With all the sparofdeath discussion, I think this might have been missed.

http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/news/story?id=4641049

"They've fought over every aspect of the racing, including rules, dates and a port.

Alinghi spokesman Paco Latorre said the Swiss are making a concession in their fight with San Francisco's Golden Gate Yacht Club, which backs BMW Oracle Racing.

"Until now, both the court and GGYC had accepted and agreed February and Valencia, and we hadn't," Latorre told The Associated Press by phone. "And now because we want to have this race on the water, we accept this decision of Valencia in February. We are making the concession. We had said it's not the most suitable venue in February.

"We want to have this sorted out on the water," Latorre added. "Let's go to Valencia in February and get it done. They wanted February, they got February. They wanted Valencia, let's go and sail. It's going to be cold, it's going to be unstable, it's not going to be very pleasant for sailors and spectators, but let's get it done."