Louis Vuitton Trophy Dubai - America's Cup winner leads

6:20 PM Sun 14 Nov 2010 GMT

'James Spithill - Louis Vuitton Trophy Dubai' Bob Greiser/Outside Images

Louis Vuitton Trophy Dubai - James Spithill, winner of the 33rd America's Cup and defender of the 34th America's Cup, topped the standings on the opening day of racing in the Louis Vuitton Trophy Dubai. The young Australian skipper steered BMW Oracle Racing to a 2-0 record over the French/German boat All4One while the other four boats in the contest posted 1-1 records. Racing was close and eventful on the short windward-leeward courses tucked into gulf waters between Dubai Creek and the palm-tree shaped man-made islands of The Palm Jumeirah. There were two collisions, one serious, when Dean Barker's Emirates ...

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by Bruno Troubl?