United Arab Emirates to Host America's Cup

posted on: Aug 5, 2009

The United Arab Emirates has been named as the venue for next year’s America’s Cup race, the defending champions Alinghi said on Wednesday.

“Ras al-Khaimah, in the United Arab Emirates, will be the host country for the 33rd America’s Cup,” said Fred Meyer, vice-commodore of the Societe Nautique de Geneve (SNG), said in a statement issued by the team.

Alinghi, which sails under the colours of the SNG, has the right to choose the venue as the defending champions.

Their opponents are the BMW-Oracle team, which sails under the colours of the Golden Gate Yacht Club (GGYC). The two sides have been locked in a legal dispute for the last two years over the terms of the race.

Reuters