America's Cup

A radio control boat sails next to Alinghi's huge catamaran in the Spanish Mediterranean port of Valencia yesterday. A lack of wind led organisers to cancel the first race of the 33rd America's Cup, pitting defending Swiss champions Alinghi against...

A radio control boat sails next to Alinghi's huge catamaran in the Spanish Mediterranean port of Valencia yesterday. A lack of wind led organisers to cancel the first race of the 33rd America's Cup, pitting defending Swiss champions Alinghi against Oracle, of the United States, in a best-of-three series. The race - a 40-nautical-mile windward-leeward course off the coast of Valencia - will now be held today, the next scheduled Race Day, in accordance with the rules of the 159-year-old sailing competition.

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