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Niente America’s Cup 34 per TeamOrigin |

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TeamOrigin, lo yacht racing team fondato da Sir Keith Mills, ha comunicato ufficialmente attraverso il suo sito che non disputerà la prossima edizione della Coppa, quella del 2013 coi multiscafi. Considerati il timing (le date), la formula, i costi prevedibili ed il tipo di barca (multiscafi ad ala rigida) Mills considera l’evento non attuabile commercialmente, economicamente e poco attrattivo dal punto di vista sportivo.

Secondo FareVela tra i motivi della scelta inglese anche l’incompatibilità tra la sfida nel 2013 e la preparazione delle Olimpiadi di Londra 2012 (lo skipper Ben Ainslie deve inseguire il suo quarto oro con il Finn e il tattico Ian Percy il suo terzo in Star). Se fosse vero ci sarebbe solo da inchinarsi al cospetto di Sir Mills e compagnia.

Il comunicato di TeamOrigin

TEAMORIGIN, the yacht racing team established by Sir Keith Mills, and skippered by triple Olympic Gold Medallist, Ben Ainslie, announced today that it will not be challenging for the next America’s Cup scheduled for 2013.

The team, which was set up in 2007, has been waiting for three years to enter the America’s Cup, which was delayed when the US team, BMW ORACLE Racing, took the Swiss team, Alinghi, through the US courts. The US team won the court battle and won the 33rd America’s Cup Match to become the America’s Cup Defender in February this year. The new US Defender has recently announced the format for the next America’s Cup, including the rules and type of boat to be raced. TEAMORIGIN has also been briefed by the Defender and has made numerous comments on both the regatta rules and class rule.

Having now had a chance to analyse the race format, the proposed fixed wing catamaran boat, the timetable, rules and costs, Sir Keith has concluded that the 34th America’s Cup is neither viable commercially, nor an attractive sporting contest for TEAMORIGIN. Therefore he has decided that the team will not submit a challenge when the challenge period opens on 1 November.

Sir Keith Mills, TEAMORIGIN Team Principal, “After three years of waiting in the wings to enter a British team in the America’s Cup I am bitterly disappointed that we will not be competing. However, the format and timetable decided by the Defender, BMW/Oracle, is simply not viable for TEAMORIGIN. We have assembled an outstanding team, led by Grant Simmer and Ben Ainslie, and I am personally very sorry that they won’t now get the chance to race for a British team in the next America’s Cup”.

Over the next couple of months TEAMORIGIN will be considering whether it will compete in other yachting events over the next few years.

Via | teamorigin.com

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One Response to “Niente America’s Cup 34 per TeamOrigin”

  1. seguiranno prevedibilmente altri…
    Alla fine credo che sarà realistico attendersi una AC con 5-6 team non di più, il che non è necessariamente un male, se i partecipanti sono team ad alto livello che possono realmente competere per il titolo; lo spettacolo di una AC con 13 team di cui 7-8 meri “sparring partner”, conclamati cme tali in partenza, non mi affascina più di tanto.
    Personale opinione ovviamente.