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BMW Oracle Racing - new dismasting and damage images



7:23 AM Sun 8 Nov 2009 GMT
'Close up of broken mast section from BOR90 after the dismasting of BOR90 in San Diego'

Sail-World was kindly supplied with these images from a reader in San Diego of the broken mast of BOR90 as the America's Cup Challenger is undergoing repair at her San Diego base.

The broken mast section of BOR90 is clearly seen in this shot -


Working on the damaged section of BOR90 -


The bow sprit area of BOR90 widely believed to have been the root cause of the mast failure on BOR90 -


Unknown component from BOR90 after the dismasting of BOR90 in San Diego -


Mast swivel aboard BOR90 after the dismasting of BOR90 in San Diego -


Broken mast section after the dismasting of BOR90 in San Diego -


Stripped deck are of BOR90/USA after her dismasting -




by Sail-World




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