BMW Oracle Racing upholds tradition in race around Isle of Wight

7:07 PM Thu 5 Aug 2010 GMT

'BMW Oracle Racing leads TeamOrigin upwind around the Isle of Wight - 1851 Cup Event 2010' BMW Oracle Racing &copy

1851 Cup - In a race today marked with penalties, blown sails and broken equipment, BMW Oracle Racing defeated TeamOrigin around the Isle of Wight by 1 minute and 55 seconds to win the Trafalgar Cup. The race re-enacted the famous race of 1851 that gave rise to the legend of the America's Cup. Instead of a wooden schooner from America racing 14 British yachts, two America's Cup Class sloops constructed of carbon-fiber sailed the 53-nautical-mile course. But the outcome was similar: an American yacht won. 'It was a fantastic day to go around the island. It was a lot ...

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by Tim Jeffery