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Manolo Ruiz Elvira, designer of the Vespoli E hull is part of the BMW Oracle team and Dirk Kramers <g class=\"gr_ gr_14 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Grammar multiReplace\" id=\"14\" data-gr-id=\"14\">is<\/g> the lead structural engineer for Alinghi and creator of our Rhino skin.  Vespoli&#8217;s relationship with these two experts began in 2003 and together we have created the revolutionary E hull with Rhino skin.   Elvira and Kramers worked together as part of Alinghi to <g class=\"gr_ gr_19 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Style multiReplace\" id=\"19\" data-gr-id=\"19\">win  the<\/g> two last cups.  After Alinghi&#8217;s second consecutive victory in 2007, Elvira left to work for Oracle, the USA challenger.  From the early <g class=\"gr_ gr_16 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Punctuation only-ins replaceWithoutSep\" id=\"16\" data-gr-id=\"16\">racing<\/g> it appears that Oracle has a clear design advantage over Alinghi and will likely win the best 2 out of 3 races tomorrow and become <g class=\"gr_ gr_13 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Grammar only-del replaceWithoutSep\" id=\"13\" data-gr-id=\"13\">the America&#8217;s<\/g> <g class=\"gr_ gr_11 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace\" id=\"11\" data-gr-id=\"11\">cup<\/g> champion.  <g class=\"gr_ gr_12 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace\" id=\"12\" data-gr-id=\"12\">Vespoi&#8217;s<\/g> access to the best minds in hull design and structural design is unique in the rowing world. 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