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Oracle Team USA opens 35th America's Cup with a convincing win

by Oracle Team USA on 27 May 2017
Oracle Team USA opens 35th America's Cup with a convincing win ACEA 2017 / Gilles Martin-Raget
Oracle Team USA opened its quest for a three-peat in the America's Cup with a win over Groupama Team France on Saturday afternoon in Bermuda.

In picture perfect conditions, skipper Jimmy Spithill won the first start of the Louis Vuitton America's Cup Qualifiers with a timed run to the starting line.

Hitting the line at speed, Spithill and crew extended into a clear lead on the first leg of the race course and led the rest of the way around.

The final finishing delta was 2:11 to the American defender.

The race crew on board for race one was:

Skipper / Helmsman -- Jimmy Spithill
Wing Trimmer -- Kyle Langford
Tactician / Grinder -- Tom Slingsby
Grinder -- Cooper Dressler
Grinder -- Kinley Fowler
Grinder -- Ky Hurst
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