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Winging It To Victory
The BMW Oracle Racing America's Cup yacht USA-17 sailing off of Valencia, Spain in 2010. Photo by Pedro de Arechavaleta. Wikipedia
BMW Oracle Racing's USA-17, photographed  sailing off of Valencia, Spain in 2010, won the America's Cup competition that year. Photo by Pedro de Arechavaleta.
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Winging It To Victory

By:
Mark Wolverton
Spring 2010 | Volume 25, Issue 1
BMW Oracle Racing's USA-17, photographed  sailing off of Valencia, Spain in 2010, won the America's Cup competition that year. Photo by Pedro de Arechavaleta. Wikipedia Just for a little while, in the second race of the America’s Cup regatta last February in Valencia, Spain, the defending champions…
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