Team Aqua capsize between races 2 and 3, Day One, iShares Cup, Cowes. Image copyright Tom Gruitt.
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Kiwi Chris Bake's Team Aqua capsized and broke the mast of their Extreme 40 on the first day of the iShares Cup on the Solent, UK. They had completed just two races. The capsize happened before the start of the third race.
Team Aqua after capsizing on Day 1 at Cowes. Image copyright OnEdition/OC Events.
There was more carnage in race four, as Franck Cammas' BMW Oracle Racing Extreme 40 suffered a broken front beam and bowsprit. This was the result of a big collision at the first windward mark, which left BT with a gaping hole in one hull and also saw Rob Greenhalgh's TeamOrigin and James Spithill's BMW Oracle Racing capsize.
After three races, Cammas was in the overall lead with a 1-1-2 scorecard, giving him 35 points. TeamOrigin (Rob Greenhalgh) won the third race, in which Alinghi (Ed Baird) finished third. This meant that the three America's Cup teams were 1-2-3 overall, with BMW Oracle Racing leading from TeamOrigin (29pts) and Alinghi (28pts).
Alinghi won race 4, with Holmatro in second. These two have now overtaken Cammas' BMW Oracle Racing on overall points, and Alinghi heads the table with 40 points, against Holmatro's 39 points and Cammas' BMW Oracle Racing's 35 points, after four races out of Cowes.
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