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USA 17 Capsize – the inside story

by Sail-World.com Team on 7 Dec 2012
17/10/2012 - San Francisco (USA,CA) 34th America’s Cup - ORACLE Team USA AC 72 capsizes during training in San Francisco Bay and is pushed out of the bay by the tide current as the team try to salvage the platform. - Oracle Team USA capsize AC72 Oct 16, 2012 Guilain Grenier Oracle Team USA http://www.oracleteamusamedia.com/
When Larry Ellison’s Oracle Team had to break the news to their boss that the AC72 USA 17 has capsized and the wingsail had been totalled, it was not a happy scene, according to one source close to the action.

On condition the source remained unnamed we are now be able to bring you this exclusive video report on what really happened at that meeting.

ORACLE Team USA AC 72 capsizes during training in San Francisco Bay © Guilain Grenier Oracle Team USA http://www.oracleteamusamedia.com/
ORACLE Team USA AC 72 capsizes during training in San Francisco Bay © Guilain Grenier Oracle Team USA http://www.oracleteamusamedia.com/






17/10/2012 - San Francisco (USA,CA) 34th America’s Cup - ORACLE Team USA AC 72 capsizes during training in San Francisco Bay and is pushed out of the bay by the tide current as the team try to salvage the platform. - Oracle Team USA capsize AC72 Oct 16, 2012 © Guilain Grenier Oracle Team USA http://www.oracleteamusamedia.com/
17/10/2012 - San Francisco (USA,CA) 34th America’s Cup - ORACLE Team USA AC 72 capsizes during training in San Francisco Bay and is pushed out of the bay by the tide current as the team try to salvage the platform. - Oracle Team USA capsize AC72 Oct 16, 2012 © Guilain Grenier Oracle Team USA http://www.oracleteamusamedia.com/



ORACLE Team USA AC 72 capsizes during training in San Francisco Bay © Guilain Grenier Oracle Team USA http://www.oracleteamusamedia.com/
ORACLE Team USA AC 72 capsizes during training in San Francisco Bay © Guilain Grenier Oracle Team USA http://www.oracleteamusamedia.com/



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