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Alinghi helmsman Ed Baird
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BMW Oracle Racing tactician Hamish Pepper
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ALINGHI wins Race 1 of the challenger finals by 1 second over BMW Oracle Racing during
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BMW Oracle Racing defeats LUNA ROSSA in the quarterfinals of the Louis Vuitton Pacific Series 2009
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BMW Oracle Racing defeats LUNA ROSSA in the quarterfinals of the Louis Vuitton Pacific Series 2009
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Team Origin crosses the line early; Damiani Italia Challenger wins the race.
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Luna Rossa
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BMW Oracle Racing defeates Emirates Team New Zealand.
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Team Origin crosses the line early; Damiani Italia Challenger wins the race.
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Alinghi defeats BMW Oracle Racing.
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Alinghi bowman changes sheets.
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BMW Oracle skipper Russell Coutts (at helm) had admitted it’s taken him awhile to get up to speed in the Louis Vuitton Pacific Series.
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Emirates Team New Zealand
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Emirates Team New Zealand
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BMW Oracle Racing (foreground) maneuvers with Luna Rossa during the prestart.
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Team Origin
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A member of the Emirates Team New Zealand crew checks the spreader.
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Ben Ainslie steers for Team Origin
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Team Origin goes shrimping. Forestay trouble would force the team to retire from the race.
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Alinghi and Damiani Italia Challenger face off during the prestart.
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With Larry Ellison behind him, Russell Coutts steers for BMW Oracle Racing.
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Team Origin, with Ben Ainslie at the helm, leads BMW Oracle Racing, with Russell Coutts driving.
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Team Origin leads BMW Oracle Racing.
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