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Old Feb 8, 2010 | 09:11 AM
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America's Cup: News and Discussions

Anyone watching this? First race is Wednesday.

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Old Feb 9, 2010 | 08:45 AM
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Old Feb 9, 2010 | 09:29 AM
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Oracle's new boat has a rigid wing sail that is larger than an Airbus A380's wing, which changes shape by an engine and hydraulics. So it is kind of motorsports related.
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Old Feb 10, 2010 | 07:55 AM
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Delayed again. First race pushed back to Friday.
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Old Feb 11, 2010 | 08:27 PM
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Old Feb 12, 2010 | 11:57 AM
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Good first race today. The Oracle boat is amazing. Looking good for the cup to come back to USA.
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Old Feb 16, 2010 | 08:50 AM
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Woohoo. Looks like Ellison's $$$ finally paid off.
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Old Feb 16, 2010 | 06:03 PM
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When were the laws of physics . . .

repealed, and by who? Boat speed was sometimes 4X the speed of the wind.
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Old Mar 30, 2022 | 06:20 PM
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Next America's Cup is in...Barcelona?
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