Guys, I think the Request for Applications warrants a closer read, especially items 1.5 and 1.6. If I understand it correctly, there are 2 possible (likely) opportunities/pathways for U.S. sailors between 19 and 23 to get in on this. One is to be part of a team fielded by Oracle (1.6). The other is to be part of something like a "Team San Francisco" (1.5), and I'm sure the San Francisco sailing establishment has a lot of ideas on how to put it together and pay for it.

How teams will select their own competitors is still unclear, but if I'm reading this right, bake sales, bikini car washes, and $5/$10/$100 donations from moms and dads are probably not going to play much of a role in the youth series. Unless Oracle chooses not to field a team.