1851 Cup Regatta on Sky Sports
by TEAMORIGIN 17 Aug 2010 20:52 BST
Watch all the action from The 1851 Cup regatta in Cowes between BMW Oracle Racing and event winners, TEAMORIGIN on Sky Sports this week.
BMW Oracle and TEAMORIGIN go head-to-head in the 1851 Cup at Cowes on the Isle of Wight. It recreates the famous race that gave rise to sailing's most revered event: the Americas Cup.
An insightful and exclusive behind the scenes look at The 1851 Cup regatta hosted by The Royal Thames Yacht Club during Cowes week, the longest running sailing competition in the world.
Interviews with Ben Ainslie, TEAMORIGIN skipper and helmsman and Britain’s most successful Olympic sailor reveal what it takes to go match racing head-to-head with the Americas Cup winners BMW Oracle Racing and win! Onboard cameras give viewers the full flavour of the highs and lows and heat-of-the moment action from within the cockpit of an americas cup yacht.
With a real range of weather conditions to contend with as only the Solent can dish-out both teams are pushing the sailors and the boats to deliver, but ultimately there can only be one winner.
Sky Sports will be broadcasting this ½ hour programme this week at the following times:
Thu, 19th, 6pm, Sky Sports HD2
Thu, 19th, 6pm, Sky Sports 2
Fri, 20th, 3:30am, Sky Sports 2
Fri, 20th, 3:30am, Sky Sports HD2
Fri, 20th, 2pm, Sky Sports HD3
Fri, 20th, 2pm, Sky Sports 3
Sun, 22nd, 11am, Sky Sports 3
Sun, 22nd, 11am, Sky Sports HD3
Sun, 22nd, 3pm, Sky Sports 4
Sun, 22nd, 3pm, Sky Sports HD