James Spithill

...once was an America's Cup power but hasn't competed since the 1999-2000 regatta in Auckland, New Zealand. The Aussie skipper then, James Spithill, is now BMW Oracle Racing's helmsman. In 1983, the wing-keeled Australia II ended the New York...

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...has two other masts. "The real heart of the team is the team that can come back from setbacks," said Spithill. "Obviously this is a small setback but I have no doubt this team will bounce back." Larry Ellison, the Oracle Corp. founder and...

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...when the 200-foot, carbon-fiber composite mast failed. "We had a mast failure, the mast broke and came down," said helmsman James Spithill. "Nobody was hurt, that's the most important part. "Everyone is back onshore safe and we'll roll on...

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...to the amount of power this boat generates -- the sail plan, the mast height, and just the limits we're pushing," said helmsman James Spithill. "It has been a massive learning curve for all of us." Sailing rivals BMW Oracle and Alinghi...

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"Testing with our newly modified BOR 90 trimaran is at an important phase and we need to focus on this right now," helmsman James Spithill said. "With the America's Cup only six months out, we have much to do to be prepared," he said...

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Every time he takes BMW-Oracle's 100-foot trimaran off the dock, helmsman James Spithill knows he could face winds close to hurricane force. That's because the radical boat built for the wildest America's Cup in history next Feb. 8 can...

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...to resume later this week. "This is cutting-edge technology and sailing. We look forward to testing how fast is fast," helmsman James Spithill said in a statement. BMW Oracle Racing is scheduled to face two-time defending America's Cup...

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In 2003 he led OneWorld in the America's Cup, reaching the Semi-final of the Louis Vuitton Cup, where he was beaten by Oracle BMW Racing. Spithill was next chosen by Francesco De Angelis , whom he had beaten in the 2003 Louis Vuitton...

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...- BMW Oracle have taken on several crew members from rival America's Cup teams, including Luna Rossa's widely-acclaimed helmsman James Spithill, for their head-to-head challenge against Swiss defenders Alinghi. BMW Oracle announced their...

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...rules is not to let your opponent get far away, especially if you're ahead. But Grael three times encouraged Luna Rossa helmsman James Spithill to split far from his U.S. rival. Twice it paid off; the third time, he gave back almost all of a...

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