ORACLE TEAM USA won the America's Cup in February 2010, so they're probably hoping that their new AC72 Catamaran will help them strike gold again.
Today was the boat's first sailing venture and it's been reported by the team to have gone pretty well. According to ORACLE, the 12 story high winged vessel sailed through the bay for two hours, showing a sample of its performance potential. The trial run was ceased though due to a "daggerboard failure in the starboard hull." Whatever the failure was, we're sure the team is quickly assessing the problem to get the AC72 back in working order so she can blow everyone away come 2013.
For more information visit Oracle-Team-USA.America'sCup.com.
