This exibition at the Getty Villa of the Art and Invention in Sicily was something unexpected. I thought it would be so similar to the Greek and Roman art I would not really be able to tell then apart. It is in fact much more distinct than I would ever have imagined; with much more humor and charm than either the Greek or Roman.
Even the numbers for this version are down.
For me it is always a fascinating view on life in the city of dreams.
The international jury decisi0n leaves the class rule intact. Read: HERE. I suspect the repercussions are not done with.
Artemis Racing is disappointed that the Jury’s decision leaves uncertainty. Artemis Racing is here to compete and remains confident that a solution will be found allowing for a safe regatta that all can compete in.
Our team is working hard and we are currently in the midst of completing the structural testing of our boat. This should be completed by weeks end. Final assembly of the boat will take place next week with the goal of getting on the water in ten days time. Artemis Racing has been working intensively for two months and we are eagerly looking forward to racing.
Grant Dalton on America’s Cup jury decision July 11 from Sail Racing Magazine on Vimeo.
The jury is still out.
A five-member jury of the International Sailing Federation said Wednesday it will announce a decision Thursday on a protest by two teams in the Louis Vuitton Cup challenger series over new rules regarding rudder wings.
The decision will be posted at 11 a.m. on the Cup’s website, americascup.com
Because the jury has been deliberating the matter since Monday morning, it’s apparent that the panel has been deeply divided. Even before formally convening, the jurors had been trying to resolve the issue in mediation last week.
The jury consists of chairman David Tillett of Australia, Graham McKenzie of New Zealand, Bryan Willis of Malaysia, John Doerr of Great Britain and Josje Hofland of the Netherlands.
The announcement is expected to come a little over an hour before Luna Rossa is expected to make its first appearance of the regatta. The Italian team has said it won’t sail until the jury rules.
Meanwhile, Sweden’s Artemis Racing, the scheduled opponent, is still trying to put its boat together after a tragic wreck in May.
After a pair of solo sails by Team New Zealand, the first genuine race of the challenger series won’t come until Saturday, when Luna Rossa meets the Kiwis.
Regatta director Iain Murray had made wider, heavier rudder wings part of the new safety rules he issued May 22, two weeks after Sweden’s Artemis Racing capsized, killing British sailor Andrew “Bart” Simpson.
Emirates Team New Zealand and Luna Rossa both protested that edict on the grounds that it was a change in the class rules that required unanimous consent by the teams. They contend the change wouldn’t make the boats safer and could give Oracle Team USA a competitive advantage because of the special design of its two boats.
Murray said last week that if the jury upheld the protests he would inform the Coast Guard he doesn’t think the racing would be safe. The Coast Guard has issued a permit for the regatta but could revoke it if the regatta director deemed the racing unsafe. The regatta could not go on without a permit.
Artemis Racing CEO Paul Cayard has said that if the jury adopted the position on rudder wings that Luna Rossa and Team New Zealand advocated, Artemis would have to drop out of the competition. It would take too long to reconfigure the boat to accommodate such a change, he said.
While the jury was deliberating, America’s Cup and Louis Vuitton officials denied a report that the French retailer, the primary sponsor of the challenger series, wants a lot of its money back.
A New Zealand newspaper reported that Louis Vuitton wants $3 million refunded because only three teams entered the competition for the chance to take on defending champion Oracle Team USA.
“We are not asking for anything back,” Louis Vuitton Cup director Christine Delangersaid. “But I’m not going to discuss our contracts.”
The New Zealand Herald reported that Bruno Trouble, whom it identified as the company’s ambassador to the America’s Cup, was “not happy” with the challenger series so far.
Trouble, a former America’s Cup sailor for France, was upset that the opening day of the regatta was overshadowed by Luna Rossa’s decision not to race until its protest of the rules change was resolved. Louis Vuitton’s initial sponsorship was for $10 million, the paper said.
The company’s contract was based on at least eight teams taking part in the Louis Vuitton Cup, according to the newspaper.
America’s Cup CEO Stephen Barclay said he wouldn’t go into detail on his organization’s contracts with sponsors but said the report was “factually incorrect.”
We’re here, after 5000 miles in the car, having seen some of the most amazing things on earth, we have arrived at our destination:Los Angeles. LaLa land. We went to The Grove with the grandchildren. I will confess I was apprehensive, because I keep a bad memory from the last time I was there. Being there this time with grandchildren clearly changed the focus for me. They saw the best parts of it completely unaware of the rest.
The paparazzi were there in numbers. I suppose because the TV show “Extra” is filmed there daily. On occasion I have been asked if I were a paparazzi; when the answer was no the people were clearly disappointed. LA is the best people watching place on earth.
Team New Zealand again added points by successfully sailing the course unopposed, while the international jury deliberates.
Up early for the final leg of our journey. A brief detour to Redlands to see the Albert Burrage house. I have been wondering about this house for years. Burrage was from Boston and owned the elegant motor yacht “Aztec”yet built this house.
The changes in the desert were evident as this is the first time we see Saguaro.
Stopping for gas the sight of a man on a tricycle undressing, oh well it was 106 degrees.
Finally Felix our grandson, the reason for our trip.
Day 14 and we are in Arizona. Sedona, Cottonwood, Jerome, the red rocks,montezuma’s castle. Again scale is a hard thing to grasp as an easterner. The overwhelming beauty of nature.
The International Jury will hear applications from Emirates Team New Zealand and Luna Rossa Challenge beginning on Monday morning.
The two cases have been consolidated and will heard together with parties being given the opportunity to speak to their submissions.
International Jury chairman David Tillett says the hearing will last as long as is necessary to hear the evidence.
“We’d like to have a decision on Wednesday,” he said.
Both Emirates Team New Zealand and Luna Rossa are arguing Regatta Director Iain Murray exceeded his authority when some of his 37 Safety Rules effectively changed the AC72 Class Rule.
The Regatta Director argues the changes are necessary to run a safe regatta and are in line with the Rules of the event.
Full bios of the International Jury are available here.
The Transpac started today from Long Beach and the Halifax race started slowly yesterday in Marblehead.
