CC MEMO -- CSS Format/Scoring Plan is Signed

[Updated 3 June 2005 -- The joint announcement by ACM and the CC of the details of Valencia Plan VI(e) will take place next Tuesday, 7 June. A media advisory with details will be issued by ACM.]


An excerpt from an email Wednesday evening to the CC from Challenger Selection Series ("CSS") Working Party Chairman Tom Ehman:


Finally, after 13 months -- ¡está firmado!

Was done and dusted at 18:00 this afternoon. After the six signatories [two each from ACM, the Challenger of Record Golden Gate Yacht Club and the Challenger Commission] had signed either the original or by fax, ACM General Counsel Nathalie Vez-Habegger and I initialed the five pages.

Thanks to all of you for your guidance and support. Special thanks to Melinda Erkelens (CSS-friendly Protocol), John Cutler, Bruno Finzi, and Dawn Riley (CSS Working Party), Luis Saenz and Marco Mercuriali (strategic and technical advisors), and CC Chairman George Clyde.


A joint announcement of the historic "Valencia Plan VI(e)" is being arranged with ACM. It will take place Friday or early next week. It is understood that Challengers will be briefing their teams, but are asked to keep details of the Plan within their teams in the meantime.