9:05 PM Tue 3 Aug 2010 GMT
1851 Cup, Day 1 Report. BMW Oracle Racing dropped two heats today to TeamOrigin on the first day of The 1851 Cup, a one-off match racing regatta between the teams in BMW Oracle Racing's two V5 America's Cup Class sloops. In Race 1 BMW Oracle Racing skipper Jimmy Spithill of Australia took the right side of the racecourse and won a tacking duel up the first leg to lead at the first windward mark after a leg of 1.2 nautical miles. The two crews went through the leeward gate together, each taking opposite sides, and up the second windward leg
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by Tim Jeffery
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