America's Cup Challenger shuts up shop in San Diego +Video

8:41 AM Sun 29 Nov 2009 GMT

'BMW Oracle Racing’s base in San Diego' BMW Oracle Racing &copy Photo Gilles Martin-Raget Click Here to view large photo

BMW ORACLE Racing has finished its final testing phase in San Diego as the team prepares for the 33rd America's Cup in February.

This final session of sea trials on the BOR 90, with its new, revolutionary wing sail, was very successful. The wing is now scheduled to come out of the boat on Saturday morning, before the BOR 90 will be lifted from the water and prepared for shipping to the venue for the Match.

'We're in the home stretch now,' said helmsman James Spithill (AUS). 'With the Match scheduled to begin in just over two months time, every hour we've spent sailing in this last session has been of incredible value to us. The wing sail has been a powerful addition to the boat and we've used this time on the water to learn about what it can do.'

The BOR 90 is a cutting-edge trimaran, built using the very latest in technology and materials. Launched in September 2008, it has undergone three major modifications as the team continues to make refinements based on its full-scale testing programme.

BMW Oracle wingsailed trimaran comes back full speed to the base through a lot of little boats! From the Fox 5 San Diego webcam

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