Tales of Two Sites: ETNZ Asks Teams to Guide Policy
Balance of Interests with Team and Event Sponsors Sought: Press Release

The official site, left, and Emirates Team New Zealand's site, right. Pages:©2011 ACEA and ETNZ.

Emirates Team New Zealand wants all challengers for the 34^th Americas Cup to be given a say on whether or not they should be allowed to maintain their own internet sites containing Americas Cup content mirrored with the 34^th Americas Cup site. 

The team has been in dispute with the Americas Cup Event Authority about a protocol clause that stipulates competitors sole Americas Cup internet presence must be on micro-sites hosted on the Americas Cup web site, except for social media.

Following mediation today, Emirates Team New Zealand managing director Grant  Dalton said teams should be given the opportunity to vote on the issue.  For that to happen Oracle Racing as the defender and Artemis Racing as the challenger of record must co-operate.

Dalton said commercial teams should be given the opportunity to preserve their brands and build for the future.

Emirates Team New Zealand, as a commercial team competing in the Volvo Ocean Race, the Extreme Sailing Series and the Americas Cup, feels strongly that the protocol restriction disadvantages its ability to operate in the commercial world.

This is an opportunity for the privately funded defender and challenger of record to do the right thing and allow a popular vote on this important commercial issue.