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04.11.2009 CET

BMW ORACLE Racing shifts into recovery mode. After dismasting during sea trials on Tuesday morning, the BOR 90 returned to the team base in San Diego late Tuesday afternoon.

Shortly after returning to shore, helmsman Jimmy Spithill expressed pride in how his team responded on the water when the mast came down.
 
"The crew are all safe and all of the contingencies that are built into the programme really showed today. I just commend the crew and all ou... Read More

26.10.2009 CET

Splashdown. On Sunday afternoon, the BOR 90 returned to its natural habitat as it was lifted by crane from its workspace into the harbour.

It's been nearly five weeks since the trimaran was last on the water as the BMW ORACLE Racing team shifted into modification mode. The work onshore has been intense and required a full commitment from the boatbuilding team, supervised by Mark A. Turner (NZL).

 

"These l... Read More

BMW ORACLE Racing prepares for another round of testingPublished: October 14, 2009Posted in: BMW Oracle Team

Photo: 14/07/2009 – San Diego (USA,CA) -33rd America’s Cup – BMW ORACLE Racing – First sea trials of the newly modified BOR 90 trimaran Photographer: Gilles Martin-Raget

13 October 2009

Following three weeks of modifications, the BOR 90 emerged today from the boat building tent at the team base in San Diego.

The latest iteration of the gi... Read More

11.08.2009 CET

BMW ORACLE Racing present team and state-of-the-art trimaran. In the first official presentation of the team since becoming the Challenger of Record for the 33rd America’s Cup, team owner Larry Ellison thanked his team for their dedication and promised to leave no stone unturned in their quest to win back the oldest trophy in sports for the United States.

To that end, the team also confirmed the trimaran it has been saili... Read More

11.08.2009 CET

Pushing the design envelope.

Ian Burns, design coordinator for BMW ORACLE Racing talks about the challenge of designing and building the fastest trimaran in the world.

 

Photo by Martin Raget

The design brief was startling in its simplicity, if no less daunting for it. Build the fastest boat you can for a wide variety of conditions. For the design team, the open brief was nearly a case of ‘be careful wh... Read More