Cup Jury Firm on Bowsprit Ruling
The five-man international jury for the America’s Cup match in May decided Monday not to reconsider its March 5 ruling on the use of bowsprits.
New Zealand, the only challenger with a bowsprit, had hoped the match jury would reconsider its decision that New Zealand used its bowsprit illegally in the first two rounds of the Loius Vuitton Cup Challenge.
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A report stating that New Zealand used its bowsprit illegally through the first two rounds of challenger trials was incorrect. A rule change for for the third round made New Zealand’s method illegal, and the Kiwis complied.
An earlier ruling by the LVC international jury approved New Zealand’s technique of attaching the lower corner of its billowing spinnaker or gennaker headsail to the end of the bowsprit instead of a spinnaker pole during certain sailhandling maneuvers.
“We believe that the Louis Vuitton jury and the IACC measures were correct in their original interpretation of bowsprit use,” Peter Blake, New Zealand campaign manager, said in a press release. “However, the match jury determines the rules under which we finish the regatta and New Zealand’s use of the bowsprit will have to comply with the America’s Cup match jury’s interpretation.”
JAI ALAI
Rights to reopen and operate the Jai Alai Fronton Palace in Tijuana have been secured by the company that runs Caliente Racetrack, said Jorge Hank Rhon, LF-Caliente president.
The facility has been closed since Sept. 4, 1990, because of a failure of its parimutuel equipment and the inability to obtain replacement parts. It is set to reopen Friday, with the first game scheduled at 8 p.m.
Caliente, which has operated a race and sports book at the jai alai palace since 1990, will assume full operational control. Mariano Escobedo will maintain ownership of the facility, which will operate daily except Wednesdays.
SOCCER
Eric Wynalda, a former standout forward at San Diego State, has signed to play for the San Francisco Bay Blackhawks of the American Professional Soccer League.
MEN’S TENNIS
San Diego State ran its record to 9-2 with a 6-0 nonconference rout of Weber State (6-7) at SDSU. Joe McDonough defeated Henrik Eliasson, 6-2, 6-3, at No. 1 singles.
SDSU plays host to Utah today at 2 p.m. on the SDSU West Courts. The match will determine the No. 1-seed for the WAC championships.
WOMEN’S TENNIS
Monica Clancy of Point Loma Nazarene shut out Bridgit Rundle, 6-0, 6-0, at No. 1 singles as the Crusaders won a nonconference match with Pacific Lutheran, 6-3. PLNC improved to 8-4. Pacific Lutheran is 4-8.
