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America's Cup- Images of the AC45 wipeout at Golden Gate Bridge

by Gilles Martin-Raget on 13 Jun 2011
ORACLE Racing technical shakedown in San Francisco bay. ACEA - Photo Gilles Martin-Raget http://photo.americascup.com/

Further to yesterday's spectacular images and video of Oracle Racing's Russell 'Crash' Coutts having a very near miss on the second day of sailing on San Francisco Bay, more photos have been released of the same very spectacular incident.

And maybe the film helicopter is the real villain of the piece - with its downdraft.

Oracle Racing technical shakedown - downwind near Golden Gate Bridge © ACEA - Photo Gilles Martin-Raget http://photo.americascup.com/
Oracle Racing technical shakedown - downwind near Golden Gate Bridge © ACEA - Photo Gilles Martin-Raget http://photo.americascup.com/



Oracle Sailing AC45 first trials in the bay © ACEA - Photo Gilles Martin-Raget http://photo.americascup.com/
Oracle Sailing AC45 first trials in the bay © ACEA - Photo Gilles Martin-Raget http://photo.americascup.com/



Oracle Sailing AC45 first trials in the bay © ACEA - Photo Gilles Martin-Raget http://photo.americascup.com/
Oracle Sailing AC45 first trials in the bay © ACEA - Photo Gilles Martin-Raget http://photo.americascup.com/



Oracle Sailing AC45 first trials in the bay © ACEA - Photo Gilles Martin-Raget http://photo.americascup.com/
Oracle Sailing AC45 first trials in the bay © ACEA - Photo Gilles Martin-Raget http://photo.americascup.com/



Oracle Sailing AC45 first trials in the bay © ACEA - Photo Gilles Martin-Raget http://photo.americascup.com/
Oracle Sailing AC45 first trials in the bay © ACEA - Photo Gilles Martin-Raget http://photo.americascup.com/



Oracle Sailing AC45 first trials in the bay © ACEA - Photo Gilles Martin-Raget http://photo.americascup.com/
Oracle Sailing AC45 first trials in the bay © ACEA - Photo Gilles Martin-Raget http://photo.americascup.com/



Oracle Sailing training in the bay © ACEA - Photo Gilles Martin-Raget http://photo.americascup.com/
Oracle Sailing training in the bay © ACEA - Photo Gilles Martin-Raget http://photo.americascup.com/



Oracle Sailing AC45 first trials in the bay © ACEA - Photo Gilles Martin-Raget http://photo.americascup.com/
Oracle Sailing AC45 first trials in the bay © ACEA - Photo Gilles Martin-Raget http://photo.americascup.com/



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