BMW Oracle Racing choose their weapon

Existing trimaran to be sailed next February

Following today's discussion over BMW Oracle Racing's delay in handing over their Custom's House document, team spokesman Tom Ehman commented:

"We are very satisfied with today's court session and the discussion around the Custom House Registry.

"We're pleased to publicly confirm that the BOR 90 - which will continue to undergo modifications - is the boat that will compete for the 33rd America's Cup in 2010.

"It's now clear that we can continue to modify the boat after submitting the CHR. Société Nautique de Genève asserted, once again, that they would not use the rules to disqualify our boat.

"We look forward to the Judge's decision."

On behalf of Alinghi and the Société Nautique de Genève, Lucien Masmejan, lead counsel for the SNG, commented: "We are pleased that after almost two years of withholding the information, counsel for the GGYC disclosed in Court today that the boat BMW Oracle has been sailing for almost a year is USA, their America's Cup challenging vessel. USA must match the dimensions listed in GGYC's Certificate of Challenge. While the judge reserved her ruling on when the GGYC must issue the Custom's House Registry, we are confident that the Court will uphold the Deed of Gift. We are pleased to have a further degree of certainty regarding the GGYC boat and we look forward to the 33rd America's Cup in February 2010 in Ras al-Khaimah. As we told the Court, our goal is to have an exciting race on the water and we are willing to assist the Challenger with any queries it has with regards the measurement procedures so that we and GGYC can be sure USA matches the dimensions in the Certificate of Challenge. We want to get the America's Cup back to the water and out of the court."