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America's Cup- Am-Cam Video - Luna Rossa and close call for Oracle

by John Navas on 10 Jul 2013
Crew slips on his back to leeward after crossing the platfom - 2013 Louis Vuitton Cup, Round Robin 1, Race 2 John Navas

A further training session video from John Navas, of Luna Rossa and Oracle Team USA on San Francisco Bay, on Monday.

The video shows a couple of near misses for Oracle Team USA as a crew members slips changing side in the winch cockpit, and falls on his back. In the second incident, a crewman checks himself from falling forward as he passes ahead of the wingsail during a manoeuvre.

Crew nearly go overboard at 14:44 and 17:58 - watch carefully on frame by frame

Coming off the main cross beam - 2013 Louis Vuitton Cup, Round Robin 1, Race 2 © John Navas
Coming off the main cross beam - 2013 Louis Vuitton Cup, Round Robin 1, Race 2 © John Navas



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