02/2010 – BMW ORACLE Racing Team’s revolutionary wing sail powered trimaran USA-17, designed by VPLP [read our article], convincingly won Race 2 off Valencia today to win the 33rd America’s Cup match outright. The American team, founded ten years ago by software mogul Larry Ellison, achieved its ultimate goal when they powered across the finish […]
Continue Reading ...11/2009 – BMW Oracle Racing, the challenger of the 33rd America’s cup installed an almost 190-foot airplane-like hard wing sail and completed the first short test sail (on november the 10th) of the team’s latest technology on San Diego Bay. A wing of this scale has never been built for a boat. In terms of […]
Continue Reading ...11/2008 – Russell Coutts, CEO and Skipper of BMW ORACLE Racing, today announced that BOR 90, the syndicate’s state-of-the-art trimaran, has successfully completed Phase I of its sea trials in San Diego. The 90 foot high-tech trimaran now will undergo further modifications to improve performance based on the team’s experiences with the trimaran on the […]
Continue Reading ...09/2008 – The iShares Cup ended in the very heart of Amsterdam on Sunday september 21st, 2008. The last of the 5 events has sacred Alinghi. With he same points as TeamOrigin, before the netherlands race, Ed Baird and his team succeeded with this week-end small wind. The circuit has started on May 30th, 2008 […]
Continue Reading ...08/2008 – Following some statements made lately by BMWOracle’s CEO Russel Coutts, Sébastien Destremau asked his comments to Alinghi skipper’s Brad Butterworth. (Lausanne 4 August 2008) Sebastien Destremau: Brad Butterworth, you have won the last four America’s Cup as Tactician/Skipper making you the most successful sailor by anyones standards. Your friend Russell Coutts recently said […]
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Construction. The German shipyard Hanse on the Baltic Sea presented its flagship at the last Cannes Boat Show. The Hanse 531, designed by Alinghi architects Friedrich Judel and Rolf Vrolijk, promises excellent performance at sea. This boat has many unique features which place it in a class of its own. Deck. The teak deck is […]
Continue Reading ...09/2009 – Tim Jeffery joins BMW ORACLE Racing as Director, Communications. The 33rd America’s Cup will be his ninth. He has reported on the America’s Cup, as well as five Olympics and many of the world’s major sailing events as The Daily Telegraph’s (London) longstanding sailing correspondent. His work has been appeared in many of […]
Continue Reading ...11/2008 – DOGZILLA ATTACKS. The BMW Oracle Team goes on testing their new trimaran in California. At sea since August 25th, 2008, the BOR 90 is now berthed in her new base, after having sailed in Anacortes (North East of the USA). Symbolically, the team has settled down where Dennis Conner and his team Stars […]
Continue Reading ...08/2008 – Much has been said in the last few days regarding the 33rd America’s Cup being dragged back to court following GGYC/BMWOracle’s decision to appeal last week NY Appellate Division’s ruling. We have asked a few questions to Shosholoza team’s principal, Captain Salvatore Sarno (South Africa), to give his view on the matter. 6 […]
Continue Reading ...04/2008 – Miami Beach, Fla. USA – Vincenzo Onorato and his Mascalzone Latino are the 2008 Rolex Farr 40 World Champions, achieving a first in the sailing world – three back-to-back victories in this ultra-competitive one design class. This evening in addition to the World Cup, Onorato was presented with a commemorative Rolex timepiece at […]
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