America's Cup Videos: ORACLE TEAM USA, Land Rover BAR Team

Coach Presti, ORACLE TEAM USA, says strong opposition helps drive development:

Video above published Feb 4, 2017: ORACLE TEAM USA coach Philippe Presti, the man charged with helping the defending champions find each metre that the team hopes is going to add up a winning advantage when racing starts in May (see schedule further below).

Training from sunrise to sunset:

The Land Rover BAR team have been putting in the hours in Bermuda, training from sunrise to sunset.

• Louis Vuitton America’s Cup Qualifiers & Challenger Playoffs --Bermuda BER 26th May – 12th June 2017
• Red Bull Youth America’s Cup Finals: Bermuda BER 20-21st June 2017
• America’s Cup Match presented by Louis Vuitton: Bermuda BER 17-18th & 24-27th June 2017 America's Cup, June 2017 - AC35 in Bermuda: The America's Cup is without a doubt the most difficult trophy in sport to win. In the more than 150 years since the first race off England, only four nations have won the "oldest trophy in international sport."

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World Sailing Show, June 2016 Edition, Sailing Video & News

The World Sailing Show - June 2016:

A look at two very different routes to the Rio Games. Multiple Finn World Champion Giles Scott has four boats, three training partners along with one of the world’s leading coaches and technical experts in his team. Meanwhile, Nacra 17 sailors Nikola Girke and Luke Ramsay are self-funded, have no training partners and were sailing a borrowed boat at the Sailing World Cup in Weymouth and still made it to the medal race. In Chicago it was crash and burn as the America’s Cup World Series fleet scorched around the course. Plus, go behind closed doors to see Artemis Racing’s secret race boat in build. Olympic expert Andy Rice explains what makes the Finn tick and why sailing it is like playing rugby. Plus, news from around the world. Published June 27, 2016

Other Sailing News:
Ocean Sailors Beware: that ship may be a "robot" that doesn't "see you"--

https://t.co/QKeRsyKT8H: The Lonely Transatlantic Journey of a Self-Sailing Solar Ship https://t.co/olGgUXrK2L

— AFS Speaks (@AdvisorLLP) June 20, 2016

This woman and her cat are having a blast sailing around the world => https://t.co/cTe8kTpCpF | via @telegraphnews pic.twitter.com/taj7Hh5ZS3

— The Purrington Post (@purringtonpost) June 29, 2016

US Navy report: Failure at every level for US ships captured by Iran | CNN.com: "... The report found the crews were poorly prepared, their boats not properly maintained, communication almost entirely lacking, and their conduct after being captured by the Iranians wasn't up to military standards. In a stunning finding, the report said the sailors veered off course almost immediately after heading out to sea and had no idea where they were when a mechanical failure struck one of the boats. "The boat crews could visually see Farsi Island, but were not concerned as they were unaware that it was Iranian or that they were in Iranian waters," the report said..."

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Oracle Team USA Sailing, Kinley Fowler, Sam Newton, Sailing Videos

Sailing with a Twist:

Sailing with a Twist. Learn about the advantages of the rigid wing sails on our America's Cup​ racing catamarans from Scott Ferguson of the ORACLE TEAM USA design team in this feature by Javier Salinas / ORACLE TEAM USA (Published March 29, 2016)
 
Oracle Team USA - Meet Kinley Fowler:

“It’s full on,” says ORACLE TEAM USA trimmer/grinder Kinley Fowler. Meet Kinley and hear what else he has to say about the differences between the 34th America’s Cup racing and preparing to defend the Cup in 2017. Video by John von Seeburg & Mike Herbener / ORACLE TEAM USA Published April 21, 2016

Oracle Team USA - Meet Sam Newton:

More info: oracle-team-usa.americascup.com

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