BMW Oracle's USA-98 on the way to Valencia

[Source: BMW Oracle] BMW ORACLE Racing is loading USA-98 tonight onto an Antonov cargo plane in New Zealand for transport back to the team's base in Valencia, Spain.

Scott Sandford, the team’s New Zealand logistics manager, oversaw the pack-up and trucking of the new America’s Cup Class yacht to the airport in Auckland today. USA-98, the masts and appendages are being loaded onto the cargo plane tonight. The plane will depart New Zealand tomorrow.

USA-98 leaving the BMW Oracle base. Auckland, 19 February 2007. Photo courtesy of the BMW Oracle Blog