Forum de Cup In Europe

However, reliable sources tell Scuttlebutt that even when you thought it could not get any worse - it did. The defense club - Société Nautique De Genève’s (SNG) - had their Race Committee actually go on strike and refuse to start Sunday’s race ordered by ISAF approved PRO Harold Bennett. To begin the second race of the Match, Bennett was forced to draft Golden Gate Yacht Club (GGYC) observer Tom Ehman and a Guardia Civil cop on board the RC boat and ordered them to run the flags as Bennett counted down himself.

Sunday was the last day a race could be run before several days of strong winds and dirty weather struck. Unlike previous days, even though conditions were not suitable for a race, Bennett got the boats out early and they sat on the course all day with the 4:30 pm cut off for a start looming. Around 4 pm the wind had shifted and filled in and Bennett started preparing for a start. SNG’s race committee just did not want to start, claiming that the waves were in excess of 1 meter - Alinghi’s sea state tolerance. Bennett ordered the AP down and the Race Committee flat out refused. A major row ensued and both sides held their ground.

Luckily, prior to the first race, with questions about SNG’s RC’s ability to overrule Bennett swirling, Bennett had requested an observer from GGYC. GGYC appointed Tom Ehman, SNG bête noire, which lit SNG up and the solution was to bring along an SNG observer and minder for Ehman. Bennett lived up to his reputation for even handed officiating in Race 1, when he resisted SNG’s pressure to start the race before the wind filled in.

In the face of the SNG RC’s intransigence, Bennett’s solution was to draft Ehman and the Guardia Civil cop and order them to run the flags. The race was started at 4:25, just 5 minutes before the deadline and over the SNG RC’s strike. Without Bennett’s decisive action, the Cup would still be on hold for days, if not weeks.

Don't miss Bob Fisher's revelation of the start boat incident - unbelievable.

gloups a écrit :Et il est content il n'aura pas besoin de faire des qualif pour la garder...

gloups a écrit :Ma conclusion :
triste que ca soit deja fini
Triste de pas en avoir vu plus
Triste que les americains est gagné
Triste que AC soit de nouveau la bas, et a mon avis pour un certain temps... Le Dieu Oracle n'est pas pres de la relacher. Et il est content il n'aura pas besoin de faire des qualif pour la garder...
A la coupe en europe dans 300 ans maintenant ou a la chute d'Oracle...

Yoyo a écrit :

gloups a écrit :Et il est content il n'aura pas besoin de faire des qualif pour la garder...

Pas sûr, il peut très bien y avoir une ou plusieurs autres équipes américaines qui se pointe, dans ce cas il faudra qu'ils organisent une bonne vieille Citizen Cup

Helmina a écrit : Ou là ! Déprime post partum ?!!!

Yoyo a écrit :Ouh là, je viens de voir Harold Bennett à la video, il a l'air de mauvaise humeur !

Unlike previous days, even though conditions were not suitable for a race, Bennett got the boats out early and they sat on the course all day with the 4:30 pm cut off for a start looming. Around 4 pm the wind had shifted and filled in and Bennett started preparing for a start. SNG’s race committee just did not want to start, claiming that the waves were in excess of 1 meter – Alinghi’s sea state tolerance. Bennett ordered the AP down and the Race Committee flat out refused. A major row ensued and both sides held their ground.

In the face of the SNG RC’s intransigence, Bennett’s solution was to draft Ehman and the Guardia Civil cop and order them to run the flags. The race was started at 4:25, just 5 minutes before the deadline and over the SNG RC’s strike.

CIOTADEN a écrit :

Yoyo a écrit :Ouh là, je viens de voir Harold Bennett à la video, il a l'air de mauvaise humeur !

l'explication la e Cory F

Unlike previous days, even though conditions were not suitable for a race, Bennett got the boats out early and they sat on the course all day with the 4:30 pm cut off for a start looming. Around 4 pm the wind had shifted and filled in and Bennett started preparing for a start. SNG’s race committee just did not want to start, claiming that the waves were in excess of 1 meter – Alinghi’s sea state tolerance. Bennett ordered the AP down and the Race Committee flat out refused. A major row ensued and both sides held their ground.

http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/news/07/cf/