In this video, Paige Railey puts on a perfect demonstration of the classic 'win the pin, tack and cross the fleet' strategy. OffshoreRules.com's editor Justin Chisholm said it "was simply mesmerising to watch and all the more impressive given the near sixty boat fleet and the fact that this final start was under a black flag".....
"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....
Alinghi helmsman Ed Baird talks through the process of tacking and gybing Alinghi 5, and how it might compare with the way that their America's Cup rivals on BMW Oracle Racing might approach the same manoeuvres...
Video/ Audio: Matt Sheahan of Yachting World joins Justin and Andy at the Alinghi Base to discuss another day of frustration at the 33rd America's Cup in Valencia, and speculate on why extraordinary boats can't race in ordinary conditions. The noise in the background, by the way, is the engine firing up on Alinghi 5....
Matt Biggs and Ben Hollis sailed their Merlin Rocket to victory in the John Merricks Tiger Trophy at Rutland Water last weekend. Biggs and Hollis have now scored consecutive wins in the SailJuice Global Warm-Up, after winning the Doublehanded division of the Steve Nicholson Memorial Trophy the previous weekend.
After two and a half years of waiting, Day 1 of the 33rd America's Cup arrived with a crescendo, and went out with a whimper. Still, there were some memorable moments despite the lack of racing, as Justin and Andy discuss with Yachting World's Matt Sheahan. The pre-dawn send-off of the wing-rigged BMW Oracle trimaran was worth getting up for....
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’.
Where Peter Barton had capsized his way around the Bloody Mary three weeks earlier, the more moderate conditions suited his T-foiled Cherub to a T, with Barton and crew David Ellis winning both races of the Asymmetric fleet. After two events, victory at the Bloody Mary plus their 3rd at the Steve Nicholson keeps Andy Smith & Tim Needham's 505 in pole position, but just a point ahead of Barton's Cherub...
Luke Patience and Stuart Bithell lie in 2nd place in the early stages of Miami Olympic Classes Regatta. Friend of SailJuice, editor of OffshoreRules.com Justin Chisholm caught up with Luke and Stu after their first day of racing to ask them more about their new partnership and their aspirations for the future...