Posts Tagged ‘Ernesto Bertarelli’

America’s Cup Race 2 Almost Didn’t Happen February 15th 2010
All of the pre-race litigation may have shown its value in creating a level playing field yesterday when observers helped the presiding race officer start the final race over the objections of most of his crew, who were representatives of the defending yacht club.

USA Wins America’s Cup, First Time Since ’92 February 14th 2010
Powered by an international crew and a technologically advanced wing sail, Larry Ellison's BMW Oracle put on the afterburners on the second leg of the second race and left Alinghi in the dust.

Winged Trimaran Wins First America’s Cup Race February 13th 2010
Closing at 40 knots (or thereabouts), USA (BMW Oracle) and Alinghi 5 nearly had a head-on collision in the pre-start. Things got even more interesting after that, but the advanced wing technology aboard the American trimaran proved superior.