9:15 PM Mon 2 Aug 2010 GMT
1851 Cup. Two of sailing's youngest, most talented skippers - Jimmy Spithill and Ben Ainslie - square off this week in The 1851 Cup, a one-off match racing regatta between America's Cup winner BMW Oracle Racing and TeamOrigin of the U.K. While the two teams race each other on the Solent, the public will have an opportunity to view the America's Cup. The trophy will be on display daily beginning at 10:00 am until early evening. Australian Jimmy Spithill, aged 30 last February, became the youngest skipper to win the 'Auld Mug' when he led BMW Oracle Racing to victory
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by Tim Jeffery
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