Challengers BMW Oracle won the 33rd staging of the America's Cup after taking an unassailable 2-0 win over Swiss holders Alinghi.
They clinched the Cup with victory in Sunday's race off the coast of Spain by a margin of more than five minutes. Oracle are the first American team to win the trophy since America3 in 1992.The result has been hailed as a victory for modern design, with the radical 223 ft (68m) wing sail proving to be a massive advantage.
The regatta was originally to have been staged in 2009 but was held up by a lengthy series of court battles, which eventually saw the series take place without the usual challengers' regatta.
The America's Cup, which was first contested in 1851, is the oldest trophy in international sport.
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