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Old 02-08-2010, 09:11 AM
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America's Cup: News and Discussions

Anyone watching this? First race is Wednesday.

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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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Delayed again. First race pushed back to Friday.
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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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Woohoo. Looks like Ellison's $$$ finally paid off.
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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repealed, and by who?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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Next America's Cup is in...Barcelona?
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