Just like any sport or other business, the America's Cup is a fertile ground for various rumors and voices.

One of these voices has recently reached us and although we never publish them, we'll break the rules once, given its importance.

According to these uncofirmed reports, Alinghi, the America's Cup Defender, is going to set up shop in Dubai from mid November till some time next spring. The Swiss team will use the milder climate of the Arab city in order to train during the winter period.

After considering a handful of cities around the world, Alinghi settled for Dubai, a city that is also appearing as a serious candidate to host the 33rd America's Cup.

Always according to these unconfirmed voices, the recent departure of Alinghi's head of marketing and business development was due to internal strifes over the future of the team and the America's Cup in general.

Brad Butterworth, Vice President of the America's Cup Defender, is known to be a staunch opponent of the idea the America's Cup should stay in Valencia in case Alinghi won next July.

A native New Zealander, Butterworth is said to favor Dubai over Valencia.