America's Cup jury to hear calls for yacht's expulsion

AN AMERICA’S CUP jury will meet today to hear a New York Yacht Club request that Seattle’s OneWorld Challenge be expelled from the premier sailing event for breaches of sportsmanship and fair play.

New York's Team Dennis Conner, already a participant in an application to the cup's arbitration panel demanding OneWorld's disqualification, attacked its Seattle rival from a fresh front yesterday, protesting against its conduct and integrity to the international jury. The New York protest was placed before the jury after repechage races between Stars & Stripes and OneWorld and Prada versus Victory Challenge were postponed for the third straight day because of unsatisfactory wind conditions.

Team Dennis Conner alleges OneWorld breached Fundamental Rule 2 as set out in Racing Rules of Sailing, the regulatory guidebook that governs all competitive sailing events. Rule 2, headed Fair Sailing, states "a boat and her owner shall compete in compliance with recognised principles of sportsmanship and fair play."