America’s Cup, BOR 90 è sul cargo
America's CupOracle Team USAVela 12 Dicembre 2009 Zerogradinord 0
[singlepic id=4786 w=300 h=204 float=left]America’s Cup – San Diego – Si è conclusa ieri pomeriggio, con il trasferimento di BOR 90 a bordo del cargo Ocean Lady, la permanenza di BMW Oracle Racing a San Diego. Il team portacolori del Golden Gate Yacht Club si appresta a trasferirsi a Valencia, dove, a meno di una decisione a sorpresa della Divisione d’Appello in merito al ricorso presentato da Alinghi contro il no a Ras al Khaimah, si dovrebbe svolgere la 33ma America’s Cup.
“Imbarcare la barca sul cargo è stata un’operazione piuttosto semplice – ha spiegato Julien Di Biase – Lo shore team e i ragazzi dell’equipaggio si erano preparati molto bene e le cose si sono concluse in tempi rapidissimi”.
Le operazioni di carico di container e mezzi d’appoggio sono continuate nel corso della giornata odierna: resta ancora da imbarcare l’ala che, viste le enormi dimensioni, potrebbe creare qualche problema agli addetti.
AMERICA’S CUP, MOVING OUT
[Source BMW Oracle Racing] Friday was a bittersweet day in the BMW Oracle Racing team campaign. Our time in San Diego is coming to a close, and during the afternoon, one hour ahead of schedule, the BOR 90 was moved from the team base to on board the cargo ship the Ocean Lady, which will transport it to Valencia.
Filling in for us on the blog today, video producer John von Seeburg was on site, and filed this report:
At 14.00 today, one hour ahead of schedule, the BOR 90 was lifted up into a grey, misty sky. She’s now being loaded aboard the Ocean Lady for the journey to Valencia. Shannon Falcone called it “one of the decisive moments” of the campaign.
“San Diego has been great to the team so we’re sorry to be going. But Valencia has been home to a lot of the guys, so at the same time we’re looking forward to being ‘home’ again”.
Julien Di Biase, who’s been integral to the operation, said that loading the ship has been, “a smooth operation so far because we have highly skilled shore crew and sailors – the right people in the right jobs, starting with Scotty”.
Here of course, he’s speaking of Scott Sandford, who has been directing the action on the day. John von reports that Scotty appears to be a three places at once, and in each of them, he’s on the phone and radio simultaneously!
Packing will continue on Saturday, weather permitting.
And finally, here’s a story about the team on the Port of San Diego website. Thanks guys, we’ll miss you.
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