Aussies welcome chance to host America's Cup raceAustralia would welcome playing host to the America's Cup America's Cup: see sailing. America's Cup Most prestigious trophy in international yachting competition. First offered under another name in Britain in 1851, the cup was won easily by the America from New York and subsequently became known as the next year pending a court decision, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Cup-winning helmsman John Bertrand John Edwin Bertrand AM (born December 20, 1946 in Melbourne, Victoria) is a yachtsman from Australia, who skippered Australia II to victory in the 1983 America's Cup, ending 132 years of American supremacy. . Swiss defender Alinghi on Thursday offered to hold the next edition of the America's Cup off eastern Australia in a bid to resolve its dispute with US team Oracle over a venue for their February duel. The two teams have been battling in court over whether the event takes place in the Gulf emirate e·mir·ate n. 1. The office of an emir. 2. The nation or territory ruled by an emir. Noun 1. emirate - the domain controlled by an emir of Ras al-Khaimah Ras al-Khaimah (räs äl-khī`mä), sheikhdom (1995 pop. 144,430), c.650 sq mi (1,680 sq km), part of the federation of seven United Arab Emirates, SE Arabia, on the Persian Gulf. , the venue first chosen by Alinghi, or in the Spanish Mediterranean port of Valencia, as favoured by Oracle. But the Queensland coast in Australia's east has been presented as a compromise venue in a bid to end a bitter two-year legal battle. If the New York Supreme Court For the highest appellate court in New York, see . The Supreme Court of the State of New York is New York State's highest trial court, and is of general jurisdiction. There is a supreme court in each of New York State's 62 counties, although some of the smaller counties share agrees, Australia could play host to a three-race contest from February 8. Bertrand, 62, who skippered Australia II to victory over Liberty in 1983 to end the New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Yacht Club's 132-year grip on the trophy, predicted the Swiss offer would be accepted. "There's a very strong likelihood now that the America's Cup will be held on the east coast of Australia," Bertrand said. But he said a sticking point for having the series in Australia could be a clause of six months' notice given before the race, which the Americans had to agree to and the court ratify. "If that's accepted by the Oracle team then almost certainly the racing will go ahead in Australia," he said. New York Supreme Court Judge Shirley Kornreich ruled last month that the event cannot take place in Ras al-Khaimah, upholding a challenge by Oracle, which considers the site unsafe due to its proximity to Iran. Bertrand identified the Gold Coast, in Queensland's south-east, as an ideal location, however he understood Alinghi were scouting along the coast south from Townsville, in north Queensland. "It would be a big deal in this country and particularly in Europe," Bertrand said. "The America's Cup is still the most prestigious sporting event in the world because of the history and the pedigree of it." Australia has not mounted a challenge for the America's Cup since 1995, citing the massive budgets needed to compete in the world's oldest sailing competition, which dates back to 1851. 
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