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Coutts sacked by Alinghi
Odd. Didn't expect that one.
OzOne wrote in message ... http://www.sail-world.com/index.cfm?SEID=362&Nid=14176 Can't see him with TNZ... |
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Coutts sacked by Alinghi
I agree with your assessment.
With his knowledge of the defender organization, it wouldn't be ethical for him to switch back to Team NZ. He has a great reputation now, he's too smart to ruin that. On the other hand, he may want to show the world that he, as the variable that is consistently linked with winning the cup. He's already done that, but one more win would put him way over the top in the history books. Perhaps he is thinking about going with another challenger? Paul Cayard is pursuing the olympics in the Star Class and comes off a win in the 2003 Star NA's and 5th in the Star Worlds. Could Coutts being thinking about the Olympics? http://www.ussailing.org/olympics/Ol...PaulCayard.asp OzOne wrote On Tue, 27 Jul 2004 07:12:14 GMT, "Bart Senior" scribbled thusly: Odd. Didn't expect that one. OzOne wrote Can't see him with TNZ... Seems pretty obvious that he was deliberately breaching the employment term....something must be in the wind but I can't see Alinghi allowing him to move to another camp, he knows too much! |
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Coutts sacked by Alinghi
Rock star.
S/V Express 30 "Ringmaster" "Trains are a winter sport" |
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Coutts sacked by Alinghi
http://www.sail-world.com/index.cfm?SEID=362&Nid=14176
OzOne wrote: Seems pretty obvious that he was deliberately breaching the employment term....something must be in the wind but I can't see Alinghi allowing him to move to another camp, he knows too much! It's hard to tell what he's up to. Refusing to skipper their boat in other regattas? It must be a big disappointment for Alinghi. I agree that he shouldn't be going to another IACC campaign, although is the 'time limit' up for declaring who's who on the various teams? Didn't they just tighten up the rules for switching teams & nationalities? DSK |
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Coutts sacked by Alinghi
Could Coutts being thinking about the
Olympics? Thing I read said Couts and Cayard are working on putting together an entirely new race venue and Bertelli (or whatever his name is from SUI) didn't like it... -- katysails s/v Chanteuse Kirie Elite 32 http://katysails.tripod.com "Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.726 / Virus Database: 481 - Release Date: 7/22/2004 |
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Coutts sacked by Alinghi
This is from H2O Sailing News:
THE REST OF THE STORY (In the he following message from Russell Coutts, we hear the other side of the story.) I was surprised to receive a brief phone call from Ernesto Bertarelli's lawyers this evening which was apparently immediately followed by a media release issued by Mr Bertarelli's staff. The facts are that some time ago I had made it very clear to Ernesto Bertarelli that I had some very real concerns about aspects of his management style and the direction of the team. These concerns were based on my experience as a skipper and in a leadership role in my last three America's Cup campaigns. They centered on aspects of management that I had found in my own leadership experience to be successful. In the course of working with him, I was surprised that Ernesto Bertarelli repeatedly made it clear he wanted to depart from our previously agreed commitments. Most seriously, I was concerned at the impact of this management style not just on my contract, but on the wider America's Cup event. I found the role he increasingly insisted I occupy in the syndicate was at considerable variance with the one we had discussed - at length - during and since the last America's Cup campaign. This and other issues were clear breaches of the contract I had entered into with him. In an attempt to address these issues we entered into formal mediation and have been in mediation for some time - a process I had understood to be still underway. In light of this, I have been surprised by the way he has first insisted on a rule change and then by his decision to issue my dismissal. I believe the retrospective rule change Ernesto Bertarelli engineered is indicative of the management style he favors - and one that, quite simply, I cannot agree with. What's more, an email he circulated to the Alinghi team is frankly misleading. In the email he refers to comments I am reported to have made to selected Italian newspapers -- comments which, as I had deliberately made clear to him were in fact very substantial misrepresentations of what I had said. As Ernesto knew, I had also written to the main newspaper concerned immediately after the story appeared, and in good faith I copied this letter to Ernesto. In the same way I believe talks I have had with Paul Cayard about ideas for a future event have now been exaggerated. I have made no secret of the fact that Paul and I have been talking about these ideas, which I thought might provide an exciting new event in sailing that, if it ever came off, would in no way be in competition to the America's Cup. From a sailing point of view, I have to say that despite the way it has ended, Alinghi for me has been a terrific experience. I have hugely enjoyed working with the whole team and wish them all every success for the future. For my own part, I am committed to sailing in several upcoming regattas in Europe over the coming months. It is true that I would have very much liked to have sailed in the next America's Cup. However the new rule change combined with this dismissal appear to preclude this. I also believe the new rule change will be damaging to the sport in general as it unfairly limits sailors' freedom and will make it very expensive for new teams to contract with team members. Whatever I do next in sailing, I hope to play a role that helps to continue to build the sport. - Russell Coutts -- katysails s/v Chanteuse Kirie Elite 32 http://katysails.tripod.com "Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.726 / Virus Database: 481 - Release Date: 7/22/2004 |
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So what is the rule change?
katysails wrote snip However the new rule change combined with this dismissal appear to preclude this. I also believe the new rule change will be damaging to the sport in general as it unfairly limits sailors' freedom and will make it very expensive for new teams to contract with team members. |
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So what is the rule change? Dunno....seems to be cloaked in secrecy.... -- katysails s/v Chanteuse Kirie Elite 32 http://katysails.tripod.com "Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.726 / Virus Database: 481 - Release Date: 7/22/2004 |
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Coutts sacked by Alinghi
13.12 (a)
(i) at any time after 2 March 2003, a person who has been contracted, employed, paid or otherwise engaged (paid or unpaid) by a Competitor as a race or training crewmember for a total of 180 or more days may not be engaged (paid or unpaid) by another Competitor in any capacity; and (ii) at any time after 1 January 2003, a person who sails on a Competitor's yacht as a race or training crewmember may not be engaged (paid or unpaid) by another Competitor in any capacity. It seems (ii) is redundant to (i) OzOne wrote Bart scribbled thusly: So what is the rule change? Here http://212.23.249.116/datas/textes/0...l_32_A_Cup.pdf Rule 13.12 nad most of rule 13. Oz1...of the 3 twins. I welcome you to crackerbox palace,We've been expecting you. |