CC MEETING -- Still in Progress

At the risk of losing our reputation for prompt and open information following our meetings, we apologize once again for not getting a report posted from our meeting now over two weeks ago, or our meeting last Sunday morning.

Chairman Clyde and your editor have been "flat stick" (as the Kiwis would say) with other CC-related meetings, rapidly changing issues and other developments, and responsibilities with our own teams.

Nonetheless there is much progress being made here on a number of issues between races (and sometimes during).

We are especially pleased to see that the 2006 schedule and format, which was agreed among the CC, the Defender and ACM last week, has now been published by ACM. This was arrived at through the good mutual and cooperative efforts of all concerned, and we thank our Challenger reps, ACM and Alinghi for this.

Needless to see the Trapani Louis Vuitton Acts are already a tremendous success. We wish all of our Blog readers could have been here today to see the cheering crowds on shore (bigger than ever, even on a Friday) and the 400 or more spectator boats, to say nothing of the great racing.

The CC is meeting again Monday morning to debrief these events and, hopefully, conclude a number of pending issues. Later Monday, or Tuesday latest we will get a report posted here.