Is this the correct rules document?
rules? There seems to be wording in it that prohibits canting rigs, water ballast, and as for the motor, does 32.6(b) apply?
Do I have the correct rules document ? ?
No - those were something drawn up by Alinghi for a consentual match when CNEV was still the official challenger of record (before the courts made GGYC (USA) the official challenger). These matches are falling only under the Deed of Gift that governs the cup trophy (the gift).
In a nutshell, the two parties (challenger and defender) can make the match anything they want to make it as long as they agree. All but one AC match was sailed under agreement (mutual consent)...and that was the 87/88 "coma off point Loma" where the catamaran went up against the monohull. Basically, If they don't or can't agree on any of the details, the Deed of Gift (DoG) provides a simple match consisting of a few limiting factors and three races. It goes into some detail about the races.
It also applies some limits to the boats - 90' length if single masted and 115' if of two masts with a minimum of 40'.
As far as the rules go in the DoG, it's pretty simple there too and it emulates the traditional dual to the death. The challenger picks the weapon and the time, the defender picks the place and the rules. Ahhh, if it were only that easy. Because of the simplistic language in the DoG, expect two more court cases before the Feb. match and at least one more court case afterward.
DoG can be found here:
http://www.a3.org/ac2000_DeedofGift.html
