Most people lost interest in the America’s Cup after a series of dick moves by dickhead Swiss billionaire Ernesto Bertarelli who attempted to rewrite the rules and spirit of the Cup’s history in a blatant attempt to stop anyone winning it back, ever. Louis Vuitton, long time sponsors of the Cup, pulled their sponsorship in protest. Ever since, Alinghi and BMW Oracle have been involved in a long and drawn out court battle, the details of which, are frankly, of no interest to us. Unfortunately the America’s Cup is now largely fought by lawyers as opposed to sailors. All anyone needs to know is Larry Ellison’s BMW Oracle are the good guys, Alinghi are the villains. This morning, we woke up early and flicked through the Sky channels only to discover that race 1 in the best of 3 series for the Cup, between Alinghi and BMW Oracle was in fact underway. The speed that these incredible boats can generate is amazing. Even better, BMW Oracle’s monstrous Trimaran trounced Alinghi to win by 15 minutes. Ha! Take that Bertarelli. Race 2 in the best of 3 series is on Sunday. Come on!
UPDATED
BMW Oracle won race 2 today, and therefore the America’s Cup. Fantastic Result. Congratulations to Larry, Russell and BMW, and commiserations suck it Alinghi!
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well done team BMW Oracle