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...

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Tomorrow is a big day for both teams. Alinghi can even the score with a win and Oracle will win the 33rd America’s Cup with a win. We were just notified that the start time will be delayed until 12 noon. It is crucial to have a race tomorrow as conditions will worsen early in...

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…I think a few of the designers were seen a church this morning By now those who are following know that the BMW Oracle won todays race by a convincing margin. The winning delta wasn’t quite a realistic measure of performance but there aren’t too many people at our Team Base unhappy with how the...

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two hour delay. 12noon start. Seas have come down and wind is good. The delay may cost them a race as the wind should be dropping by noon. So, if you are dead keen to see a race today is 70% chance of racing. A high percentage due to the media pressure and Alinghi’s...

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“one of 5 weather team ribs (they are positioned on the race course to feed pre-race wind data to the boat)” Adesso Vela è diversa da tutti quelli che vi parlano di vela fondamentalmente per due motivi: 1) Ci piace raccontare “da dentro”. Cerchiamo sempre qualche insider che smetta per un attimo i panni del velista...

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