America's Cup update, Teams still working out details of updated AC34 protocol

From the following article on Sailing Scuttlebutt by the Editor:

http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2013/06/19/ac34-the-devil-is-in-the-details/#more

Here is a summary of the current situation with the America’s Cup:

* The event’s Protocol, dated Sept. 13, 2010, an agreement between Golden Gate Yacht Club and Club Nautico Di Roma in how the event will be run, is what each team has used to prepare for the event.
* Some teams have prepared better than others.
* The event organizer now deems the Protocol unsafe and seeks to change it.
* Some teams don’t agree with all the changes.
* Those teams may be forced to accept the changes.

The primary means to change the Protocol is for the majority of the teams to agree on the change. Some of the changes sought out by the event organizer – possibly changes that could minimize a competitive advantage – do not have a majority vote. This is a problem, as the event organizer included all the changes to their Coast Guard permit application.

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