America's Cup television trials conclude with bang



7:55 PM Sun 25 Jul 2010 GMT
'Extreme 40 being used in Valencia to test the Multihull vs Monohull option for the 34th America's Cup' BMW Oracle Racing &copy Photo Gilles Martin-Raget Click Here to view large photo
A strong sea breeze on the final day of the America's Cup television trials concluded what has widely been regarded as a highly successful evaluation. Over the past four days two high-performance monohulls and multihulls have been loaded with a plethora of cameras and microphones and put through match racing maneuvers to help find new camera angles and test surround sound format. Racecourses were also modified by changing the percentages of upwind and downwind work to see if it helped keep the yachts engaged at close quarters. 'I'd have to rate the trials an unqualified success,' said BMW ORACLE Racing ...


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by Tim Jeffery




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