America’s Cup, BOR 90 è in viaggio
America's CupOracle Team USAVela 16 Dicembre 2009 Zerogradinord 0
[singlepic id=4789 w=300 h=204 float=left]America’s Cup – San Diego – Proprio nel giorno in cui la Divisione d’Appello ha dato torto ad Alinghi, confermando Valencia come sede della 33ma America’s Cup, il cargo Ocean Lady, incaricato del trasporto di BOR 90, ha lasciato gli ormeggi per fare rotta verso la città spagnola.
Un viaggio lungo, di oltre tre settimane, che vivrà il suo primo momento importante in concmitanza dell’attraversamento del Canale di Panama.
A bordo del cargo sono imbarcate circa 200 tonnellate di materiale: il maxi trimarano, l’ala rigida, quattro box contenenti i flap dell’ala, due alberi di rispetto, 19 container e 10 mezzi di appoggio.
“E’ stata una bella sfida – ha spiegato Scott Sandford che assieme a Julien Di Biase ha seguito le operazioni di carico – Abbiamo sistemato tutto su due chiatte che son state poi affiancate alla nave. A quel punto, usando la gru dell’Ocean Lady, abbiamo imbarcato il tutto. Il momento più delicato è stato quando ci siamo ritrovati con BOR 90 appeso parecchi metri sopra il ponte della nave”.
Con la base di San Diego ormai chiusa, il sailing team si riunirà in Spagna dopo un breve periodo di pausa. La ripresa degli allenamenti è prevista tra l’inizio e la metà di gennaio.
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AMERICA’S CUP, HEADING TO VALENCIA
[BMW Oracle Racing Press Release] The BMW Oracle Racing team has departed San Diego for Valencia in preparation for February’s 33rd America’s Cup.
The cargo ship Ocean Llady left the Port of San Diego early on Tuesday afternoon and turned south. It will pass through the Panama Canal before heading across the tlantic Ocean and into the Mediterranean Sea. The trip to Valencia will take approximately three weeks, depending on weather. The cargo on board is unique, with the ship is carrying approximately 200 tonnes of material, including: the BOR 90 trimaran, the main element of the wing sail, four custom made boxes containing the wing flaps, two spare masts, 19 containers, and 10 other boats.
“It’s certainly been a challenge to get through all of this,” said Scott Sandford (NZL), who managed the process for the team, along with Julien Di Biase (SUI). All of the material was taken to ship from the team base by water, and loaded on board with the ship’s crane. “Everything was staged on two barges ‐ the chase boats and pushers, and the shipping containers. We pushed the barges over to the ship and they were unloaded by the ship’s crane. The trimaran was lifted up with a big floating crane and it rode ‘under the hook’, suspended in the air, over to the ship”.
“It was the same for the masts and the main wing element,” Sandford explained. Weather proved to be an additional challenge, with wind hampering the first ttempt at moving the wing. But overnight Monday night, the wing was transported across in calm conditions and loaded safely onto the Ocean Lady.
With the San Diego base now closed down and packed up, the team will re‐ssemble in Valencia following a short Christmas break and immediately resume preparations for the Match.
On Tuesday, the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court affirmed an earlier decision confirming Valencia as the venue. The first race of the 33rd America’s Cup Match is scheduled for February 8, 2010.
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