America's Cup decision 'a pleasant surprise'

Soon after the announcement of the decision of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court, which swung the America’s Cup pendulum back the way of Alinghi, Sail-World spoke to Alinghi General Counsel, Hamish Ross about the implications of the decision and likely outcomes.

The first of these covers the immediate future and the aftermath of the Appeal, which it would be fair to say came as a real surprise to many in the America’s Cup community.