Stepping Up - Deserving Props

Each morning the Scuttlebutt staff opens the email, checks in with the sailing media, and by days end, hopefully compiles and creates the most riveting and relevant stories for the newsletter. The Scuttlebutt community is a major source of information, and the credibility of our readership is a valued asset. However, when a reader offers to write about an event, we still often have no idea where it will lead. That was the case when NY lawyer Cory Friedman asked if we would be interested in his commentary regarding the lawsuit that Golden Gate YC had filed against the America’s Cup defending club, Société Nautique de Genève (SNG).

From Cory’s first submission, it was obvious how lucky we were. The tangle of press releases from both sides of the case was consistently unraveled, and the facts of the case were both fairly analyzed, and entertainingly presented. Cory’s commentary was picked up by the international sailing media, and even earned him a seat next to Ernesto Berterelli in the Model Room of the New York YC. The sport of sailing is rarely granted such quality reporting on legal matters, and Scuttlebutt felt highly privileged to have been the conduit for the service he provided. To Cory… thank you… and to the Scuttlebutt community, your opportunity awaits.

* A Perpetual Cup for Not So Friendly Competition Between Lawyers (nine reports)

* "One On One” with Ernesto Bertarelli