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They call it “Dogzilla” – a towering beast of a high-tech sailing machine whose mast soars into the clouds. It is billionaire Larry Ellison’s best shot yet in his quest to capture the America’s Cup.

This 90-foot-long trimaran with a 16-story-tall mast has massive sails that catapult the ultralight vessel and its crew at speeds far greater than the wind.

“It’s awesome,” said Russell Coutts, the Kiwi skipper and chief executive of Ellison’s San Francisco-based BMW Oracle Racing. “Something that goes three times wind speed when you’re  …  Details

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