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America's Cup- Images from the Oracle Team USA base tour plus Video

by John Navas on 4 Jul 2013
Russell Coutts with the Rudder Elevators - Oracle Team USA - Media Tour July 3, 2013 John Navas

John Navas was on the media tour of the Oracle Team USA base today, and provided this image gallery.

Catch two videos, the first by Pierre Orphanidis of European website www.vsail.info who is in San Francisco for the week, and the second from Oracle Team USA as Tom Slingsby discusses rudder elevators.

Rudder and elevator - Oracle Team USA - Media Tour July 3, 2013 © John Navas
Rudder and elevator - Oracle Team USA - Media Tour July 3, 2013 © John Navas


Wing sail - Oracle Team USA - Media Tour July 3, 2013 © John Navas
Wing sail - Oracle Team USA - Media Tour July 3, 2013 © John Navas


Oracle Team USA - Media Tour July 3, 2013 © John Navas
Oracle Team USA - Media Tour July 3, 2013 © John Navas


Working on the wingsail - Oracle Team USA - Media Tour July 3, 2013 © John Navas
Working on the wingsail - Oracle Team USA - Media Tour July 3, 2013 © John Navas


Rudder Elevators - Oracle Team USA - Media Tour July 3, 2013 © John Navas
Rudder Elevators - Oracle Team USA - Media Tour July 3, 2013 © John Navas


Rudder and Elevator - Oracle Team USA - Media Tour July 3, 2013 © John Navas
Rudder and Elevator - Oracle Team USA - Media Tour July 3, 2013 © John Navas


Under the platform - Oracle Team USA - Media Tour July 3, 2013 © John Navas
Under the platform - Oracle Team USA - Media Tour July 3, 2013 © John Navas


Daggerboard poining inboard - Oracle Team USA - Media Tour July 3, 2013 © John Navas
Daggerboard poining inboard - Oracle Team USA - Media Tour July 3, 2013 © John Navas


Oracle Team USA - Media Tour July 3, 2013 © John Navas
Oracle Team USA - Media Tour July 3, 2013 © John Navas


Oracle Team USA - Media Tour July 3, 2013 © John Navas
Oracle Team USA - Media Tour July 3, 2013 © John Navas


Wingsail - Oracle Team USA - Media Tour July 3, 2013 © John Navas
Wingsail - Oracle Team USA - Media Tour July 3, 2013 © John Navas


Working on a jib in the sail loft - Oracle Team USA - Media Tour July 3, 2013 © John Navas
Working on a jib in the sail loft - Oracle Team USA - Media Tour July 3, 2013 © John Navas



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