America's Cup!

Ok so I am a little late! If you did not all ready know the San Francisco based America's Cup Team BMW Oracle won the Cup Last Week! It took two and a half years of lawsuits, boat development and training to make it happen. BMW Oracle built the fastest, most amazing sailboat ever created. It consists of a 90' trimaran hull/platform with a 235' wing sail. Wing Sail? It is basically an airplane wing stood on end which creates an insanely efficient sail. The boat defies physics, it can sail 2-3 times faster than the wind. Crazy...The defender of the cup was Alinghi. They are a Swiss based team that has successfully held the cup for ten years. Unfortunately for them they did not have as good of lawyers, sailors, and designers. Alinghi's boat was a 90' catamaran with a 190' tall mast with soft sails. There boat was a fast but with out the wing sail they did not stand a chance.

The race took place off the shore of Valencia Spain.The racing was close at times but once BMW got the wing going there was no stopping them. In the end BMW Oracle won the best of three series 2-0.

The cup is now back in America where it belongs! The future of Sailing in the bay area is looking good. Right now there are a lot of negotiations about where the next America's Cup will be held. San Francisco, San Diego, and even San Jose are lobbying to be the host city. My hope is that it will be here in the San Francisco bay! This will boost my industry, as well possibly open up some opportunities to be involved with one of the teams.

Congratulations BMW ORACLE!