"The wing is a weapon," was Ernesto Bertarelli's honest assessment after being beaten by the winged-wonder of BMW Oracle Racing. Justin and Andy look back on a momentous race which brought drama and surprise beyond all expectation....
John Kostecki, tactician for BMW Oracle in the 33rd America's Cup, talks about the potential advantages of the wing rig - acceleration, manoeuvrability - in the match against Alinghi's catamaran. BMW Oracle Racing's skipper and helmsman, James Spithill, talks about the advantages of trimarans v catamarans....
You had to get up early to see the BMW Oracle Racing dock-out for Race 1 of the America's Cup. But it was worth it. Larry, Russell, James and the gang emerged from one of the tents like Bruce Willis and the astronauts who saved the earth in ‘Armageddon’.
With little more than a couple of weeks before the 33rd America's Cup in Valencia, Andy has just done an in-depth interview with Russell Coutts for top racing magazine, Seahorse International. Justin quizzes Andy about what Russell said, as well as looking back at who won what at the 49er and 14 World Championships....
SailJuice gets an exclusive interview with Mike Drummond, design coordinator of BMW Oracle Racing, the day after the extraordinary 190-foot wing rig goes for its first test sail on the DogZilla trimaran. Mike is talking straight from the boat, and shares his views on the benefits of solid-rig technology and his first impressions of this feat of modern engineering....