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Oracle Team USA, defender of the 34th America’s Cup, suffered a major setback Tuesday after its $8-million AC72 racing catamaran capsized during training in San Francisco Bay. Nobody was injured during the dramatic event, which occurred in gathering winds near the Golden Gate Bridge. Damage to the 72-foot vessel, which was swept into the Pacific before it could be towed to shore, is said to be significant   …  More

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Just like most of the Ssang Yong’s out there, you won’t have to venture too far to find someone who believes a few of the Lagoon catamarans have been whacked once or twice by the Ugly Stick.

Rather, for some they may even feel that they have indeed had a brush in with the whole tree.

However, to call them visually challenged is probably more than a tad unfair. If you take the Destroyer-esque style windows for instance, the benefits to cabin volume, virtually non-existent water penetration and lower glare are both truly significant and also quite noteworthy   …  More

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ORACLE TEAM USA’s brand new AC72 “17” takes flight with a little help from it’s trimaran predecessor, USA17, winner of the 33rd America’s Cup.

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Oracle Team USA has become the second AC team to get an AC72 up on foils.

The team met the benchmark of foiling on their fourth day of sailing, as did Emirates Team NZ, last month.

From the photos released, and others that can be viewed by clicking here, the USA-17 seemed to have issues maintaining   …  Pictures and more

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