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Quote - Unquote: Blowouts and Puppets

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Quote - Unquote: Blowouts and Puppets
From an article in today's New York times by Christopher Clarey entitled "Alinghi Calls for a New Class of Yachts in the Next Cup".... Why change now and risk returning to the blowouts of the past? ?Because if you want to hold on to the Cup, that?s what you do,? Cayard said of Alinghi. and What could also affect the competitiveness of this Cup is that Alinghi has the right, according to the new protocol, to take part in the round-robin phases of the challenger series, which will take place with the current class of yachts, and which have, until now, been off limits to the defender. That concession sparked questions Thursday whether Desafio Español, which signed the protocol as the challenger of record, had been manipulated into being Alinghi?s puppet. ?We don?t feel like puppets,? said Agustín Zulueta, Desafio?s general manager. He said his syndicate agreed to the change because teams might be permitted to build only one boat this cycle instead of the customary two. Full story Full Story »

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