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BMW's Prof. Dr. Raymond "Wizard" Freymann.Cool People | by TFE
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Team BMW Oracle leading off the starting line ("Harken") in one of the)
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RTYC accepting a BMWOR half-model (from left): RTYC Chief Sailing)
Wednesday's media luncheon in RTYC's elegant Edinburgh Room.)
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Peter Isler (left) and Gary Jobson (right) present the team half)
With Peter and Gary are the auction winners, including Am Cup)
Chuck Nichols, COO of SDYC's defense in 2005; SDYC Staff)
John "Z" Ziskind (USA, sailing team) meeting for the first time)
Jack Sutphen, recently elected to the America's Cup Hall of Fame for)
The BMWOR blogster with the USA's leading 470 team sailing for gold)
Peter making a point to long-time Associated Press writer)
Noted sailors -- and maritime lawyers -- Doug Holhaus and Graham)
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Cup winner ('83 with DC's Freedom-Liberty) Bob Campbell (who also by TFE
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Commodore Chris Otorowsi and Dicko with Staff Captain Roy)
Molly and Bob Cadranell with SYC denizen Sally Laura, mother of)
Fleet Captain (Sail) Bruce Campbell and wife Bobbi, with Jane and)
Commodore Otorowski presenting Mark Turner with a bottle of the)
Design team member Ingo Raasch, SYC member Larry Cole,)
Dicko with some happy and generous auction winners. It was)
Stop Seven at SYC saw the biggest turn out of BMWOR team)
Rob and Suzanne Fleming with Paul Bieker.)
SYC members with Ian Burns after the show. Fresh once again)
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The storied Seattle YC, host to tonight's big Stop Seven.by TFE
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Video introduction to the Cup.)
Boat shed tour with Tim Hacket, far right.)
"Aboard" USA-76, partially in the shed.)
Guthrie makes up a point after serving up)
Bulbous inspections.)
With help from Brookie, Johannes "Josh" Diemer straps on)
Liftoff.)
Grinding Josh up.)
15 metres -- second spreader.)
Keep grinding.)
33 metres -- apogee.)
BMW Power Cup colleagues watch from the safety of)
Courageous Moto-GP physiotherapist, Agnes Poralla, boldly has a)
Happy conclusion to another successful BMW "crossover" from)
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Chris Burgess (NZL, rig team), Ian Vickers (NZL, shore team),)
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Cal YC: Olympic medalists, offshore champions, three-time winner)
His second night on our YC Tour, Fresh was on fire. His design-)
Staff Commodore Bill Stump with Mirko. Bill, with help in absentia)
Olympic sailing multi-medalist Hal "Hollywood" Haenel (center), with)
Maxi and offshore racing champion, Jim "Kialoa" Kilroy (left) with)
As we left Friday evening it was seasonally cool with dew on the
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