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admin — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:18:15 +0000

Race 1 BMW Oracle Wins 33rd America’s Cup

Race 2 BMW Oracle Racing Wins America’s Cup 33

BMW Oracle win the 33 America’s Cup in Valencia

admin — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 18:29:03 +0000

18:43
Confirmed then, no protest, so BMW ORACLE Racing win the 33rd America’s Cup match for the USA. A fantastic finale to this historic match.
18:37
Alinghi cross the finish line 5 minutes and 26 seconds after USA. The Swiss team were 24 seconds behind off the start line, 28 seconds behind at WW 1 mark, 2mins 44 secs behind at the gybe mark, Mark 2.
18:32
USA cross the finish line first and should lift the America’s Cup subject to any protest. The crew look delighted. It is the first time that a challenger has won a Deed of Gift match. USA win 2-0. Coutts remains unbeaten in the America’s Cup match, winning 15 Cup match races on board.
18:13
USA making a gybe to lay the finish and are back up to 18-19 knots after encountering a spell of lighter winds.
18:07
A remarkable spectacle as USA stretch towards the finish line of Race 2, towards overall victory. An American team have not won the America’s Cup since 1992 when America3 defeated Il Moro 4-1 in San Diego.
18:05
Just over 8 miles to go to the finish for USA and what is increasingly looking like a second win for BMW ORACLE Racing.
18:02
USA changed their mind at the gybe mark, choosing not to go with the bigger gennaker but to stay conservative, perhaps. USA lead by over 2000 metres.
17:55
At Mark 2 the leader’s delta is 2 minutes and 44 seconds and so USA have gained 2 minutes and 16 seconds on Alinghi 5 this 13 miles reach.
17:47
Alinghi preparing to hoist a gennaker at the gybe mark, USA hits 33 knots.
17:44
USA now over 1700 metres ahead of Alinghi 5 down the first reach, and about six minutes to the gybe mark.
17:35
So the wing weapon and tri platform does seem to be stronger on this reach, gaining to 1145 metres of lead over Alinghi 5 after about 13 minutes, or half of this first reach.
17:29
24 seconds was the delta at the start for USA when they lead Alinghi 5 off the line, and at WW1, the windward mark, the delta was 28 seconds when the BMW ORACLE Racing Team trimaran lead around the top mark. USA now extended to 740 metres after about eight minutes of this first reach. USA hits 30 knots again.
17:27
USA has a little more speed, peaking again there at 30 knots in around 8 knots of true wind speed.
17:24
USA timed, unofficially, at 28 seconds ahead at WW1 and surge immediately close to 30 knots of boat speed as they accelerate. Alinghi give chase.
17:22
An extraordinary race, no one expected to be this close as USA approach the windward mark, nearly one hour since the start. USA lead at the mark.
17:18
Alinghi cross by just over 100 metres ahead of USA, Alinghi 5 tacks and their lead drops. USA appear to be close to the port tack lay line with Alinghi to their left and behind, it is extremely close. USA may have the small advantage again.
17:12
USA have profited slightly on the left now and are now back to 260 metres behind Alinghi. USA are tacking, speed drops to 5.6kts through the tack. Alinghi preparing their hoist for the windward mark, very close at the cross.
17:08
A protest flag is being flown on Alinghi.
17:06
Three miles to the lay line, USA is closing now and has halved the distance they were behind as the breeze has backed slightly to the left again.
17:02
Alinghi have been consistently quicker over the last few minutes and their lead has grown again. Speculation over what is making Alinghi quicker includes a different mainsail, the smaller headsail and better moded with their ballast set up, but they have looked more consistent in the long swell.
16:55
And of course the advantage will stretch for whoever gets to the windward mark first as they get on to the reach first and accelerate. In very rough terms we reckon on somewhere around 500 metres of an advantage needed to unload a penalty…so if Alinghi get to the windward mark first then their hopes will rise for sure.
16:53
Around start the wind was at 100 degrees at the windward mark now it is at 120 degrees, and it has been to Alinghi’s gain now is at 450 metres. Breeze is backing again very slightly, back to 115 degrees.
16:51
Wind at the top mark is still around 7 knots at the windward mark, and a little more at the gybe mark. Alinghi weather team may have got this one right with their choice of the right, 20 degree lift.
16:46
Alinghi now 150 metres ahead and lead is growing very slowly, smaller Solent jib on today and seems to be better set up than Friday.
16:43
8.2 miles to the windward mark, Alinghi get that wind shift perfectly to make a gain and they are still profiting. The right side seems to be getting a little more pressure. USA had a small soft spot in the breeze.
16:40
And Alinghi have taken the lead, USA went slightly soft to the left and the Swiss holders gained. Loick Peyron is on the helm of Alinghi. Lead is slender 70 metres but USA tacked when they saw they could not cross Alinghi.
16:35
USA’s lead has grown to around 650 metres now, certainly a closer race than Race 1 in, although this time USA have had the upper hand since the start. USA appear to be gaining consistently on the left side of the course. The wing seems to be a potent weapon again in these marginal conditions, Dirk De Ridder always working to achieve the target angles and power, gaining real time pressure and angle info off the foil and targets. Breeze is 6-7 knots, but maybe building very slightly.
16:26
So a split on the cards, already 2000 metres of lateral separation and growing all the time. USA looks more powered up and has a lead of nearly 400 metres. USA have tacked and are in a good band of wind pressure. 13 miles first beat. Speeds are actually pretty even. Ellison and Coutts both on board USA.
16:24
Start gun goes and USA start first as Alinghi struggle to get moving, long swell, Alinghi heading to the right after picking up speed USA head left. USA accelerating quicker but boat speeds are now similar.

16:21
Alinghi have been given a penalty, we believe, for not being outside the start box when the signal went.
16:16
In fact USA have not yet rolled out a headsail but were doing over 20 knots for a few seconds. Alinghi have starboard entry and so have the rights of way, may try to pin a penalty on USA but appear to be late setting up correctly on entry and if fact get a penalty themselves.

Congratulations USA!!

BMW Oracle wins the 1st race of 33AC

admin — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:32:49 +0000

America’s Cup Defender BMW Oracle won the first race of the 33nd America’s Cup Match on Friday afternoon in the waters off Valencia. In perfect conditions for racing, with a stable knot sea breeze.

Match 1 – BMW Oracle beat Alinghi – DELTA 15 minutes and 28 seconds.

Timeline

17:22
Alinghi appear not to have completed their penalty properly and so the final delta is 15 minutes and 28 seconds.

17:08
And BMW ORACLE cross the finish line to provisionally win Race 1 of the 33rd America’s Cup. Delight for the American team and certain vindication in these conditions for the concept of the solid wing sail and the trimaran platform.

16:53
Alinghi shedding some water ballast again trying to keep the power on in the lighter conditions. Something like 10 minutes to the finish line.

16:46
Hard to judge what the delta will be, but the biggest recent Cup Match margins were in the 27th America’s Cup in 1988, the Deed of Gift ‘mis-match’, when USA’s Stars and Stripes consecutively defeated New Zealand’s KZ1 by 18 minutes and 15 seconds and then 21 minutes and 10 seconds.

16:43
Over half way down the downwind leg now.

16:37
USA extending all the time, sailing deeper and faster all the time than Alinghi who are now 3440 metres behind. Certainly the consensus at the moment is that the power and efficiency of the BMW ORACLE Racing Team wing is actually more telling downwind.

16:26
So USA is making 26 knots downwind and seem to consistently be able to fly their windward hulls for longer, peaking now at 28.5 knots of boat speed. Wind speed at the finish is eight knots at 160 degrees. And great work from Harold Bennett and his crew getting this race away, a great spectacle.

16:24
Alinghi gybe first, USA respond almost immediately. USA leading by 2980 metres or so.

16:13
And USA peak speed there is around 25 knots as they spear deeper and faster ‘downind’ than Alinghi in a puff, and as soon as they get their bow lower and sail faster than Alinghi for any length of time then their gains multiply. Now over 2000 metres of lead to USA. Big changes in course as the apparent wind builds and the leader powers up, Jimmy Spithill USA helmsman bringing the bow down and sailing deep and fast. Alinghi pressing well too.

16:11
So net on that upwind leg BMW Oracle pulled back something around 5 minutes on Alinghi, including that initial deficit.

16:06
Wind looks a little lighter but Alinghi marginal for flying a hull on approach to the turning mark, they go around 3 minutes 21 seconds – we believe – behind USA

16:04
And at an hour and a half after the start USA bear away at the windward mark first, unrolling their huge downwind headsail, breeze is about seven knots.

15:58
Alinghi tacking now on to port for their approach to mark 1, navigator Juan Vila (ESP) calling the time to the top mark to helm Bertarelli, tactician Brad Butterworth, strategist Murray Jones, all, of course, America’s Cup winners. Bow and mast crew are preparing the downwind headsail, as they are on USA. Advantage to USA about 1400 metres or so.

15:55
USA now approaching the port tack layline, an hour and 21 minutes after the start, their speed dropping to 6.5 knots as they tack. Speed building on port tack now. Alinghi still to tack. Will they take their penalty before the turn, or hang on?

15:50
Still Ernesto Bertarelli steering Alinghi, just getting a little marginal to keep the weather hull flying on Alinghi. USA have unrolled an upwind headsail to apply a little more power, anticipating the softening of the breeze as they approach the windward mark.

15:46
So downwind there is very little difference between the apparent wind angle generated to that upwind, only five or six degrees. Breeze has dropped a little for both as they approach the port lay line. The wind is between 160 degrees at 10 knots at the windward mark.

15:41
The question is when Alinghi will do their penalty, they must do a gybe if they are going upwind or a tack if they are going downwind. Breeze has picked up to around 10 knots at the windward mark. USA are setting up their giant gennaker for the downwind leg.

15:35
Around six miles to the windward mark, one hour and two minutes into the whole 40 miles race. BMW ORACLE Racing leading by something like 1260 metres.

15:31
So USA lead now by 730 metres and as the breeze decreases we see Alinghi shedding some water ballast. Breeze at the weather mark is around seven knots at 165 degrees.

15:24
Alinghi tack but so far no response from USA. Alinghi’s speed only dropped to 10 knots through the tack and they looked pretty slick. USA tacks now.

15:06
So certainly much closer than most expected, really not much between them in terms of boat speed. Speculation had the crossover between the two around 8-9 knots wind speed perhaps and we are pretty close to that. At the top mark we hear the wind is lighter, maybe 5.5 to 6 knots. About half way up the 20 miles beat now. Really very close, despite the huge differences in design philosophy. Perhaps the design teams taking a quiet sigh of relief, but huge credit is due to both design and build teams…. and those who have put in the hundreds of thousands of man hours of labour to get here. Fantastic match so far…..

15:03
Alinghi catching, now 140 metres or so behind when they were 440 metres behind.

14:57
And USA sitting consistently higher and faster, wing only. Dirk De Ridder (NED) trimming the wing, very experienced sailor on his second America’s Cup, won the round the world race with USA tactician John Kostecki and trimmer Ross Halcrow.

14:55
USA have now rolled away their jib and are flying wing only, no jib and are expected to point a little higher, now making consistently 19 knots plus and hit 20 knots boat speed.

14:51
So at around 15 minutes after the start USA overhaul Alinghi and make good that initial deficit of around 650 metres when they got across the start line. Both making between 17 and 19 knots in 6-7 knots.

14:49
USA appear to have their weather hull flying higher consistently and are sailing at a very slightly higher angle to the breeze. 180 degrees at the windward mark, eight knots.

14:45
And USA are closing in to Alinghi now there is 235 metres between the two, but of course Alinghi have their penalty to unload. But there is really little difference in speed, USA maybe has the small edge.

14:40
At the Windward Mark we now have 8 knots of wind at 180°, Alinghi have changed now to an upwind jib from their bigger GZero. Alinghi’s lead has almost halved since the start, around 450 metres ahead.

14:38
Alinghi lead by about 650 metres, boat speeds are roughly even around 18 knots. USA are now catching a little less than five minutes into Race 1. USA look to be sailing a few degrees higher but they are in slightly different pressure.

14:36
USA have not yet started and it is about 1 minute 45 seconds after the gun that the challenger gets back to the start line.

14:33
USA to the right and both boats are above the start line, Alinghi have the penalty. USA have stalled, flat footed and are stuck, Alinghi win the start and USA are all but stopped on the wrong side of the line.

14:32
Both very slow with two minutes to go, Alinghi pinned to the left of the box a little and USA have the upper hand for sure.

14:30
Alinghi cannot cross and USA take the immediate advantage, USA force penalty on Alinghi for failing to keep clear.

14:29
Getting ready for entry to the start box at 5 mins, timing is crucial. Alinghi at 23 knots BMW Oracle making 17 knots as the gun.

Via: http://www.americascup.com/en/actualite/live-ticker/

Maritime info News. Sunny day in Valencia.

admin — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 10:57:31 +0000

Latest News:

- The Race Committee has informed the teams there will be no start before 13:00 CET

- Committee Boat is on start line area, still assessing the situation on both wind and waves conditions.

- Race 1 is now postponed until Friday with a planned start schedule beginning at 10:00 hrs.

Midday:The AP flag is flying over the A flag above the Varadero building, the main race control offices. So, that means no racing today.

Waiting for the Wind. 33 America’s Cup

admin — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:13:30 +0000

The rescheduled first clash of the 33rd America’s Cup between the giant multihulls of Alinghi and BMW ORACLE Racing which is now due for Wednesday off Valencia looks set to encounter brisk winds and more challenging seas. The stage could be set for a high speed first encounter.

The race between the hi-tech, multi-hull boats was reset for tomorrow Wednesday, the next scheduled sailing day in the best-of-three regatta off the Spanish port of Valencia.

Crew members aboard had a frustrating, cold and wet wait of almost four hours more than 25 km (16 miles) off shore before heading back to port.

“We were convinced we were going to race. Yesterday looked good and this morning when we left it looked good but then around 10 o’clock (0900 GMT) the hopes started fading away with the rain and the wind died,” said Alinghi owner Ernesto Bertarelli.

The problem was exacerbated by the vast size of the race area, measuring more than 600 sq km. The course for the first race is 40 km long, comprising an upwind and a downwind leg.

The course area was made necessary in part by the huge size of the boats, each 90 feet long with technology aboard previously unseen in yacht racing. Alinghi is a catamaran with a tilting mast 17 storeys high. BMW Oracle, a trimaran, has a unique wing-shaped mast much bigger than the wing of a commercial jetliner.

Reports suggest that the two teams were configuring their craft for the stronger northerly airs which are being drawn down to Valencia by a low pressure system towards the east.

Follow the racing, follow the America’s Cup

admin — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:38:53 +0000

ON SITE
AMERICA’S CUP PARK – BIG SCREEN TELEVISION
The big screen television in the America’s Cup Park will be showing live-action from the race course, along with features, packaged programmes, and highlights.

ON TELEVISION
Through the agreements with the European Broadcasting Union, which reaches 56 territories and has an audience of over 650 million and, globally, with Sports News TV spanning 160 territories, broadcasting to over 1.4 billion people and also with Transworld Sport with a global audience of over 302 million, the America’s Cup News packages are assured of a massive international audience of over 2 billion viewers.

Among the broadcasters are Great Britain’s BSkyB, TVE/Teledeporte and Canal 9 in Spain, French based Eurosport and Showtime in the Middle East. Broadcasters will take all of the America’s Cup output, including the 26 minutes race day Highlights package, Race News package as well as the 52 minutes summary wrap up programme at the end of the event.

A full listing will be available soon.

ON-LINE
WWW.AMERICASCUP.COM
The official America’s Cup website keeps you posted with news reports, feature stories, videos and pictures and all the official information of the 33rd America’s Cup in English, Spanish and French.

LIVE VIDEO STREAMING
For the first time in the history of the America’s Cup, races will be broadcast live free of charge on www.americascup.com. Video feed will be supplemented (in French and Spanish) with a Live Ticker animated by the best sailing experts

THE CUP ON FACEBOOK
Join us on the official 33^rd America’s Cup page where you will find all the latest posts around the event. Pages in English, Spanish and French have been created.

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FOLLOW ON TWITTER
A dedicated team has been setup to chase the latest information during the event and exclusive information from the race will be posted real time for you.

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Info: http://americascup.com

33 America’s cup 2010 TV coverage

admin — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:01:04 +0000

Coverage of the America’s Cup will be streamed live, free, over the Internet, according to recent announcements by Defender SNG and their event partner.

Preliminary Schedule:


Date		Programming

Feb 6		Preview Show
Feb 7		Preview Show
Feb 8		Race Day
Feb 9		Recap
Feb 10		Race Day
Feb 11		Recap
Feb 12		Race Day (if needed)

Europe and Satellite:
Television: Live on British Eurosport (Sky 410/Virgin 521), BSkyB (UK), TVE/Teledeporte/Canal 9 (Spain), Eurosport (France)
Internet: On the Web in Europe via Eurosport Player and americascup.com
This portion of the plan was announced January 22, 2010. Read More

United States and Canada:
Internet: At americascup.com and possibly also ESPN360
Television: Not known at this time whether there will be a broadcast partner.

Elsewhere:
Internet: Partners to be announced.
Television: Middle East: Showtime. It is not known at this time whether there will be a broadcast partner in other countries.

More info at: http://www.cupinfo.com/en/ac33schedule-main.php

Further clarity for the 33rd America’s Cup Match

admin — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:38:42 +0000

The ISAF appointed International Jury for the America’s Cup ruled early Wednesday morning on the redress brought by the challenger BMW Oracle.

Five requests for redress were brought before the International Jury by BMW Oracle in their ongoing litigation ahead of the 33rd America’s Cup which is scheduled to start on 8 February. The five-member Jury issued a decision in the early hours of Wednesday morning stating that the America’s Cup organising authority (OA), Société Nautique de Genève (SNG), is correct in setting a start time for the race at 10:06 (local time). There is no Deed of Gift requirement for the start time to be agreed with the challenger as the OA has the responsibility to set the start time.

The Jury also ruled that the Deed of Gift shall prevail over any other conflicting rule and the SNG will amend the Notice of Race (NOR) and Sailing Instructions (SI) to further reinforce this. In another decision, the Jury confirmed that SNG’s race committee will be responsible for determining whether to start or continue a race and in doing so has the obligation to comply with applicable safety and legal obligations. This will be reflected in the Notice of Race (NOR).

While the challenger’s request for redress regarding their intention to dump substances in the sea while racing was denied, the Jury reinforced the fact that all applicable laws must apply to any discharge while racing. The competing parties mutually agreed to modify the rules regarding detection equipment at the challenger’s request.

“We welcome the Jury’s involvement and decisions for the sport. We are confident racing will go ahead as scheduled on Monday – weather permitting – and we are looking forward to finally getting this competition on the water,” said Alinghi team skipper and tactician Brad Butterworth.

America’s Cup Jury denies BMW Oracle request for redress

admin — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:34:25 +0000

The ISAF appointed international jury denied BMW Oracle’s request for redress regarding measurement of the competing yachts.

The ISAF International Jury for the America’s Cup issued an interim decision late Tuesday night rejecting the challenger, BMW Oracle’s latest complaint regarding the position and volume of the water ballast onboard the racing yachts during measurement.

“We are pleased that the jury upheld the New York Supreme Court and expert panel decision of November 2009. This is a positive step towards the America’s Cup – we are glad that measurement can go ahead as scheduled and that the challenger’s request for redress has been denied. With just a few days to go before the first race of the 33rd America’s Cup, the team is fully focused on race training and preparations,” said Grant Simmer, Alinghi design team coordinator.

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Do you know the city of Valencia?

admin — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 23:43:39 +0000

Valencia in Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valencia,_Spain

Valencia official tourist info http://www.turisvalencia.es/home.aspx

Valencia Online Guide http://www.turisvalencia-guias.info/tourist_guide_en/home.htm

Panoramio Valencia http://www.panoramio.com/map/#lt=39.489470&ln=-0.370274&z=5&k=2&a=1&tab=1