AC - America's Cup
A5 - Alinghi cat #5, presumptive defender yacht for AC33
AC33 - DoG match between SNG A5 and GGYC BOR90, contested in Feb. '09
ACT - America's Cup Trust, set-up by MSP/JTR to regain control of the A-Cup
ACVL - Association des Clubs de Voile de le Region Lemanique (sailing assoc. of Lake Leman)
AD - Abu Dahbi, rumored defense venue (not)
AD - Appellate Division - the Appeals Venue above the NYS trial court, below the NYS Supreme Court
AG - Attorney General
AiD - Astrid In Dubai, videographer of the RAK AC site goings-on
BMWO - BMW Oracle
BB- Brad Butterworth, Butterballs, ButterNutz, Butterworthless
BBBLO - Big Bad Barely Legal (Barry) Ostrager, Alinghi lead attorney, part of 3rd best team
BF - Bob Fisher aka "The Fish" British yachting journalist
BoFD - Breach of Fiduciary Duty, case filed against SNG by GGYC
Bondy - Alan Bond, Australian chair of AII team, winner 1983 match from NYYC
BOR - BMW Oracle Racing
BOR 90 - DogZilla 1.0
BPV - Banque Populaire Five, JV (Trophee Jules Verne) challenging trimaran
BT - Bruno Trouble - LV, LVC, LVPS
BYM - former website of MM, now for sale
CB - Cassandra B, ship used to transport A5 from RAK to VLC
CD- Chris Dickson
CE - Center of Effort
CF- Cory Friedman, SB courthouse rep/lawyer
CHR - Customs House Register, see COD
CIC - Constructed in Country, latest challenge to SNG/Alinghi 12/22/09
CNEV - EB's Spanish non-Yacht Club
CoA - Court of Appeals
CoR - Challenger of Record, official challenger of MC event
COD - Certificate Of Documentation
CSS - Challenger Selection Series
CZ - CheeZilla, mythical defending catamaran, SAAC nickname for A5
DAL - DZ photog in SD
DAS - Diesel Auxiliary Sloop or Diesel Assisted Sloop (aka Cheesezilla with engine, now BOR90 too)
DB- Dean Barker, ETNZ helm, 'The Tripod', fave interviewee of Rennmaus (use in context)
DB - David Boies, Al Gore attny. and new lead attny for BOR (9/09) (use in context)
DC - Dennis Connor
Dicko - Chris Dickson, former Kiwi Magic helm, BOR skipper/CEO
DIYC - great Tampa Bay YC
DM - DogMothra, DZ with the wing
DoG - Deed of Gift
DoJ - Department of Justice
DRD - Department of Redundancy Department
DW - DaWoody, SD photog of all things sailing, got FOX5 cam deal (not Darrel Waltrip,that's 'ol DW)
DZ - DogZilla, BOR90, giant challenging trimaran
EB - Ernesto Bertareli, Billionare Behaving Badly
ECA - East Coast of Australia, offered as a MC SH venue Nov. 5, 09
ETNZ - Emirates/Team New Zealand
FREO - Fremantle, Western Australia, '87 Cup venue
FO - Fiber Optic
GD - Grant Dalton, 'Dalts', TNZ managing director/skipper
GGYC - Golden Gate Yacht Club
GS - Grant Simmer, Alinghi trimmer
GLS - George L. Schuyler, author of DoG
GMR - Gilles Martin-Raget, official BOR photographer
GP3 - Groupama 3, BOR90's offshore cousin
GV - location of SNG
HHN92 - some astute poster in this board
HR- Hamish Ross, Kiwi counsel to EB, sent to exile
IACC - International America;s Cup Class
ICE - Internal Combustion Engine
IRS - US Internal Revenue Service
IR - Interpretive Resolutions
JB - John Bertrand, helmsman AII, 1983 winner of AC from NYYC
JC - Justice Herman Cahn, first court judge
JCS - John Cox Stevens, lead syndicate member, America
JSK - Justice Shirley Kornreich, current court judge
JK - James Kearney, lead attorny for BMWO (must be in proper context)
JK - John Kostecki, BOR tactician (check context)
JS - James Spithill, 'The Spitter', BOR helmsman
JTR - JohnTommy Rosas, MAHGUAH SCALPS PILGRIMS
KM - Sir Kieth Mills, TO principle/chairman
LB - LeBlack, EB's 41' custom catamaran lake sailor
LE - Larry Ellision, Billionaire Behaving Badly, Oracle's CEO and BOR team owner
LBOS - CZ'z moniker, LeBlack on steroids
LM - Lucien Masmejian, EB's valued advisor
LOA - Length Over All
LV - Louis Vuitton
LVC - Louis Vuitton Cup
LVPS - Louis Vuitton Pacific Series
LWL - Load Water Line, NOT including the rudders
MB - Mercury Bay Boat Club, yacht club that DoG'd SDYC in 1988 (use in context)
MB - Malvarossa Beach, VLC on-site Anarchist providing photos of both DoG boats (use in context)
MC - Mutual Consent
MCMC - mutual consent, multi challenger match
ML - Mascalzone Latino AC, and other sailing team
MM - BYM/EB promoter, contributor, journalist, passed in her sleep, Nov. '09
MM - Hot winning attorney over BBBLO (must be in proper context to not mix w/BYM MM)
MOFAM - Mother Of All Masts, BOR90's largest stick, 180' +/- tall
MOL - Memorandum of Law
Moose - Mike Sanderson, Team Origin honcho from NZ
MoMo - another Maureen Mahoney moniker
MSP - MAHGUAH_SCALPS_PILGRIMS, pursuer of illegal DoG trust issues, of American Indian descent
MW - Magnus Wheatly, former Rule69 blogger, occasional SA contributor
NOC - Notice of Challenge
NQ - No.Quarter, SA non-contributor
NY - New York
NYSC - New York Supreme Court
NYYC - New York Yacht Club
OL - Ocean Lady, ship chartered by BOR
PC - Paul Cayard, aka 'The Stache'
PH - Peter Huston, journalist and SAAC participant, SA contributor
PI - Peter Isler, former Nav for BOR and TDC, S&S.
PM - Peter Montgomery - Voice of NZ yachting
POS - Piece of Shit
PR - Public Relations
PSS - Powered Sailing System
PT - party tent for Alinghi sail making
QLD - Queensland, Australia
RAK - Ras al-Khaimah, SNG chosen AC33 venue, ruled as non-compliant
RC - Russell Coutts, CEO of BMWO, ultimate AC Anarchist
Renn- Anarchist who interviewed RC, listed above, also know as Renny
RG - Richard Gladwell - Writer for Sailworld.com
RH - Randy Hough, Can/Mex deep thinker/parser, can split a hair many ways
RM - Righting Moment
RPYS - former trustee, '83 winner from NYYC
RS - Rickmers Singapore, shipped CZ to RAK
RTW - Round the World, refers to a race length, as-in VOR
RV - Rolf Vrolijk, Alinghi designer
RTYC - Royal Thames Yacht Club
S&S - historical, astute AC 12m design firm, Olin Stephens firm (use in context)
S&S - Stars & Stripes, DC's AC team from 1987 to present (use in context)
SA - Sailing Anarchy
SAAC - Sailing Anarchy America's Cup forum
SAACC - Sailing Anarchy America's Cup Challenge:
SAYC - Sailing Anarchy Yacht Club
SB - Scuttlebutt, internet news site, CF's court reporting venue
SCOTW - Sailing Chic of the Week, of which MaMo was once chosen.
SDYC - San Diego Yacht Club
SH - Seahorse Magazine/website, SA AC sponsor
Shoebie - RTW and ENTZ Sailor/Director Kevin Shoebridge
SNG - EB's Swiss Yacht Club, current defender/trustee of the AC
SR - Stingray, The Stinger, Unofficial AC Anarchy Moderator/Human Search Engine
ST - Stuart Townsend, Sailing writer for The Independent.
STFU - Shut the F*ck Up! <- important to know for newb's.
SW - SailWorld.com, internet news site
TD$- The Daily Sail, internet news site
TE - Tom Ehman, Oracle spokesman, former F1 bureaucrat, form Flying Scott Champion
TNZ - Team New Zealand, also ETNZ for 'Emirates' their main sponsor
TO- Team Origin
TS - Tom Schnackenberg aka "Schnacks" - Godfather of of modern sail design
UAE - United Arab Emirates, potential AC33 venue sites
UBS - Swiss Bank, EB is on the board and they supported Alinghi in AC32
V - Villeneuve
VAS -
www.ValenciaSailing.blogspot.com
VAB - Vehicle Assembly Building, each team has one
VLC- Valencia, possible deed legal NH regatta site/AC32 site, confirmed AC33 site by CoA
VO- Vincent Onarato, Mascalzone Latino owner/syndicate head
VOR- Volvo Ocean Race, alternate event for TNZ or other idle teams
VPLP - Some multiuill design firm, Van Peteghem Laurient Prevost Yacht Design
WHOMPER -Wild H Ornithological Multi Paneled Extrusion Replacement (BOR wing Sail)
WL - WhiteLightnin', SA contributor
WTF? - What the F*ck?
WZ - WingZilla, wingsail of the BOR90
Y - The infamous concrete 'jig' guides for CZ
YC- Yacht Club
YVR - Vancouver, Canada, site of the 2010 Olympic games "competing" with AC33
Z - Zurich
Zero -
www.zerogradinord.it
