Out-of-control boats, courtroom drama, defecting crew members — the stage is set for this year’s America’s Cup regatta to be the most controversial and dangerous yet.

“We’re going to war,” says a BMW ORACLE crewman as I climb aboard the team’s stealthy black 90-foot trimaran for a rare preview of software tycoon Larry Ellison’s new weapon.

The pale November sun is just up, burning away the last skeins of San Diego fog that hang over the harbor. I’m in full team storm gear, clutching a narrow piece of netting that’s been stretched among the three hulls, acting as a deck. An internal engine roars to life as  …  Details

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