BMW ORACLE Racing flies USA XX to Valencia BMW ORACLE Racing flies USA XX to Valencia
The American BMW ORACLE Racing team became the first America’s Cup squad to bring a new generation boat to Valencia in 2006 on Tuesday night when its USA XX arrived at the team base after a flight from Seattle.
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Accelerated learning Accelerated learning
The accepted wisdom in America’s Cup racing is that there is no substitute for experience. The more you do of it, the better you get, is the theory. Luca Devoti, however, has adopted an altogether different strategy. Granted, the +39 team leader has some experienced heads working in the engine room but the sailors in the back of the boat, the afterguard, are new to this game, with the exception of Ian Walker. The former skipper of GBR Challenge and a double Olympic medallist, Walker has been brought in for Malmo and Trapani to call tactics.
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Americans, Italians to begin building Americans, Italians to begin building
The American challenger BMW ORACLE Racing and one of three Italian teams, Mascalzone Latino-Capitalia Team have each announced that they are ready to begin building the first of their two new boats. Each team is required to build new boats in the country from which it lodged its challenge.
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New challengers, new challenges New challengers, new challenges
For + 39 Challenge and the South Africans on board Team Shosholoza entering into the high profile sport of the America’s Cup for the first time is highly ambitious. Although both teams raced in 2004, their experience at the Cup game is still very limited.
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‘China Sails into the America’s Cup’ a success in Beijing ‘China Sails into the America’s Cup’ a success in Beijing
The ‘China Sails into the America’s Cup’ promotional evening in Beijing was a roaring success on Saturday night. The show at the Tian Qiao Theatre, produced by the organisers of the 32nd America’s Cup and Louis Vuitton, was attended by over 1,000 guests, including celebrities, VIPs and diplomats.
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