US syndicate Oracle has announced it has boosted its legal team, in a sign it may launch new moves in court that could threaten its planned America's Cup duel with Swiss defender Alinghi. The Golden Gate Yacht Club, which represents Oracle, said it continues to have 'serious issues' with the way Alinghi's representative, the Societe Nautique de Geneve, is organising the next edition of the trophy. GGYC in particular criticised Alinghi's 'recent issuance of measurement regulations that would disqualify our boat if left to stand.' The club has hired the legal team of Boies, Schiller and Flexner 'to protect our competitive interests, the interests of sailing, and of the Cup itself,' it said in a statement released late on Friday. Alinghi, owned by Swiss biotech billionaire owner Ernesto Bertarelli, announced last week that it would face Oracle in a multihull duel for the 33rd America's Cup in the United Arab Emirates at Ras al-Khaimah from February 8. Oracle has contested the venue, insisting it does not comply with the Deed of Gift, the 19th century rules that govern the oldest trophy in international sport. Oracle's owner, American computer billionaire Larry Ellison, also recently voiced concern over the proximity of the site to Iran, which he said posed a risk for the US team. An Oracle spokeswoman said a team from the US club will travel to the UAE to inspect the site. Sailing's most prestigious event has traditionally been a regatta involving several large monohull yachts. Next year's planned multihull duel is the result of a legal battle between Oracle and Alinghi over the rules for the next America's Cup that began after the Swiss team won the last edition in the Spanish Mediterranean port of Valencia in 2007. Oracle has confirmed it will race in a trimaran it has been testing in southern California for the past year, while Alinghi plans to defend its title in a catamaran which it recently airlifted from landlocked Switzerland over the Alps to the Mediterranean. 