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America's Cup - Oracle Team USA seeking redemption in Gothenburg

by Sail-World.com NZL on 28 Aug 2015
35th America's Cup, Louis Vuitton America's Cup World Series Gothenburg 2015, Tech Day, ACEA /Gilles Martin-Raget
“It’s a bit of a shot at redemption for us. . .We came here to win. We want to prove that we’re the number one team and we get a shot at it now,” says Oracle Team USA strategist Tom Slingsby.

Hear more of what he and skipper James Spithill have to say about practice and the upcoming races at the Louis Vuitton America's Cup World Series Gothenburg.

All will be hoping for an improvement in the weather

Video by John von Seeburg & Mike Herbener / Oracle Team USA

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