Picture perfect conditions welcomed day 3 of the Moet Cup, warm temperatures with a sunny blue sky, light breeze of 15 knots and flat water greeting the hundreds of shoreline spectators.

On board Alinghi were several crew changes as Pieter Van Nieuwenhuyzen replaced injured bowman Bernard Labro for both races while Yan Gouniot stepped in for Warwick Fleury in Race 2.

Special guest on board SUI-64 was Loick Peyron, a world-class French sailor who is organizing a new French America’s Cup challenger team with Bertrand Pace called Team France.

Owner-Driver Series - Race 2/5 : Oracle BMW Racing beat Alinghi (0'38'')

Larry Ellison won the start over Ernesto Bertarelli and never looked back, converting a three-second advantage over the start line into a dominant lead.

Ellison led Alinghi back towards the start line, and was in a strong position, just to leeward of SUI 64. He luffed hard, closing the gap, and forced Bertarelli to respond. As the Alinghi boat slowed, head to wind, Ellison put his bow down and accelerated to the start line. Although both boats were late, it was the American who crossed the line first.

Both skippers looked to escape the strong flood current by tacking up in the lee of Alcatraz Island. With his start line lead, Ellison was able to cover Alinghi at every turn, and although Bertarelli tried to escape by throwing in 11-tacks in the one-mile beat to the Island, the Oracle BMW Racing team didn't let him escape.

The boats sailed past Alcatraz and then held a long tack in towards the city. Again, Ellison stayed with Bertarelli, and led him around the top mark by 36-seconds, the biggest lead to this point of the Moët Cup.

The Alinghi team couldn't find any passing opportunities for the rest of the race, and were forced to follow USA 76 around the course.

Pro-Driver Series - Race 4/7 : Oracle BMW Racing beat Alinghi (0'40'')

After a short postponement of the first start sequence, racing started in a 15-20 knot westerly, and both teams immediately engaged in the traditional dial-up. With limited passing lanes on this race course, the importance of a good start can not be overstated, and both skippers were anxious to get across the line first.

After a long time spent head-to-wind, Oracle BMW helmsman Gavin Brady broke away first, with Alinghi in close pursuit. The teams began circling downwind of the Committee Boat. As they broke for the line, linghi skipper Jochen Schuemann caught the American team on a close starboard-port incident, but Brady was able to tack quickly, and come out ahead and to leeward with the teams racing for the start line.

As the gun fired, the Oracle BMW crew was slightly ahead, and to leeward, and as both boats tacked, USA-76 settled into a strong controlling position, slightly ahead and upwind of SUI-64. Alinghi tried to escape, but the Oracle BMW team held cover and led into the top mark by 22-seconds.

Alinghi continued its trend of making gains downwind, and closed up on the first run, but the Swiss team never found a passing lane in this race, and fell by 40-seconds to Oracle BMW.

With the win, skipper Chris Dickson’s team takes a 3-1 lead in the Pro-Driver series.