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Oracle Racing- James Spithill and Murray Jones compare notes on AC33

by Oracle Racing on 20 Mar 2011
Nabbed! USA-17 catches Alinghi on port in the start box and gains a penalty on her Swiss opponent BMW Oracle Racing: Guilain Grenier - copyright http://www.oracleracing.com

Two sailors who were rivals in the 33rd America's Cup are now together in the Oracle Racing campaign for the 34th America's Cup.

In this video from Oracle Racing, James Spithill, skipper of the Challenger, trimaran USA-17 interviews/compares notes with Murray Jones, one of the crew aboard Alinghi, Defender in the 33rd Match

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