Wednesday 9 January 2013

America's Cup updates from Oracle Team USA

America's Cup: Top designer still rates Team Oracle's chances of success

http://www.sail-world.com/Australia/Americas-Cup:-Top-designer-still-rates-Oracles-chances-of-success/105421

Top America's Cup designer, Duncan MacLane rates Oracle Team USA's chances at better than 60% of mounting a successful Defence of the America's Cup in September 2013, despite the capsize in October which ripped four months out of their development program.

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America's Cup: Oracle Team USA's second wingsail arrives in San Francisco

http://www.sail-world.com/Australia/Americas-Cup:-Oracle-Team-USAs-second-wingsail-arrives-in-San-Fran/105431

The new wing sail for Oracle Team USA arrived to San Francisco on Tuesday afternoon, completing a journey from New Zealand and around the South Bay before pulling into the team base at Pier 80.

The wing is the second built by the team and will be fitted into the Defender’s first AC72 to begin sailing again in the coming weeks.

'The guys have done a fantastic job to get the wing built, and it will go together very quickly. You’ll see it out on the water in early February,' said Oracle Team USA skipper Jimmy Spithill. 'We’re really excited to get out there again, and from a sailing point of view, sort of reward those who put all of the work in to get the boat ready again.'


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