REGATTA DIRECTOR -- Regatta Notice #5, Aerial Frames for the 2005 Acts

Regatta Director Dyer Jones has clarified the situation concerning Aerial Frames for the 2005 Acts in Regatta Notice #5, issued today. It begins:

"I have been advised by AC Management that the final specification for Television and Telemetry equipment will not be finalized until after the 2005 Acts. I have also been advised that the aluminum alloy extrusion that was used for constructing Aerial Frames used for ACC Rule Version 4.0 yachts built for the 31st America’s Cup (2002-2003) is no longer available. Therefore, unless necessary, and in the interest of not requiring Competitors to build a new Aerial Frame which might be subject to further modification, the Race Committee has determined the following which will be referenced in the Sailing Instructions for all Acts in 2005...."

Regatta Notice #5 is available here.