Would it be any different if the roles where reversed?
The rules are clear as they are and IMHO the GGYC appeal regarding the LWL rule is a complete waste of time.
They should just suck it up and change the rudders, it is the risk they took by building a boat without knowing the rules up front.
LE will probably also complain about the venue, claiming it isn't safe because of its proximity to Iran. Like Spain doesn't have any terrorists!
Or would they prefer to sail in Valencia in February?
I have seen some of the worst storms on the Spanish coast in winter, you would not want to be there with a light weight gigacat.
I don't like either of these guys but what I do admire about Ernesto is his hands-on involvement in their campaign.
Do we have any pics of LE helming DZ?, has he even been out on it?
Tony,
I do not like the state of affairs going on right now. I do not personnally know either person so for me to state that I do not like either would be wrong. I do not like the state of the AC as it stands with both fighting over each and every issue conec ted with AC33. I do though give LE credit for standing up and saying that this is wrong. was there a time when this could have been resolved, probably but that is now long past and hope of resolution. LE does have the right to contest the venue, the rules, the measurement procedures and many more issues. What every Alinghi supporter sweeps under the carpet is the simple fact that this started with a sham yacht club and a very biased protocol. This allows them to put the blame of this being in court directly upon LE's shoulders. I want to see a race between these two mammoth beasts, but I want to see it happen with RRS that are true to what ISAF publishes. As to the LWL issue, this is a manipulation to insure that the yet to be named USA would not measure in. Rudders have never been a part of the LWL issue except in the A-Class and only then when the width of the rudder exceeds a certain measurement. I have never seen this happen and do not know how that would even be applied. I know that my a-cat and my tornado measure in and the LWL does not include the rudders. The daggerboards are included in the b-max though. This is for canted boards and c-boards which first cannot exceed b-max and second are limited as to how close the tips of c-boards can come together.
