Judge Affirms Previous Decision in America’s Cup Dispute

A New York state court judge has sided with the Golden Gate Yacht Club in a dispute about whether Societe Nautique de Geneve, and its America’s Cup two-time defending champion Alinghi, should have to first defend its title against the GGYC-backed BMW Oracle Racing rather than another opponent.   Judge Herman J. Cahn wrote that SNG had not submitted “any new or additional facts” in asking the court to reconsider its ruling from the fall of 2007.   “Reargument is not designed to