America’s Cup, Happy as Larry by Morgan
Larry Ellison, founder of Oracle and owner of the team was quite happy last night!
They might not sell him the Golden State Warriors but at least he has a big silver cup.
On arrival at the mooring I assisted on board while the team lowered the “wing”.
There were no beers opened until the wing and boat were safely out of the water and secure in the shed and when that was finished the party started and what a party it was!
Unfortunately for me I had to be at work (with Mascalzone Latino Team) bright and early this morning. We are preparing to compete in the older version Cup boats down in NZ in March.
My experience with BMWOracle is something I will never forget.
The sheer size of the team, the technology and the depth of talent through out was quite impressive. Where will the America’s Cup go from here?
My feeling is there is a 50% chance or better that it will remain in multi-hulls (likely a size more manageable) and with rules that make the boats easier to manage logistically (no wing…) Russell and Larry promised to include all challengers in the rule that will affect the type of boat.
They will need a majority of the teams to agree before we see the AC in multi-hulls but that could just happen!
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