10:32 PM Wed 4 Aug 2010 GMT
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'ENGLAND, Cowes, 4th August 2010. 1851 Cup Regatta. Day 2. TEAMORIGIN and BMW Oracle Racing.'
Ian Roman/TEAMORIGIN
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Despite a 180 degree wind shift prior to proceedings getting underway at the 1851 Cup today, causing the race committee to move the course just to the east of Cowes, fans were treated to one of the most spectacular displays of match racing with protests galore and a large chunk of each team's play books being enacted, in winds that built to over 20 knots. The 1851 Cup is being contested between the two countries in recognition of the events, in Cowes, in 1851, that led to the creation of the America's Cup event. In race one TEAMORIGIN held the
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by James Coyle
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