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Oracle Team USA

No Amore

Luna Rossa’s Italian skipper Max Sirena has no care for the 34th Cup Defender’s Russell Coutts. He says he’ll be happy to see Oracle Team USA fall from power. A friendly competition between nations it is not.

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What’s With the Wheel?

Aaron Perry, a design engineer at Oracle Team USA, explains the development of his team’s current AC72 wheel design.

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Kostecki on the Cup

Lighter conditions on San Francisco Bay may suit Oracle Team USA just fine in the 34th America’s Cup, says tactician John Kostecki.

Oracle Team USA Trials

Oracle Team USA tests the water with two days of Defender practice racing on San Francisco Bay ahead of the America’s Cup.

Far From Easy Breezy

At the 34th America’s Cup, the dynamic conditions of the San Francisco Bay–combined with the breakneck speed of the AC72s–leave only enough time for well-informed instinct.

When Sail Makers Wing It

The new AC72s might use wings, but the ORACLE TEAM USA sail makers still have their hands full. Check out what their job now entails in this enlightening video.

Two Up

Oracle Team USA’s two AC72s got out for a full day of training on June 26 in the fog of San Francisco Bay. Photos: Guilain GRENIER/ORACLE TEAM USA

Preview: America’s Cup WS San Francisco

With a new team, more boats and more sailors, the second season of the America’s Cup World series will begin on Wednesday, Aug. 22, in San Francisco. The newest team is J.P. Morgan BAR, skippered by Ben Ainslie, who recently won his fifth Olympic gold medal. How will he measure up compared to the skippers who competed in the ACWS 2011-12? Will his undying confidence be enough to overcome Oracle Team USA’s golden boy, James Spithill?

No Amore

Luna Rossa’s Italian skipper Max Sirena has no care for the 34th Cup Defender’s Russell Coutts. He says he’ll be happy to see Oracle Team USA fall from power. A friendly competition between nations it is not.

Sailing World

What’s With the Wheel?

Aaron Perry, a design engineer at Oracle Team USA, explains the development of his team’s current AC72 wheel design.

Sailing World

Kostecki on the Cup

Lighter conditions on San Francisco Bay may suit Oracle Team USA just fine in the 34th America’s Cup, says tactician John Kostecki.

Oracle Team USA Trials

Oracle Team USA tests the water with two days of Defender practice racing on San Francisco Bay ahead of the America’s Cup.

Far From Easy Breezy

At the 34th America’s Cup, the dynamic conditions of the San Francisco Bay–combined with the breakneck speed of the AC72s–leave only enough time for well-informed instinct.

When Sail Makers Wing It

The new AC72s might use wings, but the ORACLE TEAM USA sail makers still have their hands full. Check out what their job now entails in this enlightening video.

Two Up

Oracle Team USA’s two AC72s got out for a full day of training on June 26 in the fog of San Francisco Bay. Photos: Guilain GRENIER/ORACLE TEAM USA

Preview: America’s Cup WS San Francisco

With a new team, more boats and more sailors, the second season of the America’s Cup World series will begin on Wednesday, Aug. 22, in San Francisco. The newest team is J.P. Morgan BAR, skippered by Ben Ainslie, who recently won his fifth Olympic gold medal. How will he measure up compared to the skippers who competed in the ACWS 2011-12? Will his undying confidence be enough to overcome Oracle Team USA’s golden boy, James Spithill?

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