking a freighter at the center of a monthlong high-seas mystery, according to Russian news agencies. The Interfax and RIA Novosti agencies said the suspects — citizens of Russia, Latvia and Estonia, and three without citizenship — were arrested by the Basmanny District

• Marine Subsea will take delivery of OCV

    VT Halter Marine’s parent, VT Systems, has offered $21 million cash for Bender Shipbuilding & Repair Co.’s Mobile shipyard, making it the “stalking horse” in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy auction process.

• Tsakos shipping company donates trophy Tema Traditional Ccouncil

    Sectel Limited, Tema on behalf of Tsakos Shipping and Trading Company has presented a trophy and 500 US dollars to the Tema Traditional Council (TTC) towards the community’s annual Ga traditional Homowo Gala competition. The trophy would be presented to the winning team after the final match on Sunday, August 23 at

• MISC claim damages if the U.S. win appeal

    MISC is to seek $500,000 in damages from Equatorial Marine Fuel Management Services after a US Court ruled the bunker supplier had no right to arrest one its vessels. The US court of appeal upheld a District Court ruling that Singapore-based Equatorial Marine had no basis for an admiralty action

• Ship symbolizes survivors connection between New York, New Orleans

     (USA TODAY) Spectators wave American flags through the fog as the USS New York sails down the Mississippi River through the Port of New Orleans on Tuesday. The $1.2 billion Navy ship was built with 7.5 tons of steel salvaged from the wreckage of the 9/11 attacks is on its way to New

• Charging the Customs

    TNK-BP is charging more than 6 billion rubles from the Federal Customs Service of Russia. TNK-BP has filed a claim to the Federal Customs Service at the Arbitration Court of Moscow demanding 6.4 billion rubles to compensate for the losses and damages inflicted to the company. According to the company,

• Court Upholds Compensation Limit for Samsung

    A high court upheld a lower court’s ruling that limited the compensation Samsung Heavy Industries must pay for the nation’s worst oil spill, which occurred off the coast of Taean, South Chungcheong Province, in 2007 to 5.6 billion won. Judge Kim Yong-heon of the Seoul High Court rejected an appeal

• German court denies Fredriksen seat on the Board of TUI

    A German court denied Norwegian shipping tycoon John Fredriksen on Monday his long desired seat on the supervisory board of TUI due to a potential conflict of interest with his own businesses. Fredriksen, who controls several shipping groups, including oil tanker operator Frontline and dry bulk shipping operations, is planning

• Bliksem (USA) takes Melges 32 World title

     (sail world) Taselaar’s team included Jeremy Wilmot (Newport, R.I.) as tactician and his brother Nathan (Sydney, Australia), who is a 470 Men’s Olympic Gold medalist (2008). Other crew members were Americans Willem van Waay (San Diego, Calif.), George Peet (Detroit, Mich.), Alex Clegg (East Greenwich, R.I.) and Australians Paul Atkins, and tactician Michael Coxon,

• Court of Appeals decision revolves Seabulk Trader

    tanker keeps Jones Act privileges despite getting inner hull in China Read at Appeals court reverses Seabulk Trader decision

• Court of Appeals decision revolves Seabulk Trader

    tanker keeps Jones Act privileges despite getting inner hull in China Read at Appeals court reverses Seabulk Trader decision