Friday, February 09, 2007

BMW Oracle break a mast

USA71 a 2003 generation AC boat broke its mast today whilst training on the Hauraki Gulf in New Zealand. Apparently the mast broke at the jumpers whilst sailing downwind with the spinnaker up in about 15 knots of breeze.

BMW Oracle have been training in Auckland for the last three months and are due to end their training next week and return to Valencia, Spain.

This is the second mast to break (that we know of) in this edition of the America's Cup. The first was United Internet Team Germany who broke an old mast mid last year whilst training in Valencia.

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