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Bryan Willis is 31st America’s Cup Chairman of the Jury and Chief Umpire
samedi 19 janvier 2002 –
The appointment was first agreed amongst the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron as Defender of the America’s Cup America's Cup #AmericasCup , Yacht Club Punta Ala as Challenger of Record Record #sailingrecord and ISAF in accordance with the formal agreement signed by the parties in September 2000.
Bryan Willis has been involved with both the Louis Vuitton Cup and the America’s Cup America's Cup #AmericasCup since 1980. Most recently he served as Chairman of the Jury and Chief Umpire in the 1999-2000 event.
For the 2002-2003 events he will lead a team of 18 International Umpires who will oversee as many as 175 races over 5 months beginning in October 2002.
He is a member of the ISAF Racing Rules Committee and the ISAF Race Officials Committee and is currently serving as Chairman of the International Jury for the Volvo Ocean Race.
Soource : Louis Vuitton Cup Media Center
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