Protest Raised Over Lowering a Sail, as Alinghi Ties Series.

The article present information related to the yacht racing team Emirates Team New Zealand's protest related to the yacht racing team Alinghi's halyard release system on the mainsail. The Alinghi won the Race 3 by 30 seconds on June 27, 2007 and leveled the best-of-nine series at 2-2. Tom Ehman, the yacht racing team BMW Oracle Racing's head of external affairs, said that there used to be no rule that required a team to lower the mainsail from the cockpit.