Re: America's Cup...going for the gold (Allen)

If you want to understand the headers and lifts of the America's Cup litigation, I commend Cory Friedman's entertaining and expert analysis. He's been covering it from the start, and now, 55 entries later, helps non-lawyers understand who is trying to get away with what. http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/news/07/cf/#p51 Note that they are presented in reverse chronological order: the newest entry is on top. And I'll just note that sportsmanship has never had much place in the America's Cup competition. The original trophy was given to a syndicate of American sailors who had hoped to separate British yachtsmen from their cash (but showed their hand to strongly in the first race so all they got was a big ugly silver cup that won't even hold water). The New York Yacht Club then proceeded to hold onto the Cup for about 100 years by making very one-sided rules for the competition. So don't cry too much for the lost honor of the America's Cup competition; it hasn't changed all that much since its start. Alfred Poor 1973 Tartan 34C #288 "Jambalaya"

Thanks, interesting reading and another thing to help me avoid working on my tax planning :^) Allen On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 2:03 PM, Alfred Poor <ap… [at] bellatlantic.net> wrote: > > > If you want to understand the headers and lifts of the America’s Cup > litigation, I commend Cory Friedman’s entertaining and expert analysis. He’s > been covering it from the start, and now, 55 entries later, helps > non-lawyers understand who is trying to get away with what. > > > > http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/news/07/cf/#p51 > > > > Note that they are presented in reverse chronological order: the newest > entry is on top. > > > > And I’ll just note that sportsmanship has never had much place in the > America’s Cup competition. The original trophy was given to a syndicate of > American sailors who had hoped to separate British yachtsmen from their cash > (but showed their hand to strongly in the first race so all they got was a > big ugly silver cup that won’t even hold water). The New York Yacht Club > then proceeded to hold onto the Cup for about 100 years by making very > one-sided rules for the competition. So don’t cry too much for the lost > honor of the America’s Cup competition; it hasn’t changed all that much > since its start. > > > > Alfred Poor > > 1973 Tartan 34C #288 “Jambalaya” > > > > >