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To: elmatador who wrote (53268)	8/7/2009 5:01:34 PM
From: Snowshoe	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 217822

OT - new giant high tech catamaran "Alinghi 5" America's Cup defender Alinghi's new giant high tech catamaran "Alinghi 5" sails on Lake Geneva with Mont Blanc in the background during its presentation on Switzerland's national day, August 1. The duel between Alinghi and US challengers Oracle for the next America's Cup will take place in the United Arab Emirates at Ras al-Khaimah in February, the Swiss defending champions said Wednesday. (AFP/File/Fabrice Coffrini)

To: elmatador who wrote (53268)	8/8/2009 12:11:50 AM
From: Maurice Winn	2 Recommendations Respond to of 217822

WAYO!!! [a full 3 exclamation mark level] The America's Cup is to be held there because Alinghi likes the probable wind conditions which will suit their particular boat design. <Two-time defending champion Alinghi of Switzerland announced yesterday it has chosen Ras al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates, as the port for its best-of-three showdown against bitter American rival BMW Oracle Racing in giant multihulls for the oldest trophy in international sports. “Our absolute priorities in making this decision are the prevailing weather conditions and the resulting safety that they bring to both teams,” said Alinghi skipper Brad Butterworth.> "Safety" means Brad thinks their boat's structural strength will be adequate for the wind conditions and their probabilistic analysis of wind speed distribution means they'll have an advantage over their competitors. There is no actual personal safety issue. There are so many cameras and boats around that if a boat breaks in half and sinks, they barely get their feet wet before a swarm of rescuers would have them sipping gin and tonic to commiserate the loss of the boat and the race. No doubt there is some cash flow advantage too, with United Arab Emirates paying them to do the sailing there. Safety is well down the list of concerns. Mqurice