The America’s Cup is coming back to the United States courtesy of Californian Larry Ellison
and Team BMWOracle in what can be best be described as the stealthiest  victory of a
coveted and prized trophy in boat racing in the world and it was won by a Californian -based
team. Unfortunately it has recieved little if any fanfare given that it has lost to competing coverage
of the Super Bowl, Daytona 500 and the Olympics.

Ellison, most notable for his position as CEO of Redwood City –based Oracle has lead the
management of the BMW/Oracle sponsored boat from the Golden Gate Yacht  Club, achieved
success with its cutting edge trimaran boat winning back the prized America’s Cup beating the
two-time defending champion, Alinghi of Switzerland with a two-race sweep of a best of three
competition off the shores of Spain in the 33rd America’s Cup.

BMW Oracle is the first American team to win the trophy since America3 in 1992. Ellison's victory
over rival Ernesto Bertarelli will see the trophy heading over the Atlantic specifically back to San
Francisco's Golden Gate Yacht Club.

The Cup is the oldest active trophy in international sport, predating the modern Olympics by 45 years.
Originally named the Royal Yacht Squadron Cup, it became known as the "America's Cup" after the
first yacht to win the trophy, the schooner America.

The rules regarding the America’s Cup are overwhelming and a moving target as the winner has leverage
in formulating them.  However the courts are involved in the settlement of such actions as was the situation
surrounding this challenge to the America’s Cup.  Based upon the success of BMW/Oracle, they now get to
determine the next venue for the challenge to Cup.  The forefront runners are of course San Francisco, San
Diego and Newport Rhode Island, the long time home of the America’s Cup until the loss to the Australians
in 1983.  The decision to host a Cup could mean a significant economic impact to the host community.
Go California!

Meanwhile, Ellison said following BMW Oracle's victory that the yacht class for the America's Cup would be
determined by a consensus among the America's Cup community.  Expectations are that a design rule for
mono-hulls that represents an evolution from today's America's Cup Class yachts, faster boats with more
high-tech features, is the most likely direction.  Whether there will be the excitement of scaling up the yachts
to the proportions of the fabled J-Class, and what sort of technology will be involved, are questions that will
be explored in the decision-making process for the new class.  If you have not seen the pictures of this giant
multi-hull trimaran that was built in the state of Washington, see below.  Estimates of potential speed by
experts place the possibility of 45 knots.

The victory is sweet as the America Cup returns to the US specifically to California even though the effort has
yet received the fanfare it deserves.

Pictures below, BMWOracle in San Diego Bay and sailiing off San Diego coast, and during America's Cup race