Timber!!

Don't know if you are following the America's Cup proceedings.  I used to live and die by what used to be a semi every 3-4 year event.  (Worked with America True when I was Commodore, hung out in downtown SF watching the races when I was supposed to be working, etc, etc.) Then the furriners got heavily involved and now they spend more time trying to jack the rules and sue in court than suits my needs.  It is a sad state of the sport to have this fiasco be considered a premier event. 

Be that as it may.......                  

The latest intrigue involves around one rich guy from the Bay Area spending millions to race against this other gazzillionaire guy from that bastion of sailing, uh umm, Switzerland.  Bay Area guy sued in court in ...New York and won.  This threw a monkey wrench in to the Swiss guy's plans to race against himself and be the winner...again.  So Swiss guy, complying with the court to race by February 2010, builds an extremely fragile light air boat and announces the race site will be ........ off of Dubai.  Dubai being a noted sailing venue, I guess, if your from Switzerland. 

So...............back to court they went.    

Judge in New York last week took mere moments to rule against rich Swiss guy and say cut the crap.  Race is still on in February 2010 but where?  Prolly Valencia...but the court will rule on that next week.

In the meantime...

Rich Bay Area guy continues to train in San Diego.  Which gets me to the entire point of this post....COOL photos! (clickphotoforbiggun) BMW Oracle lost their mast yeasterday in 10 knots of breeze while sailing just off the coast.  $10M estimated loss.  It's only money.