Saturday, 6 July 2013

America's Cup update, Luna Rossa team threaten to boycott first race of the Louis Vuitton Challenger series

From the following article on Sail-World submitted by Richard Gladwell:

http://www.sail-world.com/Australia/Gladwells-Line:-Official-boilover-will-only-heighten-protest-tensions/111626

America's Cup COO, Stephen Barclay has all but assured that Italy's Luna Rossa will not take part in the opening race of the Louis Vuitton Cup, with a statement calling the Italian's position 'unprincipled'.

In a statement on the americascup.com website, Barclay decried the position advanced by Max Sirena, the Luna Rossa skipper.

'We’re extremely disappointed by this,' said America’s Cup Chief Executive Stephen Barclay. 'First and foremost, this is an affront to the fans who’ve been waiting three and half years for the first race.'

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