Sailing America’s Cup Video – New videos of the USA challanger, BMW Oracle Racing
Images just in from Giles Martin-Raget of BMW Oracle racing’s first sail using the wingsail on the America’s Cup Challenger, BOR90. The rig was rolled out of the shed, hoisted while on a mooring, and then test sailed in San Diego bay for several hours this afternoon.  Pictures
Check out the size of the wing… impressive.
The U.S. team for the America’s Cup is replacing its boat’s mast and cloth mainsail with a hard, fixed wing that is 80 percent larger than a Boeing 747 wing, not to mention difficult and dangerous to maneuver
After more than a year of practicing for the America’s Cup, the U.S. team is replacing its boat’s lofty 60-meter mast and 620-square-meter cloth mainsail with a hard, fixed wing that is 80 percent larger than a Boeing 747 wing and will tower 58 meters above their giant trimaran’s deck. The team, known as the BMW ORACLE Racing Team, will start to practice with and evaluate the high-strength yet lightweight carbon-fiber wing on its 27-meter carbon-composite trimaran later this week…Â Details
The giant wing sail on the Golden Gate Yacht Club’s team BMW Oracle Racing’s America’s Cup Challenger, BOR90/USA was raised for the first time off San Diego today. Currently the crew are doing final fitting out and pre-flight checks before going in the first test sail.
You can follow the action live on Fox 5 San Diego’s live web cam at Fox 5 Live Web Cam  … Details and Pictures