Naples City Council spoke about the former mayor’s complaint with the Naples Ethics Commission during its regular meeting Tuesday and the ethics complaint filed against the current mayor. There’s an ethics complaint filed against current Naples Mayor Teresa Heitmann. In that complaint it says she made some very serious claims about former Mayor Bill Barnett […]
Dun Laoghaire s Cian Guilfoyle Lying Second on Aleph in RC44 Cup
21st May 2021
Dun Laoghaire Harbour s Cian Guilfoyle (left) on the winch on Aleph in this week s RC44 Cup in Slovenia
Credit: Martinez/RC44
There s Irish sailing interest in the RC44 Cup fleet in Slovenia’s Adriatic coast this week as Dun Laoghaire Harbour s Cian Guilfoyle lies second on French boat Aleph Racing after three races sailed and Belfast Lough s Stephen Milne is seventh on Artemis.
With its light start, brilliant sunshine and the ancient town of Piran and the still snowcapped Slovenian Alps as a backdrop, the day could not have been better for the 44Cup fleet to blow away any cobwebs after such a long absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Terry Hutchinson had plenty on his hands at American Magic but doesn t to wave goodbye to the America s Cup.
American Magic skipper Terry Hutchinson has pleaded for Team New Zealand to continue with a multi-team America’s Cup, fearing syndicates will be left too far behind in the development game if the Kiwis take on Team UK in a personal challenge. Team New Zealand are yet to announce their plans moving forward. A deed of gift challenge against Sir Ben Ainslie’s team in Britain is on the table in a range of offshore options that will be weighed up against the New Zealand government’s desire to help fund a full regatta in Auckland.
Italy would host in 2027, Britain in 2030, and the United States in 2033. New Zealand’s first chance to host again would be in 2035 - but only if they were holders. The Americans propose that the hosting rights only return to the holders at that stage and for the following four cycles through to 2039 There are some very worthy points in the New York proposals, many of which are already in the plans of Team New Zealand and Team UK. The New York Yacht Club backed Terry Hutchinson’s American Magic team at Auckland 2021. The detail of the New York document is revealing and other key moves include: