New Zealand Herald (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
Boaties who get into strife on Auckland waters this summer can thank Alinghi skipper Brad Butterworth for helping fund rescue efforts.The Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust has tallied the $35,000 raised for the chopper as part...
Valencia Sailing (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
Related audio Alinghi skipper Brad Butterworth talks to PJ Montgomery about the current America's Cup situation In an exclusive interview to Newstalk ZB, Brad Butterworth talks withPpeter Montgomery about the America's Cup, and the latest court ruling.
Valencia Sailing (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Related PDF documents - Notice of Race of the 33rd America's Cup - SNG's letter to the GGYC accompanying the Notice of Race - SNG's letter to Justice Kornreich which includes the Notice of Race [Source: Alinghi] In a letter written today to New York Supreme Court Justice Kornreich following the unsuccessful discussions with the Golden Gate Yacht Club (GGYC), the America's Cup Defender, Société...
Valencia Sailing (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
Brad Butterworth comments the latest court hearing. Ras Al Khaimah, 29 October 2009. Video Alinghi
Valencia Sailing (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
[Source: Alinghi] “By filing their eighth legal action against the Defender of the America's Cup in two years, Larry Ellison and his Golden Gate Yacht Club (GGYC) have demonstrated yet again that their true intention is to win sailing's most prestigious trophy in court instead of on the water. After failing in their attempts to circumvent the terms set in the governing Deed of Gift, Ellison is...
New Zealand Herald (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
Boaties will have their chance to beat one of the best in the business in an Auckland fundraising regatta that will see Alinghi skipper Brad Butterworth return to the city for charity next month.The former Team NZ skipper, who...
Valencia Sailing (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
[Source: Alinghi] Some have been calling for a rewrite of the America’s Cup Deed of Gift, offering the Defender their own vision for the sailing competition. These shrill calls have been common before every match in recent times, usually from those with no record of success in the Cup. Claims of imminent death of America’s Cup competition have always proven to be greatly exaggerated. Two...
Yachting World news (Free subscription) | 10/05/2009
'Tiger Woods plays in the UAE every year,' says skipper Brad Butterworth
Valencia Sailing (Free subscription) | 10/02/2009
Related PDF Documents - Affidavit of Graeme Gibbon Brooks on possible security threats in Ras Al-Khaimah, dated 1 October 2009 - Affidavit of Tom Ehman on possible agreement between Alinghi and the Ras Al-Khaimah government, dated 1 October 2009 Russell Coutts, CEO of BMW Oracle, is currently in Slovenia taking part in the Bank Sarasin RC44 Portoroz Cup but is, obviously, keeping a very close eye on...
The Independent (Free subscription) | 10/02/2009
America's Cup skipper Brad Butterworth today dismissed fears expressed by his opposite number, and old friend, Russell Coutts and said that there would be nothing untoward in the rules for the event next February nor would there be any attempt to find a way of disqualifying the BMW Oracle trimaran from racing against the Alinghi catamaran.
Valencia Sailing (Free subscription) | 10/02/2009
[Source: Alinghi] Statement from Société Nautique de Genève's Brad Butterworth, four-time America's Cup winner and skipper of the America's Cup defending team Alinghi, following yet another lawsuit from the American challenger BMW Oracle: "Larry Ellison, Russell Coutts and their yacht club, the Golden Gate, seem to believe that the 33rd America's Cup can be won in court as...
Valencia Sailing (Free subscription) | 10/01/2009
Related PDF Documents - USA Certificate of Documentation, dated 30 September 2009 - GGYC-SNG CHR/COD transmittal letter, dated 30 September 2009 [Source: BMW Oracle] September 30, 2009 Mr Fred Meyer Vice Commodore Chairman, SNG America's Cup Committee Société Nautique de Genève Port Noir CH-1223 Cologny Switzerland Dear Vice Commodore Meyer, I enclose a true copy of Certificate...
Valencia Sailing (Free subscription) | 09/28/2009
Brad Butterworth, Alinghi's skipper, talked to Valencia Sailing about his team and the 33rd America's Cup. Alinghi's catamaran, Alinghi 5, is now on her way to Ras Al-Khaimah, the venue picked by the Swiss, and the entire team will follow her later on in order to carry out the last modifications and resume their training. Valencia Sailing: Your catamaran Alinghi 5 is now being shipped to Ras Al-Khaimah...
Valencia Sailing (Free subscription) | 08/15/2009
[Source: Alinghi] Alinghi 5 docked out of its temporary base in Genoa, Italy, this afternoon for its first hours of saltwater sailing. Conditions for the first outing were ideal: a light southwesterly breeze and flat seas. “Today was the first day in saltwater for Alinghi 5 and even though conditions were light; everything was good. We are happy to be in Italy for this period of our training...
Valencia Sailing (Free subscription) | 08/07/2009
[Source: Alinghi] Hundreds of people came to bid farewell to Alinghi 5 as it was lifted off Lake Geneva by the giant Russian Mil Mi26 helicopter at 09:15 this morning, destination Genoa, Italy, for the next chapter of the Alinghi training programme towards the 33rd America's Cup. The mast and boat were flown the 270 kilometres down the Rhone Valley and across the Great Saint Bernard Pass into Italy;...
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