Let the nailbiting begin

With all the new America's Cup boats being launched in Valencia there is plenty of anxiety within each and every one of the teams. How good is the new boat? Is the timing right? What do our competitors' new boats look like?

It is interesting that the 'big four' (Oracle, Alinghi, Emirates Team New Zealand and Luna Rossa) and Mascalzone are of the same thinking in terms of the timing of new boats. It is the same formula used by Alinghi in the 2003 Cup. Here's how it goes...

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