35th America's Cup
22 Aug 14
Six teams have entered the race for the 35th America's Cup:
America's Cup
Bernard Bonneau (FRA) - Chairman | John Doerr - Vice-Chairman | |
Neven Baran (CRO) | Shane Borrell (NZL) | Lance Burger (RSA) |
Jim Capron (USA) | Kamen Fillyov (BUL) | Ulrich Finckh (GER) |
Luciano Giacomi (ITA) | Rick Hatch (CAN) | Ricardo Lobato (BRA) |
Marianne Middelthon (NOR) | Bill O'Hara (IRL) | Andrus Poksi (EST) |
Chun Qu (CHN) | Dick Rose (USA) | Ana Sanchez del Campo Ferrer (ESP) |
Katsumi Shibanuma (JPN) | Richard Slater (AUS) | Leo Pieter Stoel (NED) |
Richard Thompson (GBR) | Zofia Truchanowicz (POL) |
6.10.7 The Racing Rules Committee shall:
(a) formulate, revise and publish The Racing Rules of Sailing every four years after approval by the Council, in accordance with Regulation 28.1.1;
(b) consider submissions that propose or suggest changes in the Racing Rules in accordance with Regulation 28.2.1;
(c) consider recommendations from and decisions of other committees that might affect the Racing Rules;
(d) include in the Racing Rules the following:
(i) the authority given to national authorities, organizing authorities, race committees, protest committees, umpires and measurers in the conducting of races;
(ii) procedures to be used when conducting races;
(iii) the responsibilities of boats, competitors and boat owners before, during and after racing;
(iv) rules that apply when boats meet;
(v) methods of dealing with breaches of rules and the imposition of penalties;
(vi) other disciplinary measures;
(vii) provisions for appealing decisions of protest committees; and
(viii) references to appropriate regulations, including the Eligibility, Advertising and Anti-Doping Codes.
(e) approve and publish interpretations of the Racing Rules and calls for match and team racing submitted in accordance with Regulation 26.3;
(f) approve the sailing instructions for the Olympic Sailing Competition;
(g) (working together with the Race Officials Committee) publish on the ISAF website the ISAF Racing Rules Questions and Answers;
(h) publish on the ISAF website the ISAF Match Racing Rapid Response Calls and the ISAF Team Racing Rapid Response Calls;
(i) communicate and cooperate with other committees on matters related to the Racing Rules;
(j) work for continued improvement of rule observance;
(k) work for standardization and improvement of notices of race and sailing instructions;
(l) consider and debate other subjects related to the Racing Rules; and
(m) formulate and revise the Introductory Rules for Racing.