Yea.... here we go. Vanity knows no bounds. In retrospect, with Alinghi's notice of appeal, should we have expected anything else? At this point the Honorable Judge Herman Cahn should enforce the Golden Gate Yacht Club's Challenge for July of this year and if either party isn't on the starting line, a forfeit should be in order.
Gee whiz Alinghi, just lease out Hydroptere for a couple of months. The lighting fast foil was built in Switzerland (deed proof) and it has got to be cheaper than retaining Barry Ostrager.
Anyway, more on this mess later.
ps Ernesto, don't you realize that this mono amono 'Cat Cup is going to be the greatest yacht race of all time and you should have gotten your act together long ago. Just call up your buddy Mohammend Sharaf in Dubai, United Arab Emirates and have his Port Authority fork over the dollars.....oops, euros to get this thing done. Last time I checked Dubai is in the Northern Hemisphere. Rent out the above (Hydroptere) , set the course and rock & roll!
