A busy weekend (despite it being March) – saw the Francesco Bruni-led Azzurra team win the Italian final of the Congressional Cup against the Gavin Brady-steered Mascalzone Latino Audi Team. The Audi Melges 32 Sailing Series had its first event in Italy with Lanfranco Cirillo’s Fantastica the clear winner, while down in Sydney the championship for the 18ft skiffs concluded with overall victory for Michael Coxon’s Thurlow Fisher Lawyers. On Friday BMW Oracle Racing announced that the outstanding litigation with Alinghi over the 33rd America’s Cup ‘constructed in country’ issue and the breach of fiduciary duty, had both been dropped.