In a preview of what the 33rd America's Cup might look like once the lawyers finally give way to the sailors, challenger BMW Oracle Racing debuted a radical 190-foot wing sail on its monster trimaran during a shakedown cruise yesterday afternoon on San Diego Bay.
Helmsman Jimmy Spithill steered the space age-looking craft up and down the harbor, past the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan and back again. When the 90-by-90-foot trimaran hooked into a breeze, the windward hull lifted out of the water and accelerated as if Spithill...
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