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| America's Cup start delayed |
| (02-08-2010/The Independent) - They marched them 26 miles out to sea, then they marched them 26 miles home again, and the America's Cup showdown was put on hold until Wednesday when another attempt will be made to run the first race between the Swiss defender, Ernesto Bertarelli's Alinghi, and his USA challenger, Larry Ellison's BMW Oracle. |
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| Fireworks before the heavy fire starts in America's cup |
| (02-07-2010/The Independent) - Today was for fireworks as Valencia turned out for a joyful opening ceremony to the America's Cup, an event which goes back to 1851, when the Americans were intent on sticking it the best of British yachting. |
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| Boardsailing: Ashley keeps Dutch rival at bay to triumph on RS:X return |
| (02-07-2010/New Zealand Herald) - Tom Ashley made a winning return to competition after a year-long lay-off, taking out the RS:X fleet at the Sail Auckland regatta in Kohimarama yesterday. The star-powered RS:X fleet provided the most competitive racing over the... |
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| Kiwis on top in biggest race |
| (02-07-2010/New Zealand Herald) - A number of Kiwi sailors will be on the frontline in Valencia this week as warring billionaires Larry Ellison and Ernesto Bertarelli try to resolve their long-running America's Cup feud with a one-on-one showdown on the water. After... |
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| Shot across the bow as Ellison accuses Cup rival of 'cheating' |
| (02-07-2010/The Independent) - America's Cup challenger Larry Ellison has lobbed another incendiary into the simmering row with rival Ernesto Bertarelli by raising the issue of cheating, with the first race due to take place tomorrow. |
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| Ego-driven feud finally reaches water |
| (02-05-2010/New Zealand Herald) - The bitter dispute between warring rivals Alinghi and BMW Oracle will come to a head next week in what will be the highest stakes regatta in the 159-year history of the America's Cup. At the centre of the long-running feud is Swiss... |
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| A drama on the high seas - and in the courtroom |
| (02-05-2010/The Independent) - As an exercise in the bizarre, the America's Cup has always been right up there, and the parade of the weird and the crazy on Monday off Valencia, Spain, has the additional factor of being built on a foundation of bitter rivalry as potent and toxic as anything seen in its 159-year history. |
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| NZ elite face severe test on home waters |
| (02-03-2010/New Zealand Herald) - New Zealand's top Olympic class sailors will experience world-class competition in their own backyard in this week's Sail Auckland regatta. The event, which starts at the Kohimarama Yacht Club today and runs until Sunday, was last... |
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| Swiss propose meetings to resolve Bertarelli feud |
| (02-01-2010/The Independent) - In a bizarre twist to the possible resolution of the feud between America's Cup holder, Switzerland's Ernesto Bertarelli, and San Francisco-based challenger Larry Ellison â€" including a bizarrely timed announcement of the latest move â€" the Swiss have proposed, as though it was something new, a series of meetings to discuss their dispute. |
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| British squad rack up more medals in Miami |
| (01-30-2010/The Independent) - Britain continued its winning ways in Miami as the Olympic sailing squad racked up more medals despite some of the top names being absent from the Rolex world series event. |
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