The three-way coordinated attack mounted yesterday by Switzerland's Alinghi Red Bull Racing, the British Challenger of Record Athena Racing, and the US NYYC American Magic, on the America's Cup Defender Emirates Team New Zealand, has been met with a terse response from the Kiwi team.
In a counterstatement yesterday evening (European time) the Defender issued a brief statement justifying its right to select Naples, Italy as the venue for the 38th America's Cup.
The statement read as follows:
The Defender, as per the Deed of Gift has the right and responsibility to choose the venue and the Memorandum of Understanding signed with the Challenger of Record at the conclusion of the 37th America’s Cup also gives that full right and obligation to the Defender.
The Defender remains committed to work with the teams to create a partnership for the future America’s Cups.
