Spithill and Coutts Racing on the Bay

If you were out on the Bay this weekend, you might have noticed two BMW Oracle Swedish Match Racing Boats out sailing, looking as if they were practicing match racing starts. We couldn’t help but notice that James Spithill, helmsman of Luna Rossa in the last America’s Cup, was at the helm of one boat, and Russell ‘Mr. America’s Cup’ Coutts, the new honcho for BMW Oracle, was at the helm of the other.

Despite the fact that it was a busy weekend of racing on the Bay, and the two were seen by hundreds of sailors, we were contacted and asked not to reveal this information. It was sort of like Britney not wearing panties to The Ivy restaurant and then having her publicist ask all the patrons not to tell anyone. Ridiculous. Couldn’t BMW Oracle at least have spent a little money on Halloween masks for their skippers?

Anyway, the really big America’s Cup news today is that it is ‘Court Day’ for BMW Oracle and Alinghi in New York. We’ll let you know what happens.