Oracle tar Alinghi til retten

Americas Cup har tatt nok en tur innom rettssalene denne uken etter at GGYC stevnet SNG for retten i New York. De hevder at den spanske utfordreren ikke tilfredsstiller kravet til en utfordrer i følge the Deed of Gift - som er det opprinnelige AC dokumentet.

Her er punktene som GGYC mener at SNG tar feil, og vi tar det på engelsk for at det skal bli helt rett:

The San Francisco club is asking the Court to:

- void the purported challenge of the Club Náutico Español de Vela (CNEV) because CNEV does not qualify under the Deed of Gift as a challenger;

- declare the "Protocol Governing the 33rd America's Cup" agreed between SNG and CNEV null and void because (i) CNEV was an invalid challenger, and (ii) SNG is engaging in self-dealing by accepting CNEV's purported challenge and entering into a protocol which eliminates Challenger rights and omits basic information regarding match rules and conditions.

- declare that GGYC's challenge filed on 11 July 2007 for the 33rd America's Cup is valid; and

- require SNG to accept GGYC's challenge, and implement the terms of the Deed of Gift by participating with GGYC in the establishment of a proper protocol though a consensual process; or, failing that, to proceed with a match with GGYC under the rules expressly set forth in the Deed of Gift.

Det er ikke gitt når rettsvesenet I New York tar tak i denne saken. Det kan jo hende de har noen ordentlig kriminelle å dele ut dommer til i mellomtiden...