1851 Cup Hilites  12:30-13:00 GMT  13-AUG-2010  WF Date Shot: 06-AUG-2010 Location: COWES   Province/State: ISLE OF WIGHT Country: UNITED KINGDOM Sound: NATURAL   Language:  Aspect ratio: 16:9 Source: MCDOCC Restrictions: Free worldwide access to all broadcasters. This material is free of rights and free of charge in Europe, the Americas and Asia. Dopesheet: VICTORY FOR TEAMORIGIN AT CONCLUSION OF 1851 CUP The three final races held between Sir Keith Mills? TEAMORIGIN and Larry Ellison?s BMW ORACLE Racing at the 1851 Cup in the Solent, saw the British crew and skipper quadruple Olympic medallist Ben Ainslie claim victory over the 2010 America?s Cup champions from the US led by James Spithill. ---------------- Named for the year of the original race, The 1851 Cup is a new invitational match race regatta which will become a perpetual event that will be competed for by America's Cup teams invited by TeamOrigin and the Royal Thames Yacht Club. This year the British and American teams will use their own ACC Version four boats, GBR-75 and USA-76. The 1851 Cup will bring together some of the world's greatest sailors at the world's largest sailing regatta and re-ignite and build interest in match racing in large yachts in British waters again. The newly crowned Defender, led by four times America's Cup winner Russell Coutts, and crewed by many of the winning team that sailed the radical wing-sailed trimaran against Alinghi in February for the America's Cup, will be tested at Cowes against a world class British team led by three times Olympic Gold Medallist, and TeamOrigin skipper, Ben Ainslie. Shotlist: 26 min. Highlights. 00.00.01 00.00.05 00.00.10 TEASE Slo mo on boards ⁄ Cowes week ⁄ aerials No IV vision, just underlaid grabs IV grabs - Keith ⁄ Jimmy ⁄ Ben It?s a one on one battle ? there?s a lot on the line. Both teams are pretty aggressive ? we get out on the race course, we want to win. It does have a real historical significance. TITLES 00.00.43 IOW aerials and GVs Globe GFX locator VO 1 mile off the south coast of England, the Isle of Wight is an island nestled in the shadow of the UK mainland, its white chalk cliffs and dramatic shoreline typical of the iconic British coast. 00.00.57 Cowes High St VO Cowes: it?s most famous town - for most of the year a sleepy seaside village, with a small collection of shops, pubs and hotels serving the island?s local population and a steady stream of tourists. 00.01.14 Chippy VO Richard Quigley owns ?Corie?s Cabin?, the most popular fish and chip shop in town? 00.01.20 00.01.31 Chippy Richard IV The island?s beautiful, Cowes itself is well looked after ? the people of Cowes look after the town. You tend to find things in Cowes that you might not find in other seaside towns the same size, so yeah, it?s a lovely place to be. 00.01.39 Café atmos and GVs VO At the other end of the high street, the Watch House Barn café keeps the Cowes residents and visitors fed and watered. 00.01.46 Barry in the kitchen VO Barry Glazier runs the family business with his wife? 00.01.52 00.02.06 Barry in kitchen making cakes Barry in café with train set running around ceiling Barry IV We?re busy most of the year round, I?m constantly making cakes, left, right and centre trying to keep up with it all. This is one of the best advertising gimmicks going ? little boys see it outside and they?ve got to bring their parents in to see it so it works well, it?s one of our best investments. 00.02.19 Cowes marinas ⁄ boats ⁄ boatyards ⁄ GVs VO Sitting on the edge of protected waters, and just a short hop from the mainland, Cowes supports a vibrant boat building industry which dates back hundreds of years 00.02.28 Medina Sail loft Natural atmos and SOT VO Boatyards and sail lofts line the Medina River, keeping Cowes? active sailing population in good shape on the water. 00.02.37 Cowes GVs VO Life moves at a steady pace on the island ? but once a year?it totally and utterly transforms. 00.02.51 CHANGE OF PACE Cowes week madness Café ⁄ chippy shots VO Cowes Week is the largest sailing regatta anywhere in the world. The first week of August sees over 1000 boats and some 50000 visitors flock to the island to take part in a week long sailing carnival ? races and competitions across a range of fleets make it a key date in any sailor?s diary. For Cowes? residents, it?s the busiest week of the year? 00.03.23 Medina Sail loft super busy VO In the Sails loft, the staff are knee deep in repairs? 00.03.29 Medina Sail loft Lauren IV During Cowes week we?re just doing race sails, mostly from people who?ve been out racing today, and it ranges from small repairs to really big repairs. Al?s got a really big repair over there ? everything?s needed back on the water tomorrow morning so it?s busy. Sometimes it goes on for hours, so it?s busy, it?s all go. 00.03.46 Boats on the water GVs Archive RYS GVs VO Ever since the town?s boat builders attracted sailors from all over the world 200 years ago, Cowes has been a buzzing hub for yachting. And at the centre of it stands one of the most venerable yacht clubs in the world, the Royal Yacht Squadron? 00.04.00 Historian ? Bob Fisher IV Bob Fisher The Squadron is a bastion of yachting, it?s the heart, really I suppose, of the British yachting establishment. You?ve got to have something like that in a place as historic to yachting as Cowes. 00.04.14 Church Clock Time device to tick back 159 years? VO On top of the hill overlooking the Squadron, Holy Trinity Church has stood since 1832, and has drawn a local and yachting congregation ever since. The clock in the tower has kept time for residents and sailors alike for over 160 years? 00.04.31 1851 archive Cowes VO In August 1851, Cowes was as popular a holiday destination as it is today. With its privileged natural location, many sailors flocked to enjoy themselves in the waters around the island. But that year, something was to happen that would change the face of yachting forever? 00.04.46 Historian ? Bob Fisher IV Bob Fisher The event was brought about by a bunch of Americans who came over here and wanted to display American technology in ship building and design. And what better than to build a boat and come over here and trim the hide off the Brits. 00.05.02 Archive VO The Americans were looking to make some money, and were offered a race around the Isle of Wight against 14 of the best boats in Cowes ? the prize, a tall silver trophy worth 100 pounds. Their boat, The America, was unique, and few knew what to expect from its performance? 00.05.18 Bob Fisher Bob IV It was very different to any boat the Brits had ever seen before. Its masts were raked back aft, its sails were of cotton instead of the flax that everybody used over here and they were a lot flatter cut? It destroyed the fleet, I think is the best way to describe it. 00.05.34 AC archive VO The America sailed back across the Atlantic taking the Cup, now named after the boat, back home to the United States. For over a century and a half, the world?s richest and most powerful men have fought to take it home, captivated by the spirit and prestige of this ancient competition. 00.05.53 RYS ⁄ Cowes sailing GVs VO Here in Cowes, the oldest trophy in international sport was born. And this week, 2 teams are recreating its legendary beginning? 00.06.04 Chopper swoop ? both teams together on the RYS cannons ISOs On board ⁄ aerial of both teams VO In a week long regatta climaxing with the original round the island challenge, 2 of the best match racing teams in the world will do battle in the waters around the Isle of Wight. Current America?s Cup holders US team BMW Oracle Racing and Team Origin, a British Challenger, will be racing in the 1851 Cup ? a modern day 2nd act of a local competition that left its mark on world sporting history. And this means some of the finest sailors in the world are in town? 00.06.36 BMWOR archive ISOs VO The American team arrives fresh off the back of a victorious challenge for the 33rd America?s Cup in Valencia in February 2010. In their revolutionary giant trimaran, powered by the world?s largest wing, the US team, owned by software mogul Larry Ellison, beat Swiss holders Alinghi in a convincing and spectacular series witnessed by millions around the world. The 1851 Cup is a return to sailing in more conventional racing yachts, and a chance to relive their country?s famous history? 00.07.09 Tom Ehman IV IV Here we are in Cowes 159 years after the Cup was first raced here in 1851. We?re back in a friendly series for the next four days here off of Cowes against the British America?s Cup prospective team, Team Origin. For BMW Oracle Racing, we?re delighted to be back here at the invitation of the Royal Thames Yacht Club and it should be quite a great battle on the water. 00.07.33 TO archive ISOs VO Team Origin have spent the last 3 years in an intense training and development programme with the aim to bring back the America?s Cup - the 1851 Cup is the next step on that journey, and a chance to remind the world that Britannia did once rule the waves, and may yet do again? 00.07.50 Keith Mills IV IV Team Origin?s mission is to reverse 160 years of history. I think we, the British team, want to prove something, and every race is going to be hard fought. 00.08.00 Jimmy ⁄ Ben ISOs at the Needles Archive? VO Leading the teams are two of the best sailors in the world ? Australian James Spithill, the youngest skipper ever to win an America?s Cup, and Ben Ainslie, Britian?s most successful Olympic sailor ever. 00.08.11 00.08.19 Ben and Jimmy stylized IV Ben and Jimmy IV Jimmy: This is where it all started. Cowes in general is just really challenging as a sailor so it?s a really good test for the whole team. Ben: It?s poignant that we?re here racing and we?re talking about 1851 and how it all started, around the Isle of Wight. It?s good for spectators but it?s also great for us on the boat, it?s really enjoyable. Jimmy: It?s pretty clear cut, someone?s going to win and someone?s going to lose and you obviously want to win and you?ll do whatever you can within the rules and sailing the boat on the water to make that happen. Ben: It?s no holds barred, this kind of racing, it?s about taking, being aggressive at the right time I think and it?s certainly a lot about teamwork. Jimmy: I mean for us to race Ben and Ian and the guys on their home waters was a pretty exciting prospect. You?d have to say he?s definitely the best sailor in the world today. There?s a lot of guys who have been able to be successful in the Olympics but a lot of guys have struggled to make the changeover to this different discipline and Ben would be one of the few that has done it. Ben: I really respect Jimmy for all the racing that he?s done and he?s achieved and he?s a very cool guy, both on and off the water. Especially when it?s tight in one of the match races, I think that?s one of his strengths, he?s definitely been the best match racer around for a long time. Jimmy: He?s a good mate of mine but come race time that?s all forgotten. 00.09.40 On water action VO For 3 days, the teams will fight it out in a series of match races, the purest form of one on one sailing competition. 2 boats, head to head, around a simple course ? 1 leg into the wind, and 1 leg with the wind ? repeated twice before the dash to the finish line. There is only one aim ? to win at all costs within the rules ? forcing the other into conceding penalties, and gaining the advantage by stealing the wind from the other?s sails. Each race involves a set of typical duels ? at the start line, in the scramble upwind, at the turning marks, and the high speed race downwind under the boats? huge spinnakers. Every move must be precise, every tactic perfectly executed. There can be only 1 winner and 1 loser? 00.10.24 Match Race 1 ? morning dockside VO Day 1 gives the teams their first chance to size each other up and take a valuable first score against the old enemy. Some have raced each other before, but never have these exact teams done battle together. Today will be a learning experience? 00.10.37 00.10.51 Pre race IVs IV Jimmy Spithill Today?s the first race day between us and Team Origin ? 3 races today, 1 point for each win, match racing? The forecast is for at least 20 knots, so I think we?ll be seeing a bit of action. IV Ian Percy They?re heavy boats, they?re big boats, a lot of power required to pull the sails in, it?s going to come down a lot to the crews ? power is a big part of it, we?re happy to have some big boys with us. 00.11.02 00.11.18 00.11.26 00.11.31 00.11.41 00.11.49 00.11.55 00.12.00 Day 1 action VO The Americans are quick out of the blocks as the cat and mouse game begins in Race 1, and lead Ben Ainslie?s team to the first mark. But the Brits are quick to bite back? Commentary: BMW Oracle ahead as the bow goes down, the British boat has now caught up behind them?.. It?s absolutely neck and neck, it?s like watching synchronized sailing here. VO Regaining the lead upwind, Team Origin are first to turn and head for home. First blood to the locals. On the back foot and in need of reply, James Spithill is too eager at the Race 2 starting gun, and crosses early. Commentary: BMW Oracle over the line, that is a big error, it?s going to be very difficult indeed to actually come back from here. VO The Americans? race is over before it?s begun. BMW Oracle Racing end Day 1 2-0 behind. 00.12.08 Ben post race IV IV Ben Ainslie It was a tough day, it was breezy, we?ve seen how hard these boats are to sail when it?s this breezy, it?s hard for all the crew, but we had a good day, we did a good job as a team, so we?re happy. 00.12.20 On water action ⁄ aerials ⁄ GFX to help identify sections Clock in background VO Each team is made up of 17 sailors, crammed together in the small space on board an America?s Cup racing yacht. Every sailor has a specific job, and split up into teams they work together as units, with responsibilities for each section of the boat. The foredeck team takes control of the front of the boat ? changing and packing sails, organizing the ropes and lines that control and support them and helping the teams at the rear judge distance and precise position during the race. It?s a tough, physical and wet occupation. The middle of an America?s Cup yacht is the engine room ? this is where the strongest, biggest sailors ply their trade, the grinders who hoist, drop, tack and gybe the boat?s huge sails. With periods of inactivity followed by intense bursts of energy, it?s a brutal, demanding position. The afterguard, at the back of the boat, is the brains. Here the strategist, navigator and skipper make the tactical calls, and the trimmers and runners keep the boat sailing at high speed in all conditions. Working together like clockwork is the difference between winning and losing. 00.13.27 00.13.40 00.13.53 00.14.09 00.14.25 Day 2 action VO Day 2?s match racing puts the teams? ability to work as a unit to the test again. Every move must be precise, fast, error free. Team Origin cross the line in front of their American rivals, and lead at the first turn. Commentary: The Brits come around the top mark with a comfortable lead? So it looks like it?s pretty much over now, unless something goes drastically wrong on board the Team Origin boat. VO BMW Oracle never recover, giving the British team 3 wins from 3 starts. But James Spithill is out for revenge, and a tacking duel on the first leg upwind on Race 2 produces some classic match racing action Commentary: This is going to get quite spicy because they?re both getting pretty close together. There was a protest and that?s just been a green flag ? that has translated what was a very slim lead into a slightly bigger slim lead. VO Both teams are evenly matched downwind, but at the bottom mark, Ben Ainslie slips inside and steals the lead from the Americans. The duel continues with multiple protests and close quarter action but Team Origin hold on to win by a narrow margin. Commentary: It?s going to be very very close indeed but they?ve just managed to pip the Americans to it. 00.14.48 Post Race 1 IV onboard IV Ben That was an amazing race, that was one of the closest, most exciting races I?ve ever been in in my life to be honest. About 20 penalty, protest flags going up, both boats going at each hammer and tong, it was just fantastic. 00.15.04 Day 2 race action VO Rig failure writes the British team out of the final race, but they lead the series with 4 wins to 1. 00.15.11 Moody Solent shots ⁄ aerials VO 2 days? match racing has given the teams a chance to tune their performances. But their race track has been the sheltered waters between Cowes and the English mainland. Tomorrow, they will recreate history and sail around the island ? where the course will be very different indeed? 00.15.27 Roger the Fisherman VO The waters around the Isle of Wight swirl in a unique, tidal pattern, with hidden currents and shore line features that make careful navigation a must. Roger Downer has been fishing here for nearly 40 years and knows the local waters like the back of his hand? 00.15.41 Roger IV Solent GVs ⁄ boats IV I fish for oysters through the winter months and then I take the tourists out from about May to September. I don?t normally need a chart to find my way around! The tides on different sides of the Solent run different ways ? last mackeral for my tea ? and there?s a few ledges and bits round the island where you can come to grief and that, you?ve sort of got to know where you?re going, otherwise you can look a bit of a fool. 00.16.25 Moody daybreak Solent shots Dockside preps VO Daybreak over Cowes brings foreboding skies. Down on the dock hangs an air of history and expectation as the teams prepare. 00.16.36 00.16.59 Dockside IVs IV Ben ⁄ Jimmy ⁄ Freddie Carr The America?s Cup means a huge amount to all of us, so to re-enact the original race is pretty special ? it?s about navigation, strategy, a long race, a lot going on with the tides, so it?ll be a hard one for the tacticians, navigators and strategists but also for the whole team to get these boats around ? normally we only race for about an hour each race, this race will take about 6 hours, so it?ll be a real endurance battle as well. Every time we step on one of these boats it?s hard work but I think today will be more so ? I guess in a way it?s like taking a Formula 1 car and taking it round a rally course really, these boats aren?t set up to do this at all so it?s going to be pretty interesting to see how the trimmers and Ben manage the machine ? it?s certainly going to raise some different challenges that we?ve never had before on these boats. 00.17.21 Race start Blimp 1851 course map blended in background?? VO It?s already windy in the Solent as the boats cross the start line and head out towards the east side of the island. The course will take them clockwise around the Isle of Wight, following the same ancient route set out over a century ago 00.17.38 00.17.50 00.17.59 Racing action Onboards Aerials Leon?s St Katharine?s point land shots VO In spite of the long race ahead, both teams can?t resist racing hard as they speed downwind towards the East side of the island. Sand banks lurk menacingly near the surface. Commentary: They?re heading towards the deeper water? This is a navigators? race as much as anything else. VO The tight match racing duels which have dominated the first two days continue, as James Spithill draws the first penalty of the day from the British team. But Ben Ainslie?s men soon have more than a penalty to worry about? 00.18.13 IV Ian Percy Kite caught under the boat IV Ian Percy We had a mistake and got the kite caught on the keel and the rudder, one of the boys had to go in and get it off ? he might have a cold lap of the island. Bit of action though. 00.18.26 00.18.37 00.18.46 RTI racing action VO By the time the boats round the first corner, BMW Oracle have a huge lead. Commentary: Even though it?s a 55 mile race, we?re seeing classic match racing. VO Conditions are wet on the south side of the island, but racing remains intense 00.18.56 IV IV Peter van ?. Right now we?re on the southern bit of the island and we?re ahead of the British team here, we?re about to go around the lighthouse and head towards the needles. It?s all pretty close. 00.19.11 00.19.23 00.19.49 RTI action VO As the boats round St Katharine?s Point, the most southerly tip on the Isle of Wight, BMW Oracle Racing have pulled out a clear lead. But conditions are rough? Commentary: Let?s hope it?s not a sleigh ride all the way to the finish and let?s hope there?s a chance for the Brits to get back in and narrow the gap. It is just a straight track line now towards the needles. VO As the boats approach the iconic Needles lighthouse, the Americans have a commanding lead. Team Origin have more damage. The foredeck team work quickly to replace the torn spinnaker, and the British boat turns for home. But their rivals are already on the home straight 00.20.15 IV Soap IV Ian Moore We?re just coming back into the Solent here, the current?s flooding into the Solent and we?re just trying to make sure we stay in the best current and the best breeze on our way back to the finish line. 00.20.43 RYS balcony VO On the battlements of the Royal Yacht Squadron, race officials scour the horizon for the teams. 00.20.49 Crossing line Aerials Onboards and B2B VO After 5 hours and 60 miles of racing, the Americans cross the line first. SOT Stand by for a gun for Oracle? (bang) VO America wins its second consecutive race around the Isle of Wight in 159 years. 00.21.07 Onboard Jimmy IV IV Jimmy It?s a pretty nice event to have. The round the island race ? it?s a part of history ? it does mean a lot - because this is where it all started ? it?s exciting to be involved in this first event to get it going again. 00.21.23 Ben IV IV Ben We always thought it would be tough on the boats, especially going round the back of the island, and we had a few issues but it was really good, plenty of action, we did a good job to fight hard and keep it close. They sailed a great race. So they deserved to win. 00.21.37 Prizegiving VO For the US team, winning the 1851 Cup is more than just a race victory ? it?s the rewriting of a sporting legend. SOT 00.22.02 Final Match Race day Dockside preps VO There?s an overall prize still up for grabs, and with 3 points available per race on the last day, and 3 races in store, there?s still plenty to play for. 00.22.13 Ben IV IV Ben It is really all on today ? we do have a 4 to 1 lead in the match racing but today the points count for triple. So it?s going to be tight, it?s going to be great, both teams are sailing really well, we?ve had some really great races and hopefully we?ll have more of the same today. 00.22.25 00.22.43 00.23.17 Match race 3 action VO With winds at the top of the register for the boats, racing is fast, and on the edge. Protest flags are immediately flying, and for the first time, BMW Oracle Racing are in control. VO Spithill and his American team take their first match race win, and with triple points on the final day, the scores are suddenly level. Both teams start Race 2 fully fired up. Team Origin are first to the top mark, and in an intense downwind tactical battle, inflict a penalty on the Americans. Spithill?s only choice now is to hit back with a penalty to the Brits. Commentary: Two of the best teams in the world, it?s just fascinating?. That was a PhD in advanced match racing?. VO Though they are first over the line, BMW Oracle?s penalty hands another win to Team Origin. In the final race of the series, the British team stamps its authority. Building conditions cost BMW Oracle a spinnaker, as Ben Ainslie leads his team to victory. 00.23.50 00.24.05 End of Match race 3 Dockside arrivals IVs IV Ben They sailed really well, they are the America?s Cup holders and there?s a good reason for that. They?re a great sailing team, they?ve given us a really hard time this week, but it?s been great racing. IV Jimmy Full credit to the Origin guys, they?ve sailed very very well in the match racing series and deserved to win today that?s for sure. 00.24.12 Prizegiving VO For Ben and the British team, taking the overall prize is a huge victory, and a significant step forwards on the path towards the next America?s Cup. 00.24.30 Aerials On board action Sunset ⁄ closing shots VO 159 years ago, the oldest trophy in international sport was born. America raced England in a competition that to this day draws the richest men and the best sailors in the world ? its legend lives on. The 1851 Cup has been more than just a sailing spectacle ? it is the recreation of sporting history. CREDITS Keyframe:  Id Item: 501446 Tx_Time: 12:30 - 13:00   Tx_Date: 13-AUG-2010  Status: TRS Origin: GBWESL  Origin City: LNDN Item type: WF