Milano Meetings: Day 2

After a long day yesterday of sub-committees immersed in a line-by-line review (30 pages!) of the latest draft of the all-important Notice of Race for next year's Louis Vuitton Cup, and reviewing the unsatisfactory AC television situation, today the full Challenger Commission is addressing a long agenda of sporting and commercial issues.

Representatives of ten of the eleven Challengers are present (Shosholoza sent their apologies). The proceedings are, as always, ably led by chair Alessandra Pandarese (ITA, Masclazone Latino Capitalia Team).

Issues under consideration in addition to the LVC NOR and television include:

+ Usual CC finance and administrative issues.

+ Appointment of additional Jury members.

+ Future possible agreements with the Defender and ACM to continue and to enhance marketing and promotional cooperation.

+ AC Village situation, and how ACM can improve its attractiveness.

+ Rules and procedure governing "Unveiling Day" on 1 April 2007, after when all ACC yachts must be and remain unskirted.

+ Starting times for racing in 2007 (Act 13, LVC and Match).

+ Anti-doping rules and procedures.

+ Recommendations from the Jury/Umpires on various rules interpretations and umpire "calls."

A full report on this week's CC proceedings will be posted here on the CC Blog later this week (yes, we promise!). Below are quick snaps of those joining our meetings since yesterday's photo (preceding post).



Wolf Dietz (GER, United Internet Team Germany).



Stefano Feltrin (ITA, +39 Challenge).



Bjorn Ohde (SWE, Victory Challenge) and Jean Charles
Scale (FRA, China Team).