Pubblicate oggi le procedure di stazza per la 33a America's Cup
06-08-2009
Come suggerito dalla Giudice Kornreich della Suprema Corte di New York, la Société Nautique de Genéve (SNG), yacht club Defender dell’America’s Cup, ha pubblicato oggi le procedure di stazza per la 33a America’s Cup che, come da programma, inizierà l’8 febbraio 2010 a Ras al-Kaimah, negli Emirati Arabi Uniti.
Il documento pubblicato dalla SNG prevede misurazioni semplici e mirate, pensate in modo da offrire chiarezza ad entrambi i team durante la preparazione per la 33a America’s Cup.
“La stazza è indispensabile per verificare la lunghezza al galleggiamento di entrambe le barche e per avere conferma che lo scafo del GGYC sia conforme alle dimensioni da lui stesso fornite nel documento di sfida” ha dichiarato Fred Meyer, Vice- Commodoro della SNG.
Measurement procedures for 33rd America’s Cup issued by SNG (6 August 2009)
1. For the purposes of measurement, the “length on load water line“ is the distance between a line perpendicular to the yacht’s centre line and passing through the furthest forward point of intersection of the yacht with its water-line plane, and a line perpendicular to the yacht’s centre line and passing through the aftermost point of intersection of the yacht with its water line plane.
2. For the purposes of measurement, the “beam at load waterline” is the distance between a line parallel to the yacht’s centre line and passing through the furthest starboard point of intersection of the yacht with its waterline plane, and a line parallel to the yacht’s centre line and passing through the furthest port point of intersection of the yacht with its water-line plane.
3. The center board(s) or sliding keel, if any, shall not be considered a part of the yacht for any purposes of measurement. The “draught of water” shall be measured with such center board(s) or sliding keels fully retracted.
4. The “length on load water line“, “beam at load water-line”, and “draught of water” shall be measured with the yacht in “load condition”.
5. ”Load condition” shall mean the yacht has on board all equipment aboard while racing and shall include all sails, spars, computers, spares, consumables, anchors, warps, safety equipment and crew. All of the above shall be in their normal position. Ballast used during measurement shall be maintained in the same location whilst racing.
6. The “extreme beam” shall be measured in accordance with the instructions published on the website of the United States Coast Guard National Vessel Documentation Center.
7. For the purposes of measurement, the yacht shall be floated in “load condition” in calm water of a specific gravity of 1.025, at the venue of the Match, at a location designated by the measurer.
