Archive for October, 2008

Mark Turner On the Business of Yacht Racing

Mark Tuner, CEO of OC Group talks to David Fuller about the broader trends in the business of yacht racing. Professional yacht racing is a relatively new phenomenon. The idea ...

Eleven Teams Tell BMW Oracle: It’s Your Move

BMW Oracle seem to have been left out in the cold after a meeting between eleven Americas Cup Teams in Geneva yesterday. Now that Alinghi and Emirates Team New Zealand ...

Harken Name CEO and Management Team

Harken Yacht Equipment has named Giampaolo Spera as its new CEO of global operations. Spera is an 18-year veteran of Harken who recently led a modernisation of the company’s Italian office, ...

Alinghi Welcomes ETZ Legal Withdrawl

After yesterday’s announcement by Emirates Team New Zealand that they would end their legal battle with Alinghi, the defender has welcomed the news.  Alinghi, Defender of the 33rd America’s Cup, ...

Bertarelli Reveals Plans on Boats and Budgets

Ernesto Bertarelli, Boss of the Defending Americas Cup Syndicate has spoken about the need to reduce budgets for the 33rd Edition of the Americas Cup.  Quoted in Bloomberg, Bertarelli talked ...