UPDATE: as reported on SailingAnarchy.com, which was our source, these news are not exact, the X-40 that broke its rig and forward crossbeam wasn't BMW/Oracle, the boat is owned by +1 Racing/Team Draper - a British iShares team. That is indeed a BMW tender helping out, but not their cat. The beam broke during a training session against the U.S. team, and was towed to shore along with their rig.
As the guys from SailingAnarchy.com ironically point out probably Alinghi and BMW Oracle should stick to mono's... in fact while Alinghi capsized in Lorient with the trimaran Foncia, BMW Oracle, in Valencia, broke the rig of one of their two X40...
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