A New York appeals court agreed Tuesday to hear a request by two-time defending America's Cup champion Alinghi to push back the start of its showdown against American challenger BMW Oracle Racing.

The Swiss group went to the Appellate Division of the New York State Supreme Court a day after a lower court judge ruled that the best-of-three showdown between Alinghi and BMW Oracle Racing couldn't begin before March 12. Justice Herman Cahn of the state Supreme Court also ordered that...
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Long-time colleague David Toyer, these days the Australian editor of the New Zealand headquartered publication ‘Pacific Motor Yacht’, is certainly owed a cold beer by the offshore powerboat fraternity.

Writing in the May/June issue of Pacific Motor Yacht, Toyer, who has been known to enjoy a ride or seven aboard a quick boat, pointed out that the March staging of the Sydney Offshore Superboat Grand Prix attracted what was “by far the largest spectator fleet seen for a powerboat e...
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SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) -- The first yacht line sporting a hybrid engine made its debut Friday at the San Francisco Yacht Club.
European yacht builder Frauscher unveiled its new line of hybrid luxury boats.

The company is calling the hybrid a breakthrough propulsion system that combines a diesel and an electrical engine. It says it provides noiseless power on inland waterways so animals, birds and fish are not disturbed.

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