In a press conference held in Rome on May 7th, the protocols for the next edition of the America's Cup were announced jointly by Russel Couts, representing BMW/Oracle
Racing, on behalf of Golden Gate Yacht Club, and Vincenzo Onorato, his counterpart with Mascalzone Latino, on behalf of Club Nautico di Roma, the Challenger of
Record.
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From the America's Cup website:
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34th America’s Cup opens with focus on technology
Saturday, May 8th, 2010
"Rome Press Conference embedded on nearly 500 websites on first day
"This week, the 34th America’s Cup was launched with a press conference in the Musei Capitolini in Rome. As BMW ORACLE
Racing CEO Russell Coutts said at the time, the room where the press conference was held, the ‘Sala Exedra’, was probably one of the few places in the world where the America’s Cup was the youngest artefact in the room."
To read the entire article, go to:
34th America’s Cup opens with focus on technology « 34th America's Cup
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For a shortened version of what the interested parties have agreed to, check out the report in Friday's
'Lectronic Latitude, which speculates on whether the next running of the America's Cup will be held on
San Francisco Bay
:
Latitude 38 - 'Lectronic Latitude (scroll down to "Will AC 34 Be Sailed on the Bay?")
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