CC MEETING -- In progress, again

As previously scheduled, the CC is meeting this morning here in Trapani for a post-regatta debrief, to progress pending issues, and to address a couple new ones that arose during the very successful Trapani Louis Vuitton Acts 8 and 9.

For most of us today is a travel day (and for some, tomorrow as well). Despite that, we will do our best to get a consolidated report on all three Trapani CC meetings drafted later today and posted tomorrow or latest Wednesday.

Suffice to say it was a terrific event, the CC meetings have been very productive, and relations and cooperation with the Defender and ACM are good.

The CC as a group has never sounded and looked more tired than we do this morning. Tired but very happy. We will leave here with fond memories of a beautiful venue, challenging sailing conditions, as friendly and enthusiastic a group of locals as one could hope to find anywhere, and real progress toward our collective mission to relieve the defender from the burden of holding the Cup.

In the picture below, clockwise from left: Luis Saenz, Bruno Finzi and Marco Mercuriali (Luna Rossa), Wolf Dietz (United Internet Team Germany), Matt Wachowicz and John Cutler (Desafio Espanol), Chairman George Clyde and Dawn Riley (K-Challenge), Bjorn Ohde (Victory Challenge), Russell Green (BMW ORACLE Racing), Alessandra Pandarese (Mascalzone Latino Capitalia Team), Stefano Feltrin and Paul Henderson (+39). Not pictured, Jim Farmer (Emirates Team New Zealand) and Tom Ehman (BMW ORACLE Racing).



A tired but happy CC in Trapani this morning.