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BMW ORACLE Racing. Facts and figures

Mon Jan 25 13:42:00 CET 2010 Comunicati Stampa

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BMW ORACLE Racing. Facts and figures

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Index

BMW ORACLE Racing.

Facts and figures. ................................................................................................. 2

BMW Oracle Racing 90.

Wing sail data. ....................................................................................................... 3

BOR 90 - Engineering at the Limit. The BMW ORACLE Racing Team

supported by BMW EfficientDynamcis ................................................................. 4

Interview Mike Drummond.

The design director comments on the wing. ........................................................ 6

Trimming the Wing.

Dirk de Ridder explains how his job has changed. .............................................. 7

BMW ORACLE Racing.

Design and construction team. ............................................................................. 8

BMW ORACLE Racing.

Sailing team. ........................................................................................................ 33

The team

The BMW ORACLE Racing team was founded by Larry Ellison in May, 2000, and is a professional sailing team tasked with the mission of winning the America’s Cup. The team was a Louis Vuitton Cup finalist in 2003 and semi-finalist in 2007.

Now, as the Challenger of Record for the 33rd America’s Cup, BMW ORACLE Racing, representing San Francisco’s Golden Gate Yacht Club, is scheduled to race against the Defender, Alinghi, in February 2010. Both teams have built giant multihulls for the occasion.

With a deep and talented sailing team, BMW ORACLE Racing has a core crew based in San Diego, whose focus is the 33rd America’s Cup. Other sailing team members compete on the RC 44 circuit, the MedCup, the match racing circuit, and now, in the Louis Vuitton Trophy.

The team has had three main bases of operation, in Anacortes, Washington, where its boatbuilding facilities are located; in San Diego, California, where the team has been preparing for the 33rd America’s Cup; and in Valencia, where the team maintains facilities from the last event, and is planning to shift its operations ahead of the Match.

Key players

Team founder - Larry Ellison (USA) CEO - Russell Coutts (NZL) Helmsman (BOR 90) - James Spithill (AUS) Design director - Mike Drummond (NZL) Boat construction co-manager - Tim Smyth (NZL) Boat construction co-manager - Mark Turner (NZL)

The BOR 90

Boat Type: Trimaran of carbon composite construction Where Built: Core Builders, Anacortes, WA, USA Overall Length: 100-feet/30 meters Waterline Length: 90-feet/27 m

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