Round 1 is complete for the Challenger's Cup and OneWorld is the only undefeated boat. The teams take the next week off from racing, and work like sons of bitches to make their boats and teams faster. Racing resumes on the 22.

OneWorld finishes opening round undefeated
Two gear failures on the final day prove costly for the French and the Swedes.

OneWorld Challenge continued their relentless march through the opening round of the Louis Vuitton Cup, defeating Oracle BMW Racing in their closing match to emerge as the only unbeaten team in the fleet. [read more]

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OneWorld gets past Oracle

OneWorld of Seattle finished the first round of the America's Cup challenger series unbeaten, defeating Oracle of San Francisco by 40 seconds in a makeup race yesterday. [read more]

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OneWorld serious contender for the Louis Vuitton Cup

OneWorld have just completed an outstanding run through Round Robin 1 of the 20th Louis Vuitton Cup and are proving to be a serious contender for the Cup and maybe even the winner to go up against defenders Team New Zealand next February. Throughout this first round robin series, OneWorld have accomplished extremely comfortable finishes, and their boat looks fast. [read more]

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Spithill has come a long way

A red-headed, freckle-faced boy runs around the OneWorld spectator boat on race days giving a running commentary of his big brother's performance. [read more]

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This page has details of the physical dimensions of the America's Cup class boats. There is also a link in this page to a pdf file of the class rule (51 pages.)

America's Cup class boat