TOM EHMAN
SPOKESMAN, GOLDEN GATE YACHT CLUB
IN RESPONSE TO SNG’S NEW YORK STATE COURT OF APPEALS FILING
Nov. 13, 2008
It is important to keep in mind why GGYC is fighting this case. We are fighting an attempt by SNG to circumvent the rules of the America’s Cup by installing a sham yacht club as Challenger of Record in order to create an unfair protocol that gives it unprecedented and lopsided control of the contest.
We are in no way fighting to exclude other challengers from the America's Cup, as today's SNG court brief falsely alleges. In fact, we were compelled to begin preparations for a default match in a multi-hull solely because of Alinghi's refusal to negotiate with us toward an AC 32-type protocol. As we have consistently and publicly stated – and made abundantly clear to Ernesto Bertarelli – it has always been our intent to negotiate a conventional multi-challenger regatta with fair and competitive rules.
To u...