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Volvo Ocean Race in HDTV
FleetBroadband has been chosen to provide essential voice and data connectivity for the Volvo Ocean Race 2008-09 as well as sending high-definition television (HDTV) and rich multimedia content from the Volvo Open 70s while they race across the world’s oceans.

Inmarsat returns again to the event as official satellite communications provider; Stratos Global is official sponsor of mobile satellite services; and Thrane & Thrane is official sponsor of satellite and radio communications equipment to Volvo Ocean Race 2008-2009.

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Rolex China Sea Race
The biennial Rolex China Sea Race, organised by the Royal Hong Kong (RHKYC) with Manila Yacht Club and run under the auspices of the Royal Ocean Racing Club, will start in Hong Kong on Thursday 20 March 2008. The 24th China Sea Race will finish 565 nautical miles from Hong Kong at Subic Bay, northwest of Manila in the Philippines.

To date, 25 entries have been received, with 20 boats entering under IRC ratings. The late entry deadline is 12 March.

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Justice Cahn to Also Judge Team New Zealand’s Lawsuit Against Alinghi
Justice Cahn, the NY State Supreme Court judge in charge of the lawsuit brought by BMW Oracle against Alinghi, will also judge the lawsuit Team New Zealand filed against Ernesto Bertarelli, Alinghi and ACM on Thursday, as the official documents from the NY Supreme Court show.

Team New Zealand filed two lawsuits against Alinghi on Thursday. The first action, filed in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, “claims damages for breach of contract arising from an agreement made as a pre-condition of ETNZ’s entry to the 33rd America’s Cup”. The second action has been filed in the Federal Court under United States anti-trust legislation. Justice Cahn will obviously judge the first case.

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