Legal Opinion
Golden Gate Yacht Club v. Societe Nautique De Geneve
New York Court of Appeals
Decided April 2, 2009PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ClPARIGK, J.
This appeal involves the preeminent international sailing regatta and match race, the America’s Cup. We had occasion once before to examine the charitable trust that governs the competition. In Mercury Bay Boating Club v San Diego Yacht
Club (76 NY2d 256 [1990]), we strictly construed the provisions of the trust instrument, the Deed of Gift, to allow multihulled vessels to compete in the America’s Cup race. Today, we are called upon to reexamine the Deed of Gift to determine the eligibility criteria for a Challenger of Record—specifically whether the phrase…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- W.W.W. Associates, Inc. v. GiancontieriNew York Court of Appeals · 1990
- Mercury Bay Boating Club Inc. v. San Diego Yacht ClubNew York Court of Appeals · 1990
- Golden Gate Yacht Club v. Société Nautique de GenèveAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
3Cited by15 opinions
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- African Diaspora Maritime Corp. v. Golden Gate Yacht ClubAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
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