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2012-10-17 01:41:08.71934+02 by Dan Lyke 3 comments

Oh, the Schadenfreude! Oracle's 72 foot America's Cup catamaran capsized and is being pulled by the current out the Golden Gate Bridge.

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#Comment Re: made: 2012-10-17 03:45:09.861321+02 by: meuon

Can you name your boat "Maria" and help recover it?

#Comment Re: made: 2012-10-17 04:28:34.232862+02 by: Dan Lyke

Snicker.

At least one picture at http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/...oat-flips-in-S-F-bay-3954137.php

#Comment Re: made: 2012-10-19 19:21:56.249952+02 by: Dan Lyke

I'm not sure if this is the same crash, but that hull shape is really interesting, looks like they buried the bows and pitch-poled (which seems to be a trend, I've seen one from the shorter boat series that looked like the same type of capsize): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drgglIebuQY&feature=youtu.be

More video immediately post-capsize at http://www.youtube.com/watch?f...re=player_embedded&v=4uyL4FxT8zA

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