From the Blogs- Tack by Tack - Mark Chisnell
by Mark Chisnell on 8 May 2007
Emirates Team New Zealand set up for the run in their Flight 9 match against Luna Rossa ACM 2007/Photo: Vicent Bosch
From the website of writer and professional saiboat racer, Mark Chisnell (GBR) who is based in Valencia and provides a daily commentary on www.tackbytack.com, which includes a real time blow by blow account of the match of the day:
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The CupinEurope website has picked up an interview from the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera, in which Vincenzo Onorato says he will go forward with another Mascalzone Latino Challenge for the 33rd America’s Cup. Vincenzo would like to see changes though, ‘I am sure that everybody agrees that spending limit measures should be taken - only one new hull, two mast per boat and a quota of hours on the sea.’
Limiting the sailing hours is probably the most effective way of trying to keep budgets down, and I’ve been wondering for a while if someone would propose it. Nor does Vincenzo think that ACM have played the game… ‘They unfairly compete with the challengers in the run for sponsor. The result? Three rich teams and pain for the others. They announced an annual profit of over 30 million euros with 400,000 for us. I don't think it's very sportsman-like.'
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