Americas Cup Race Management Welcomes Board Appointees
by ACRM 7 Oct 2010 20:21 BST
7 August 2010
As part of the continuing process toward establishing the neutral, independent, professional
and fair race management entity to run the 34th America’s Cup and
AC World Series regattas, America’s Cup Race Management
(ACRM) today welcomed the appointment of two directors by the
World Sailing Teams Association (WSTA) to the five-person
ACRM Board of Directors.
James Farmer (NZL), a Trustee of Emirates Team New Zealand,
and Mikhail Tuzov (RUS), a founding member of the Synergy
team, were nominated by the WSTA board this week at a meeting
in Valencia, Spain.
“ACRM welcomes the appointments of James Farmer and Mikhail
Tuzov as WSTA’s board representatives to ACRM,” said Iain
Murray, ACRM CEO and Regatta Director of the 34th America’s
Cup. “This brings us one step closer to formalizing ACRM and
moving forward on preparations for running the 34th America’s Cup
regatta. The Board will play an important part in assuring a fair
competition for all.”
Murray was appointed Regatta Director last month and serves as
CEO of ACRM which is still in the early stages of its formation. The
ACRM is being established by the Golden Gate Yacht Club
(GGYC), the current America’s Cup Trustee, as a perpetual entity
to run fair racing for the benefit of all competitors.
The Protocol Governing the 34th America’s Cup calls for a fivemember
ACRM Board consisting of: the Regatta Director (who
also serves as Chief Executive), one person appointed by the
Defender, one person appointed by the Challenger of Record, and
two persons appointed by WSTA. The Defender and Challenger of
Record representatives are expected to be announced soon.
Mikhail Tuzov is a businessman, engineer and investor in Russia
who was among the founders of the Synergy Russian Sailing
Team, which has successfully competed in the TP52 Class on the
Audi MedCup circuit and in the Louis Vuitton Trophy.
James Farmer is a Barrister and Queen’s Counsel in New Zealand
and has been a Director and Trustee with Emirates Team New
Zealand since 2004. He was the team’s representative on the
Challenger Commission during the 32nd America’s Cup.
The complete ACRM Board is expected to be in place later this
month and plans to convene for the first time in advance of a
Competitors’ briefing scheduled for 22nd October in Paris.