BMW Oracle's twin sisters
Apparently, the Challenger of Record wants to make our life difficult with the one and only photo of the team's first two-boat sail in Valencia yesterday.
BMW Oracle's USA-87 and USA-98 sailing in Valencia together for the first. Valencia, 5 March 2007. Photo courtesy of the BWM Oracle BlogTaking every precaution, the American team's boats docked out of the base earlier than usual and returned at different times, again earlier than usual. Curiously, when ALL other teams had either left Port America's Cup or were about to do so, this BMW Oracle boat was RETURNING. Which one is it?
According to the rumor mill in the host city of the America's Cup, the apparent intention of this move was to switch the boats. We'll have to wait until "Unveiling Day" on April 1st when all teams will be obliged to free their boats from all covers as well as identify them. Still, only a few experts will be able to distinguish between them. At this stage, if your two new (modified) boats are not almost identical then you have probably made a serious design error in one of them.
One of BMW Oracle's two boats being towed INTO Port America's Cup. Valencia, 5 March 2007. Photo copyright Pierre Orphanidis / Valencia Sailing
One of BMW Oracle's two boats being towed INTO Port America's Cup. Valencia, 5 March 2007. Photo copyright Pierre Orphanidis / Valencia SailingLabels: BMW Oracle, USA-87, USA-98
4 Comments:
the foto of the boats sailing shows both both of them with number 98 on the sail
?!?!?!!?!?
87 is the leeward in the photo
87 is th eone to leeward
Oh, men... I got to quit drinking. I've started seen double.
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